At this point, I have finished 530 items. Of those, 246 sold, 117 were put into inventory, and 84 were gifts (either a surprise gift with my Etsy order, a basket donation for a craft show, a donation to a local charity, or gifts to my grandchildren).
I keep telling myself not to get drawn into crochet-alongs, because then I end up just putting the finished items into inventory. Of the 43 CAL items I finished this year, 13 sold, 2 were gifted, and the rest are still in inventory. I guess I should listen to myself! 
I sold 3 of the 6 items from this CAL.
Items I made a lot of:
Axolotls - I made 21, and over half sold.
Butter Lambs - my Easter best seller - I made 28, and 26 sold
Mini dinosaurs - I made 14, 11 sold
Egg Scrubbies - my most common surprise gift for Etsy orders. I made 42 so far (and need to make two more tonight!) 
Forest Friends Pattern by Minigurumi - I can't keep these in stock... as fast as I make them, they sell! Same with mini hamsters - from the same designer. I've made 17 of them this year, and only have two in inventory, and that's just because I haven't had any craft shows since I made them!
Monsters - I just play with freehanding monsters with my scrap yarn, and they sell pretty well.
Whale & Orca Ornaments - the whale ornament is from Neogurumi and the Orca ornament is my own design. So far I'm at 30 for this year... and orders are still coming in!
Baby Octopus - I've made a dozen, but only have four left.
I made lots of snacks for outgoing orders... if I ship a dog, I make a bone. If I ship a cow, I add a bale of hay. Some critters get a little donut... others get an ice cream cone. I made at least 18 snacks for travelling critters this year.
I'm going to take some time to look over the stats from 2022, and narrow down my focus for 2023 makes... I really need to step away from adding stuff to inventory, hoping that it sells, and focus on the stuff I know will sell!
