12 for 2012 Update #3 for Version 12.1

Well, I had this drafted up not long after posted about the idea here. While I don't have a lot of WIP's, I do have a few things that really need to get done by target dates.  Then I got sick and didn't do much of anything for a few days but here's my list of 12 goals for 2012 (along with a ton of other crochet and knitting that shall be accomplished!



1.  Finish and mail the Snape Birthday Project - Currently 85% done
Completed, mailed and now that the recipient has received it I can post the photo of it.  So here is my crocheted wallhanging, "Always"



2.  Finish and mail bonzaibetz's Molly Sweater from the LoveforLily auction - status 3/4 done
99% done.  Finished, boxed, addressed and sitting on floor of car to go to post office Tuesday morning.  Was going to take it today but had car issues so just went straight to work then called hubby for a jumpstart so I could come home :D  Mailed and received



3.  Plan, make and mail Reducio Swap #18 Done and mailed



4.  Complete eldest's Christmas gift by May 1 - status designed and plotted, yarn purchased  Done and ready to transport next monthPicture not available till 26 December 2012 :D

5.  Complete Christmas gift for middle child by May 1 - status 1/8th done  Status 7/8's done  Done and ready to transport next monthPicture not available till 26 December 2012 :D

6.  Complete Christmas gift for someone by May 1   Done and ready to transport next month

Picture not available till 26 December 2012 :D

7.  Finish my Christmas Gingerbread Shawl  - status 1/2 done  Done




8.  Make 6 Prayer Shawls - status 1/3 done Status 5/6's done   Done



   



9.  Make 3 Lapghans for prayer shawl group Status 2/3'd done  Done

  



10.  Make 2 granny ghans for The Linus Connection  Done

 

11.  Assemble and border Sir Dragon Preacher's afghan - status 24 blocks waiting to be joined  Done



12.  Teach myself entrelac knitting and make a shawl - Status, have yarn, have pattern, waiting on needles to come in
In Process!! and on it's way  Will carry over with 12 for 12 Version 12.2



Also done during this time extra was:

Crafty Picspam for The Linus Connection #5

There are 20 6" squares in each photo






Also this 36" square blanket



This 55" square blanket




This was a "joint project" as it was made with skeins of Paton's Canadiana donated by [celticmommy](/people/CelticMommy) :)

55" Square Granny Ghan

Crafty Picspam for The Linus Connection Version 2.0

Now that Ofenjen has the box, here's what I've worked on for Linus Connection to fill it :D

60 6" granny squares (20 each photo)





One 44x44" granny ghan



One 31x31" granny ghan



Two More 44x44" granny ghans

Harry, A History & Mission: Houston

SEKKRIT PROJECT #1:

Last week, a wonderful book was released: Harry, A History. Written by Melissa Anelli, of The Leaky Cauldron.org, the book contains a foreward by JKR herself and is available from Amazon and many bookstores. To celebrate with Melissa, the Crafty Witches wanted to do something to congratulate her and now that the package has been sent and the delivery confirmation shows its delivered I can show what sekkrit project #1 was :)



This week I also finished 2 more 'sekkrit projects' for a dear lady, who we know as DorisTLC, from The Leaky Cauldron.org as well. Doris lost everything that was in her house during Hurricane Ike yet once she was able to go back home... well, the Crafty Witches Craft Along announcement says it best:

Almost anyone who has ever visited Leaky Lounge knows of DorisTLC. Leaky's very own Project Manager, she is known far and wide as one of the most helpful, generous, and all-around nicest people you can ever have the pleasure of knowing. *bows to DorisTLC*

DorisTLC lost all of her material belongings in Hurricane Ike this year. (*shakes fist at Ike*) Her spirit, though, remained strong, and even in the midst of her own personal tragedy she was giving to others by finding volunteers to donate time and school supplies to Operation C.R.A.Y.O.N.. (How awesome is that?)

However, besides the Craft Along announced last week (and if you haven't checked it out please do so! ), the staff at Leaky decided to organize some support and love for Doris. and I were the lucky ones who got to travel to Houston this weekend and deliver it to Doris.




The afghan was crocheted in homespun and of course, a Molly for Doris :D More photos of the day are here. We had hoped to detour through Austin on our way home and catch up with and but time prevented that :( But next time :) As it was, we didn't get back to Rosemary's till 11 p.m. Saturday night and then this afternoon, hubby and I returned home. (or maybe yesterday afternoon already :D Lol) but it was a great weekend!

*drumroll* Malfoy Manor

As I've mentioned earlier, I have two friends who have had a somewhat rough time of it last year and wanted to do something special for them.  I get ideas but can't always translate them to a graph.  

hp5freak

 graciously took my design concept and created the graph for me so that I could crochet this.  Now my owl won't be able to depart with this package until later next week but I have some rather impatient friends who have been dying to see what it is and what it looks like finished. 

Of course, the recipients should be able to figure out it's for them when they see this photo!  So without further ado, Friends and Fiends, I give you