Stitching Update

Yet again this blog has been neglected and this is my first post of the year. Not much to enter and so that's probably why! I've been steadily working again on Altengamme from Martina Dey. I started this chart about 3 years ago and went great guns for a while and then it got put on one side while I did some model stitching and worked on other projects. I pulled it out again a couple of weeks ago and have finished 4 motifs in that time, the three diamond shape and one medium circle, plus a few of the little ones, and some of the border. The picture shows the left hand large diamond partially complete but I finished it last night after I took this picture. It is my intention to work on this until completion but we will see. . .

I'm also working on an RR with Friendly Stitchers and so I'll have to leave this for a while to stitch that piece.

Kitten Update!

I do wish kittens would stay kittens but they do tend to grow! They are nine months old now and still full of beans and jumping all over the place. Like most cats they like boxes and here they are trying to get into the same one. They have one each but one is always better than the other of course. They are still very affectionate with each other, which is nice.

Knitting!

Knitting is one of the reasons I haven't done too much stitching lately! I love to knit, and I especially like to do Aran type knitting. I have been working on a 5 panel Afghan for quite a while and I'm on the last panel.
Also, when I went to England in October I took all the materials to continue stitching on the Sampler of Stitches, everything that is except the actual piece! So, with no stitching to occupy my time I took myself off to the local knitting shop. I picked up some baby yarn and a pattern and knitted a baby jacket and blanket. I then picked up some more yarn when I was in London and I'm knitting myself a long cardigan, with cables of course!
I'll need to get my digital camera out to take pictures of those, can't be scanned like stitching!

Evening Star by Heritage

I've also worked quite a bit more on The Evening Star train for my husband (see earlier picture), although it's slow going! I'm working on the backstitching, and believe me it's work! Not only were there 1/2 height and 1/2 width cross stitches in the piece, it's also a challenge to get the backstitching in the right place. There is a separate backstitching chart (which helps) but it's still slow going placing the stitches. I can only do so much at a sitting before I have to switch to something else. I probably won't publish another picture until it's finished, I guess I'm over half way through with the b/s.

Sampler of Stitches update

Still moving along with the project, albeit a little slowly. Some of the stitches are a little tedious but on the whole I'm enjoying it. I've changed the thread, or number of strands, on a couple of the stitches. I'm working it on a finer count linen and sometimes the stated thread/strands was not working out well.

Gosh! Didn't realize it had been so long since I'd updated this blog. Things have been busy and haven't been doing too much stitching. However, I do have a couple of WIP's to share.
This is Evening Star by Heritage. All the cross stitching is finished and I'm working on the backstitching. I'm going to leave a few things off that Fred doesn't want on there, and I may even rip out the partial border and leave that off too.


This one is Sampler of Stitches by The Drawn Thread. I'm doing this as a Stitch Along on a Yahoo Group. The charts are sold separately and this is three of them. I just have one more stitch to do on Part 3.

Rainbow Bridge - Finished!

I put the last few stitches in this piece on Monday night. It's The Rainbow Bridge by Sue Hillis. It's dedicated to our three cats--Cindy, Smokey and Boots--who we've lost over the last two years.

More Kitten Pics!

I've put a few more kitten pictures into my Photobucket album. DH has taken about 250! No, I won't be uploading all 250 but I'll pick out the best. There are others here http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v105/UKMaggie/Kittens%202007/

Sampler of Stitches update

This is progress on Sampler of Stitches. I've put it on hold until I receive the special threads. The gaps are motifs that use those. Think I'll go back to Rainbow Bridge in the meantime

Needlework Finish

I actually managed to finish a UFO. It's "Home of a Needleworker" from Little House Needleworks. It's worked over 1 on 32 count linen using DMC threads. The design measures 6" x 3" finished. Now I can get back to stitching The Drawn Thread "Sampler of Stitches" if the new kittens will let me!