Finished Bent Creek's "Pink"

It's a cute little bunny!

Eagle, gold finch, cardinals and assorted sparrows

I saw these while stitching and watching trains go by at the Harper's Ferry train station. Actually, that should be train singular.  We only saw one.

I did finish stitching on Liberty of SB' s Americana Trifles.  Just need to add the star.

Ta-da!!

I finished Fox Forest by The Workbasket today!  I stitched the zero before realizing it was the zero for the year.  I needed a one. LOL

Finished Winter Wienerland!

We had an inch of snow on the ground this morning.  I was thinking about going to work in a few hours, but 5 blocks from the house a car had overturned! I didn't want to risk it so I took leave and finished stitching Winter Wienerland.  Happy!

Now what will be the next project?

Finished a scarf for me

It was a quick stitch on size 17 needles. The LongSkinny Scarf kit from Morehouse Farm.com.  So pretty and the yarn is a dream to work with.

I finished another scarf kit last week by them. It was on size 5 (ick) needles and was an autumn colorway.

1993 to 2013!! 20 years and finally done!!!!

Not a BAP. Oh, no.  A teeny, tiny Lizzie Kate, Bug Off, Baby.  (sigh)  Remember  Heatherfield fabric? In 1993, I went to Memphis,TN, for a cross stitch retreat.  It was great fun and we stopped at the LNS: Stitcher's Inc.  They had created a kit using purple Kreinik for the star and glow-in-the-dark for the moon. On black Heatherfield.  BLACK. HEATHERFIELD.  I started it that day and finished it yesterday.

I hate black Heatherfield.  Just sayin'.

Photo to come.

Finish!!!

I finished Shepherd Bush's Jingle needle book a few minutes ago.  Wahoo!

Finish!

Last night I finished Starbursts and Stripes!!  It was a lot of fun to do.  One of the few pieces I've finished in the same month as purchasing the supplies and chart! :)

Finished Spring Cove by By the Bay

I finished this piece.....finally!!  I love herons and this is just chock full of them.  Next stitch night I'm going to see what Terri can come up with for framing for this.  I started the Aunt Emma Snowkins by Sisters & Best Friends because "I have all the threads already kitted."  HA!  I go to stitch the chocolate bunny and no GAST Maple Syrup.  I was so ticked.  Turned out I was missing Pine and Buckeye Scarlet in order to finish the six or so designs I have. 

I ordered them all from Stitches N Things this morning and they are already on their way to me!!!  Now that's my idea of customer service. :)  I may piddle around with this until the threads arrive or I may just move on to a new piece (Soar - has eagles and was a special.  Dang if I can remember the designer today.)

Okay, I've looked it up: With thy Needle & Thread is the designer of the eagles piece.  Web site is www.countrystitchesonline.com.

My starts for the first 2 days in January

January 1 - started Johnny Appleseed by Monsterbubbles

January 2 - started crab from Trilogy's Seaology (to make into ornament)

I find that although I like to start plenty of projects, doing them on this type of schedule does NOT appeal to me. I'd rather keep working on these for a few more days then start a new one. We'll see how this goes.

I am continuing to work on hexagons for a "use it up" afghan. I may buy yarn to do the assembly so it all matches. We'll see how that goes. :)

On December 27, 2010, I finished the Bent Creek Reindeer Globe. It looks nice with the cardinal on the antlers (not shown in the photo).

Other finishes

This Thomas Wool Whimsey is a recent finish by Heart in Hand. My buttonhole stitches are so much better than back in the late 1980's. I have the piece hanging in the living room and I'm the only who knows/notices that the buttonhole stitches are done backwards! I find it charming.



I also recently finished this Make-Do from Shakespeare's Peddler. I chose the bird color in this one.

Done!!

I finished The Mermaid and the Sea on Saturday. HOORAY!!!!!!! On Sunday I remembered to run the threads under to neaten the back up. Here's a picture of it on the designer's blog.

I used a wonderful hand-dyed fabric from Crossed Wing. Sunflower Samplings (I think) was at one of the cross stitch festivals in Valley Forge, PA, and they had it framed and had used a beautiful, water-inspired fabric.

It's too big to scan in one piece so I'll have to do it in parts.

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This and that

On Saturday I saw the matinee of The Savannah Disputation. Very funny! We laughed starting at the first sentences through to the end. I highly recommend it!

I finished the second flavor of my knitted ice cream cone - strawberry. Rocky Road was the bottom scoop; strawberry the top scoop. I hope it gets a ribbon!

I finished the February bee-of-the-month with the heart wings. Just need to add the JABC heart buttons.

I bought Olga cross stitch chart by Plum Street Samplers. The cross stitch shop says there's a correction on the website: not meant to be done over one thread. Not like that was going to happen!! LOL I bought 28 count. I substituted WDW Kohl for the CC Blackbird since the shop's been out of it for the last couple of months. (At least the last couple of times I've been in the shop!)

The Simon & Schuster book package arrived on Friday with 3 books. I've started two of them: Sea Escape and Hollywood Savage. They are very different in style. I like both, but Hollywood Savage is harder to read since I don't care for the "voice" of the main character. I am interested in how he resolves his issues.

I finally found a pattern for the crayon box yarn I bought at the Waynesburg, PA sheep and fiber festival last May. It's a cool vest in a knitting magazine I picked up at Joann's yesterday. (I'd tell you which magazine, but I don't have it with me!) I bought two skeins of black fuzzy yarn at Joann's to be the accent. The vest is 1/2 stripes and 1/2 chevrons. It's made using several colors with the black in between, but the melted crayon box yarn gives a similar effect.

On Thursday I plan to enter the yo-yo egg, bird nest pin cushion and the crochet cornucopia at the first county fair.

Next week I have a needleroll, a sampler, a saying (chickens and motives), the February bee, knitted ice cream cone, crocheted coral reef (still to make) to enter. The bee still has to be framed, but I bought the frame, foam core and more pins yesterday.

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LHN Two Roosters

I saw this great saying online and immediately had to stitch it. After charting it out with graph paper and an alphabet found online, I used fibers and fabric I had on hand. I decided to follow Blackbird Designs' lead by changing the color of some of the words just to add interest to the piece. I found the perfect Little House Needleworks chart at my LNS and finished this piece on my mini vacation. Wahoo!!!


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All Creatures Great and Small

Here's a pic of a finish I don't think I shared when it got done. It is all blackwork. It's by Homespun Sampler on Sandstone 28 ct fabric.



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One yo-yo Easter egg done!

I finally added the yo-yos to the styrofoam egg! The pink one is done. :) I'll probably take a picture of them all when they are all done - probably not by this Easter! LOL I also want to make the yo-yo bunny to go with the eggs.

I was starting to not like the egg as I was putting on the circles, but I kept on going. I'm glad I did because I LOVE the finished product. If it'll scan, I'll add the picture later.

Ancient oldie finished

In August 1995 I purchased the tiny kitted design and Sudberry House ring box for it to go into. It is of a Violet Wreath and is in bright purples and greens. I've always liked it and found it again recently. Fifteen years waiting in my stash pile to be stitched is not actually as long as some (alright, quite a few) other pieces, but is certainly a respectable time.

I think what made this the right time to stitch is the premium I have now on wall space. This little box will be a breeze to finish, meaning no additional cost and no wall space required when done. :)

I received an email that one of my Nashville purchases was shipped yesterday! WAHOO!! I'm looking forward to seeing which pieces I ordered from this shop. ;)

More finishes

I was looking through a box of cross stitch and found a freebie pattern from The MonkeyWorks for Miniature Egg. Attached to it was the pre-finished aida oval. I got this as a freebie from Nordic Needle goodness knows how long ago. But it was at least since the year 2000 based on the copyright date of the design. LOL

I chose a bunch of spring colors and just stitched. Here it is (even if spring is still a dream away). I started it last night and finished it an hour later (or less!).



This morning, inspired by last night's finish, I picked up the Sweetheart Sampler stocking by Blackbird Designs. And finished it while watching The CBS Sunday Morning Show. Here it is:



Next up is the Spring Wreath stocking, using GASTs Avocado and Clover. Very spring-y, indeed.

Finish!

I finished the stitching yesterday. Just in time for Valentine's Day! Yippee! I plan to finish it as a needleroll.



I'm telling you though, the instructions were AWFUL!! I still have 3 or 4 more needlerolls by this designer (Columbine Designs) left to stitch. Hopefully, they all have the same directions so I'll have a heads up on that. I'm almost afraid to look! But worth it. The designs are lovely.

Gotta love the penny and the dime charms!! So realistic! And the lips for the borders.

Infinity Scarf

A friend went to DC Stitch and bought yarn to make their Infinity Scarf. She bought a couple of skeins of Alp Light in beautiful autumn shades. She used about 1-1/2 skeins for her scarf and it's lovely. Using the verbal instructions she got from the shop, I used a heavier yarn and made one for myself. It was huge!!! It was literally double the length it should've been. (Note to self: Gauge is important!)

Although I hate the idea of ripping out, a few days later I bit the bullet and ripped out the entire scarf. Yesterday I cast on half the amount of stitches and hoped for the best. This morning I stitched the last 1-1/2" and bound it off. Drum roll, please! It worked! It was the perfect length. It's supposed to be a circle and go around your next twice. YEA!!!! Cue the Happy Dance!

On size 10-1/2, 29" circular needles I cast on 150 stitches and knit in the round for 8". Bind off. Wrap around neck twice and enjoy! By the way: my gauge was 2-1/2 stitches per inch. :)

The Stitch DC website has an Infinity Scarf pattern that's a bit different and uses a much lighter weight yarn. It's gorgeous!