I did get a few things done this year (2015) -- some PJ bottoms for Summer, a shirt for Terry (still needs button holes) . . . . . and the following:

In January - A Masai themed twin quilt for Summer - bright & cheerful and happy memories. No pattern, just used the fabric I had found to best advantage


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 2 aprons for our cabin, made from fabric my friend Sharyn designed. The photo is big so you can see the lovely forest critters she originally hand cut from paper.

 Quite a while ago, my daughter handed me the green hat on the left and 2 hanks of yarn (the blue and the magenta) and asked me to copy. Which I managed to do, modifying the pattern to the smaller yarn size.

And recently I finished my 2nd of twelve blocks for the "Vintage Valentine" quilt. If I keep on at this pace, it will be 20 years to completion, so I think I'd better speed up. My third is started. I really like the colors we chose (the original pattern calls for muted pinks and greens). But appliqueing that many scallops slowed me down.

Iron carrier

A great insulated iron carrier and pressing mat. This comes as a pattern with the heat-resistant fabric from Sister's Common Thread.  It's great because the iron can still be warm when it is packed up for travel.

Embroidered dresses quilt

Twelve embroidered panels, each featuring a dress on a dressmakers stand.  Look back through the blog, and you will see that I finished the first block in March, 2012, so I would estimate that the project took a full three years.  The last eight blocks were finished in Ireland (!).  Take a look at the intersections -- invented little shoes for some additional interest. 

Presented to Nora, the owner, Christmas, 2015.

Hedgehog mittens

These Hedgehog mitten are a pattern from Morehouse Farms. The yarn is Morehouse Merino 2-Ply (sport weight, 220 yards per skein). Each of those hedgehog 'quills' are a cast on 5, bind off 5 stitch, so the project basically takes forever.  Cute, though, eh??

 

Willow Cowl

The pattern is Willow Cowl, by Amelia Lyon, found on Ravelry. It is actually over 12 inches long, but the clever alternation of stockinette stitch and a spiral lace pattern causes it to collapse 'like the Michelin Tire man', as I like to say. Both the cast on and cast off edges are picots with a turned hem.

The yarn is  Blue Face Sock yarn by Shooting Star. Colorway: Kaleidscope, Weight approx 4 oz and 430 yards. Their website is at www.shootingyarn.etsy.com.  This yarn was a challenge. The variation of color and the nature of the hand dye caused me to rip out two previous projects, a pair of gloves and a different scarf. In both cases the color became very confusing and unattractive. This, though, worked out just right. And by the way, I received a lot of compliments when I wore it.

Sundry Scarf

The blue yarn is  Koigu KPPPM sock yarn, and the Orange is (when I remember where I put the yarn tag, I will fill in the details) ... sock yarn. The checkerboard in the middle is both colors knit in a k1,s1 pattern. Very attractive stitch and I would like to knit an entire sweater out of it. Note that the bind off is a picot bind off -- basically cable cast on three, then case off eight. (The pattern called for cast off four, but I thought there were too many picots and opted to space them further apart). 

This is a pattern from Ravelry: Sundry by Jennifer Dassau. It is presented as a shawl pattern, but Jennifer includes instructions for using any amount of yarn. 

Cotton Tunic

Yarn:  Tahki Cotton Classic - a 100% mercerized, sport weight yarn. Even at sport weight, a garment this size is a little bit heavy in cotton. The pattern was modified y shortening the sleeves.