Feb 2025

 I waited to this week for the WIPocalypse update cause I have a finish. But first the questions

January - Tell us about the oldest WIP you have in your stash. 

Since I finished the Panna Elephants this week, my oldest WIP would be the Peppermint Ridge SAL that I started last month.

February - What stitch-a-longs (SALs) are you participating in this year? At the moment, just the Shannon Christine Peppermint Ridge, but you never know what else I may decide on.  

So here is the two projects.  Panna Elephant Family 

And the framework for Peppermint Ridge.

I have not actually decided what I'm going to start next.

As for what I watched it's boring this time, my usual Critical Role, which did finish the third campaign,

and I've been obsessed with board game actual plays,  I've been bingeing Quest and Chaos and No Rolls Barred.

WIPocalypse 2025 Introduction

WIPocalypse is back and like usual I'll have high hopes to post every month like clockwork (usually Friday's as that's my day off)  and then I forget for a few months and do a mad catchup, luckily this group is very forgiving of such shenanigans

So to start with the first question Introduce yourself, your projects, and any goals you have for the year!

I'm Nancy, known on most random sites such as Deviant Art  as Katjakay, I'm a baker in British Columbia, Canada and have been stitching for 19 years or thereabouts. I'm also a two at a time stitcher and almost always finish one before starting another, in other words my only WIP's are the one's I am currently working on. I have no UFO's, yes my stitching friends find this strange.

I usually put up what I have watched while stitching, in previous years this went along with my goal to watch everything I own, but I finished that last year so I imagine my watching habits will change, but I'll still list them all cause it is fun

At the moment I am stitching the Panna Elephants kit and I expect to finish it in the next few months,

I am also doing the Shannon Christine Peppermint Ridge monthly SAL I just received the fabric yesterday so I will be starting it as soon as I finish this ramble

I don't know for sure what I'm going to start after the Elephants, possibly a frog kit I got last year but I'll decide when I get there. 

As For What I Watched

Critical Role and Quests And Chaos and  No Roles Barred 

Arrow Season 3

Arcane - I’ve heard a lot of good about this one and it is very well done, I know nothing about the game it’s from but I’m enjoying the story, I did like the first season better than the second though.

Wicked - It lives up to the hype, while it dragged a bit in some spots, the glorious ending made up for everything and I left the theatre on a high.

Moana 2 - As sequels go this was a good one, and this was the last movie for my year long pass, now I’ll have to go back to paying for my movies. I’m happy that this got my movie habit back after Covid got me out of the movie routine 

Plus the usual complements of Christmas movies, The Muppet Christmas Carol, Polar Express and White Christmas

End of Year Roundup

It's time for the WIPocalypse year end Roundup and the question of the month is Recap your accomplishments for the year! (Your finishes, your final before/after photos, etc)

I've had a fairly productive year, the last week or so I've been working of the tree of the Panna Elephants

and this year I have finished 

Mill Hill Aqua Mist ornament

Mill Hill Halloween Owl

Mill Hill Fairy Garden

Bellatrix 

Diamond Painting Owl

And a couple new finishes, 

Mill Hill Snowflakes 

And a Baby announcement for my nephews new little girl from CrossStitchTraveler on Etsy

Can't wait to see what 2025 will bring