I just have to finish the motif on the bottom right corner and then I am on to the alphabets – one upper case and one lower case.
Working on it in hand means I do actually work on it, but I don’t think my stitches are as well-formed.
The pattern is from Jardin Prive. As I have two more of her designs in my stash, I am quite keen to get this one finished (and I have been working on it for a year!).
Filed under Cross Stitch
This is my latest project (I am still working on my Braid Hills Cardigan and a pair of socks).
It is from the Shetland Hap Shawl class at Craftsy. It is a nice squishy garter stitch. I am using a 4ply patons baby dreamtime merino – machine washable and it comes in lots of shades.
I am currently working on the inner triangle section – I love how the yarn overs at the start have a lace-like effect (we are going to pick up along these edges).
Filed under Knitting
I made myself a new project bag – for my Hansel shawl.
The embroidery is from Urban Threads. I made embroideries for the front and back, then quilted each piece and then made a lined zipper bag.
I might have made it slightly too small – you can see it’s packed, but if it doesn’t work for this project it will work for other projects (maybe a cross stitch project)
Filed under Embroidery, Knitting, Machine Embroidery, Quilting
I have become quite monogamous on this cross stitch.
The motif in the upper-right corner created a lot of difficulty for me. I think I stitched it three times before I could get the outer border to join correctly. The blue marking lines helped enormously. I have put more in to make the last few motifs easier and then it is on to the alphabets.
I’m back to stitching in hand and it just seems to work a bit better for me. I don’t think my stitches are better (in fact I think my tension is probably a bit off), but I am far more likely to pick it up and work on it.
I got a bit carried away with buying new charts last year and now I feel a bit anxious about the amount of unstitched charts I have.
Filed under Cross Stitch
I made these socks for a friend. It is my take on the Wildflowers and Honeycomb socks. I used the stitch pattern for the cuff, leg stitches and heel flap, but worked out my own numbers based on my gauge and did a wedge toe.
The yarn is Fiddlesticks socks bamboo (a mix of merina, bamboo and nylon).
They turned out well and they fit.
Filed under Knitting, Sock Knitting
