A year of makes - week 5 - and winner of the mystery prize!

At the beginning of the week, I focused on the top for niecelet, as I wanted it finished in time for her birthday party on Saturday (I ended up not going to that due to tiredness and weather conditions, but at least it would have been ready if I had gone). I finished knitting the sleeves at knit night on Wednesday, so then it was just a case of sewing up and knitting the collar. I didn't have the clips to hold it together for sewing up with me, so put it aside and having flicked through some patterns, bought some yarn that would supplement some in my stash to knit a top. As this happened at knit night, I did not actually finish a UFO before casting on this top, so I have decided I must do so before I take it any further, to try to meet the stash busting rules.

By the end of the week, I had finished the top.

On Saturday husband was worried about the birds going hungry in the cold weather, so I made a birdfeeder having read only the night before how to make one in Kirstie Allsop's Craft. I added the last few crumbs and bits of fruit from the Christmas cake to it, so then he worried about the birds getting tipsy instead ;)

It was just starting to snow when I hung it out. I would have filled up the other feeder as well, but couldn't find the bag of nuts!
I'm now up-to-date with my weeks of makes!

Knitting total so far this year: Finished 12 projects. Cast on 6.

So who won the mystery prize?

The January totals were: Finished 11. Cast on 5.

After initially reading the comments as they came in, I carefully did not look back at the guesses, so I couldn't bias my finishing/casting on towards anyone. Nobody got either number spot on, so I decided to award a prize for the closest guess in each category.

Stephanie was closest for finished projects with a guess of 7. Stephanie can you email me with your address (I think you have my email, but shout if not) and I’ll send you your mystery prize.

london bakes was closest for cast on with a guess of 6 so will also receive a mystery prize.