Review of the Year

I think I had a pretty productive 2008, and I was inspired by so many blogs and stitching/knitting friends, both on-line and in real life.

I learned a whole host of new finishes this year - pinkeeps, biscornu, scissor pockets - which have really helped me whittle down the pile in the draw and to get items ready to display.

The big thing for me was taking knitting back up. I've been able to knit since I was a pre schooler, but I pretty much gave it up several years ago, because it was causing me aches and pains in my fingers and arms. I now believe that those pains were probably related to my MS and not truly caused by my knitting. Thanks to the local SnB group and their encouragement, I finally conquered knitting in the round, and am now addicted to making socks and mitts...

So, the final list of projects, stitching first:

65. Holly Berries Miniature Biscornu - Cherished Stitches
64. Angel of Joy - Bent Creek
63. Wish Upon a Star - Wildflower Stitchery and More
62. Merry Christmas - Elizabeth's Designs
61. Winter - Trail Creek Farm
60. Trick or Treat - Lizzie*Kate
59. HoE Floss Tag 2
58. HoE Floss Tag 1
57. Victorian Pincushion - Brenda Keyes
56. Spooky - SanMan Originals
55. French Country IV: Pumpkin - JBW Designs
54. Floss Tag - Prairie Schooler
53. My Thread is Cut - Prairie Schooler
52. P is for Pincushion - Prairie Schooler
51. Birth Sampler 2 - Helen Phillips
50. Needleroll - Cathy Bussi
49. Quaker Hedgehog - The Workbasket
48. Crewel Vase Pincushion - DMC
47. Fit Words - The Sewing Circle
46. Alphabet Sampler - The Sewing Circle
45. Honeycomb Sampler - Meinick Designs
44. Wooly Zipper - Bent Creek
43. Birth Sampler - Helen Phillips
42. Quaker ABC (version 2) - Gencat
41. Quaker ABC - Gencat
40. Morning Song - Just Nan
39. Needles and Scissors - Victoria Sampler
38. Summer House - Little House Needleworks
37. Bloom - Lizzie*Kate Version 3
36. Bloom - Lizzie*Kate Version 2
35. Celtic B - Mike Vickery
34. Bloom - Lizzie*Kate
33. Buzzing Around Biscornu - Barbara Ana Designs
32. Elephant Birthday Card
31. Button Alphabet Sampler - Brenda Keyes
30. Sow Kind Seeds - Bent Creek
29. Rooster Strut - Meme's Quilts
28. Bee My Honey Bee - 4 My Boys
27. Crazy Exchange Piece - Brenda Keyes
26. The Littles: Bunny - Bent Creek
25. Bunny Hop - Brightneedle
24. Tall Trees - Brightneedle
23. June - Shepherd's Bush
22. Land That I Love (Canadian version) - Lizzie*Kate
21. Swirly Sampler - Bent Creek - version 1
20. Swirly Sampler - Bent Creek - version 2
19. HoE Pinkeep Exchange - Brenda Keyes
18. Mallet and Ming - Own design
17. Follow Your Heart - Lizzie*Kate
16. Happy Bunny Bunny Day - The Trilogy
15. Bitty Bird Sampler - Twisted Threads
14. My Favourite Things - The Drawn Thread
13. Bee Hive - Elizabeth's Designs
12. Blackbird Parade - Heart in Hand
11. Spring Basket - Lizzie*Kate
10. January Block Flip-It - Lizzie*Kate
9. Scotland Heart - The Victoria Sampler
8. St Patricks Flip-It - Lizzie*Kate
7. Honeysuckle Mother's Day Card - DMC
6. Make Much of Time - Historic Needlework Guild
5. Love - Birds of a Feather
4. Geo Scissor Fob - MonkeyWorks
3. Wedding Sampler - Angela Davison
2. Om Symbol - Julie Hasler
1. Ruby Wedding Anniversary Card

Last year, I managed 58, so I'm very pleased I managed to squeeze in more this year, especially as I've been working more regularly!

The non-stitching projects were very heavily knitting biased:

43. Cable Neckwarmer
42. Esme Beret
41. Jacquard Socks
40. Christmas Card for Sis/BiL/Tot
39. Christmas Card for Parents
38. Cable Gloves for The Hermit
37. Cable Gloves for BiL
36. Cable Gloves for Dad
35. Cable Scarf for Sister
34. Cable Gloves for Sister
33. Red and Black Fingerless Gloves
32. Cable Gloves
31. Fluffy Scarf for Ma
30. Stripey Socks for The Tot
29. Cable Long Scarf for The Hermit
28. Mostly Black Socks for Best Friend
27. Six sets of Stitch Markers
26. Big Knit Hats - 78 done!
25. Purple ZigZag Socks
24. Hourglass Dishcloth
23. Christmas Tree Dishcloth
22. Elven Leaves Dishcloth
21. Birthday Card for The Hermit
20. Bianca Crinoline Lady
19. Sweet Pea Crinoline Lady
18. Shell Crinoline Lady
17. Easter Bunny Softie - Pink Paisley
16. Easter Bunny Softie - Green Paisley
15. Easter Bunny Softie - Gingham
14. Wire and Beads Knitted Bracelet 6
13. Wire and Beads Knitted Bracelet 5
12. Wire and Beads Knitted Bracelet 4
11. Wire and Beads Knitted Bracelet 3
10. Wire and Beads Knitted Bracelet 2
9. Knitted Pouch
8. Birthday Card for BiL
7. Birthday Card for Ma
6. Birthday Card for Sister
5. Wire and Beads Knitted Bracelet
4. Multicoloured Knitted and Felted Bag
3. XoE Christmas in July Exchange Ornament
2. Grey Knitted and Felted Bag
1. Softie Turtle

A lot of the finishing was for items in the top list, but I did make a dent in the pile of stuff too:

59. Be Merry - Lizzie*Kate - Ornament
58. Sheep - Lizzie*Kate - Ornament
57. Snowman - Lizzie*Kate - Ornament
56. Noel - Lizzie*Kate - Ornament
55. Holly Berries Miniature Biscornu - Cherished Stitches - Ornament
54. Angel of Joy - Bent Creek - Ornament
53. Wish Upon a Star - Wildflower Stitchery and More - Ornament
52. HoE Floss Tag 2 - Floss Tag
51. HoE Floss Tag 1 - Floss Tag
50. Victorian Pincushion - Brenda Keyes - Mattress Pincushion
49. Spooky - SanMan Originals - Treat Bag
48. Thread Spool - Prairie Schooler - Thread Fob
47.My Thread is Cut - Prairie Schooler - Scissor Pouch
46. P is for Pincushion - Prairie Schooler - Pinkeep
45. Quaker Hedgehog - The Workbasket - Thread Fob
44. Needleroll - Cathy Bussi - Needleroll
43. Ontario Heart - Victoria Sampler - Pinkeep
42. The Bees - Eventide Designs - Pinkeep
41. Bee Hive - Elizabeth's Designs - Pinkeep
40. Abigail Adams Sampler - Chartmakers - Pinkeep
39. My Favorite Things - The Drawn Thread - Bellpull
36. Crewel Vase - DMC - Mini Pillow
35. December Sampler Accent - Periwinkle Promises - Mini Pillow
34. Paisley Motif - DMC - Pincushion
33. Hardanger Motif 3 - Thread Fob
32. Hardanger Motif 2 - Thread Fob
31. Hardanger Motif 1 - Thread Fob
30. Make Much of Time - Historic Needlework Guild - Strawberry Pincushion
29. Sampler Bird - Brenda Keyes - Thread Fob
28. Ginger Cat - CSC - Thread Fob
27. Quaker ABC - Gencat - Scissor Fob
26. Quaker ABC - Gencat - Pinkeep
25. Tall Trees - Brightneedle - Pinkeep
24. Fall Into Autumn - Rainbow Gallery - Pinkeep
23. Bunny Hop - Brightneedle - Pinkeep
22. Blue Hardanger - Scissor Keeper
21. Bloom - Lizzie*Kate - Softie
20. Needles and Scissors - Victoria Sampler - Tin Topper
19. Summer House - Little House Needleworks - Pinkeep
18. Goldfinch - Father's Day Card
17. Bloom - Lizzie*Kate - Pin Cushion
16. Bloom - Lizzie*Kate - Scissor Fob
15. Celtic B - Mike Vickery - Cushion
14. Buzzing Around Biscornu - Barbara Ana Designs - Biscornu
13. Wren - Birthday Card
12. Elephant Birthday Card - Card
11. Button Alphabet Sampler - Brenda Keyes - Wallhanging
10. Let It Begin with Me - SanMan Originals - Wallhanging
9. Crazy Exchange Piece - Pinkeep
8. Spring Needleroll - Needleroll
7. July Needleroll - Needleroll
6. Honeysuckle Mother's Day Card - Card
5. Ruby Anniversary Card - Card
4. HoE Pinkeep Exchange - Pinkeep
3. Mallet and Ming - Flatfold
2. Sunbonnet Sue - Drawstring Bag
1. Spring Basket - Lizzie*Kate - Pinkeep

This compares quite favourably with last year's 55 finishing finishes, so I'm pretty pleased!

Of course, I've yet to catch up on getting all these photographed and added to the blog, so you will be seeing 2008 finishes for a while yet!