See Ya 2016

I am so so so glad to see this year come to an end. I failed miserably on my goals this year but I am honestly just glad that I made it through relatively unscathed. I am looking forward to 2017 and have a good feeling about the next year. I have not felt this positive going into a new year in a very long time.

Knitting wise I did knit a lot more in 2016 that I did i n 2015 - 6242 yards this year vs 3734 for last year. My Ravelry list of 2016 FOs is here. I managed to complete:

7 hats
2 shawls
3 pairs of socks
3 market bags
1 pair of boot toppers
3 toys
19 Christmas ornaments
23 preemie hats

My reading really took a hit this year. I only finished 32 books this year. That is the lowest number in a long time. The total number of pages was 10,373. For the year I finished:

1)    The Secret Between Us by Barbara Delinsky (1/1-1/9/16: 295 pages) 
2)    Purl Up and Die: A Knitting Mystery by Maggie Sefton (1/9-1/15/16: 311 pages) 
3)    A Box of Darkness: The Story of a Marriage by Sally Ryder Brady (1/16-1/22/16: 240 pages
4)    Rose Harbor in Bloom by Debbie Macomber (1/23-1/31/16: 323 pages) 
5)    The Irresistible Henry House by Lisa Grunwald (1/31-2/14/16: 412 pages) 
6)    The Friendship Test by Elizabeth Noble (2/14-2/29/16: 437 pages) 
7)    The Things We Do For Love by Kristin Hannah (3/1-3/7/16: 388 pages) 
8)    Blossom Street Brides: A Blossom Street Novel by Debbie Macomber (3/7-3/15/16: 318 pages) 
9)    The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters (3/16-3/31/16: 466 pages) 
10) On Mystic Lake by Kristin Hannah (4/1-4/7/16: 322 pages) 
11) Love Letters: A Rose Harbor Novel by Debbie Macomber (4/8-4/15/16: 306 pages) 
12) An Unexpected Guest by Anne Korkeakivi (4/15-4/22/16: 277 pages) 
13) Here’s the Story: Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True Voice by Maureen McCormick (4/22-4/29/16: 277 pages) 
14) The Cutting Season by Attica Locke (4/29-5/18/16: 374 pages) 
15) Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple (5/19-5/26/16: 330 pages) 
16) Sous Chef: 24 Hours on the Line by Michael Gibney (5/27-6/2: 214 pages) 
17) My Wish List by Gregoire Delacourt (6/3-6/7/2016: 163 pages) 
18) Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Hugette Clark and the Spending of an American Fortune by Bill Dedman and Paul Clark Newell, Jr (6/8-6/16/16: 359 pages) 
19) Carpool Confidential by Jessica Benson (6/17-7/6/16: 424 pages) 
20) Harbor by John Ajvide Lindqvist (7/7-7/31/16: 500 pages) 
21) Can’t Stop Believing: A Harmony Novel by Jodi Thomas (7/31-8/8/16: 297pages) 
22) Knit To Be Tied: A Knitting Mystery by Maggie Sefton (8/8-8/13/16: 256 pages) 
23) The Silence of the Llamas: A Black Sheep Knitting Mystery by Anne Canadeo (8/13-8/20/16: 296 pages) 
24) Tea With Jam and Dread: A Pennsylvania Dutch Mystery by Tamar Myers (8/20-8/28/16: 217 pages) 
25) Killer Gourmet: A Savannah Reid Mystery by G.A. McKevett (8/28-9/8/16: 294 pages) 
26) Murder in Merino: A Seaside Knitters Mystery by Sally Goldenbaum (9/9-9/17/16: 306 pages) 
27) The Obituary Writer by Ann Hood (9/18-9/25/16: 292 pages) 
28) Dark Witch: Book 1 of the Cousins O’Dwyer Trilogy by Nora Roberts (9/25-10/14/16: 342 
pages) 
29) Silver Linings: A Rose Harbor Novel by Debbie Macomber (10/15-10/22/16: 331 pages) 
30) The Lake of Dreams by Kim Edwards (10/23-11/16/16: 384 pages) 
31) The Irish Cottage Murder by Dicey Deere (11/17-11/28/16: 234 pages) 
32) Eyes Wide Open by Andrew Gross (11/29-12/9/16: 338 pages)

Onward and upward into the New Year. Until next time ....