Lots of Stitching Going On

April 6, 2016 My Time Stitching14 Comments

I have been so busy this week and getting quite a bit done, too. Yesterday I put together all of my tax stuff for my home business so that Hubby can start on the taxes this weekend. What a job. I promise not to wait until the last minute for this years taxes (fingers crossed I can stick to this one) I have also been getting in some stitching.

First, I finished this over the weekend:

The colors remind me of cotton candy! Love it. I have so many balls of scarf yarn, and my goal is to get them all stitched up by the end of the year. I have already stitched several and gave them away. But not a big dent in my pile yet.

I am still stitching on the Mira Mystery. I picked up section 3 over the weekend. I am still on section 1, so I had better get moving on this one. Here is where I left it last night:

I also picked up my back ordered Weeks Dye Works Threads so I am trying to fill in the blanks. Mostly the green vines and the darker green leaves.

While out shopping this weekend, hubby bought me these:

I’m not sure I would be any good at knitting and crocheting little things and turning them into something, but I love a lot of the items in each of the books. The items on both covers are really interesting and pretty. I’d like to give them both a go sometime.

And while out shopping, I picked up some yarn and a pattern for a baby blanket. I have a baby shower coming up in a few weeks and I wanted to make the Mama to be a blanket for her baby boy that will be here soon. Her nursery colors are Turquoise, purple and brown. I had quite the time trying to find those colors in a baby yarn or sport yarn. I spent so much time looking for patterns and then yarns to match. So I ended up picking worsted weight Red Heart Yarn. This is what I ended up with:

I already love the pattern and it was quite easy to memorize. So I will be able to take it on the go if I need to. Just hope I can finish before the shower. Oh and I am the photographer at that shower! No, I am not a photographer. I just love to take pictures. So the mother of the Mom to be asked if I would come and photograph the shower. I am really nervous about doing it. Not something I have done before. I have so many “what if’s” in my head, but now I am telling myself to just do what I would do at any family function. So I will try. Then I will teach the Mom to scrapbook the pictures so that she can make a scrapbook to give to her daughter when the baby is born.

So, that is all my stitching news for now. What projects are you working on?

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Knit, Frog, Knit, Frog…

March 3, 2016March 3, 2016 My Time Stitching24 Comments

So, over the last couple of weeks, I have started this shawl about 12 times now and knitted back I don’t know how many rows. I am at the end of my last nerve with this pattern. Here is what I have knitted back on the needles and have completed row 17.

It is such a cute shawl, featured in the Creative Knitting magazine Wraps, Capelets & Cowls. Looking at my knitting and the pattern, I don’t think I am doing it right, but can’t for the life of me, figure out what I am doing wrong. It is just a bunch of yarn overs and K2tog and Make 1 stitches. And I am afraid to go any further for fear of not coming up with the correct number of stitches at the end of the row…again. The pattern is Roman Stripe, which I have never done before, but doesn’t seem to be difficult. In fact, the pattern says it is for “A Confident Beginner” giving it a ease 2 rating out of 6. I have been knitting for about 30 years, so I think I am beyond a confident beginner, but just can’t figure this one out. If anyone knows this pattern and can tell what I am doing wrong, I would greatly appreciate it. On a side note…I LOVE the Addi Turbo needles!! They glide so nicely and may just be my new favorite needles. I give them an A+ rating.

In between knitting on this and waiting for threads and beads for Pixie Anne, I have picked Ella up again. Here is where I left off last night:

She still has a lot of yellow, but it is so much more relaxing than knitting on that shawl! I am also still working on my craft room; adding things and organizing my supplies. Having fun 🙂

So, have you ever just scrapped a project because it wasn’t coming out like you wanted or had been working on it too long and decided enough was enough? I have done it once, and am seriously thinking about doing it again with this knitting project.

cross stitch · Knitting · Mirabilia · New stash! · Uncategorized · yarn

So Much Yellow!

January 21, 2016 My Time Stitching16 Comments

Hello friends. I hope that your New Year is going well. I can’t believe that we are already over half way into January! I have a funny feeling the rest of the year will fly by also. So, here is to taking one day at a time and enjoying each day doing whatever makes us happy.

So…what have I been up to? Well, I am still stitching on Mirabilia’s Ella, the Frog Princess and trying not to let all the yellow get me down! Here she is as I left her last night:

As you can tell from the photo, I have a long way to go. I am trying not to let that sea of yellow get the best of me. Thankfully I have some pretty flowers to give me a boost of color when I get too bored of the yellow. I have been overly tired lately, so the progress has been slow. But I am still enjoying her, so far.

A few weekends ago, I found a couple of knitting shops that I had never been to. Here is what I added to my stash 😉

Yarn and needles to knit a pretty little shoulder shawl from the book shown above. Forgot to take a photo of the actual shawl. But I will when I start it. I also bought my first Addi needles. I have heard they are nice, but have never tried them before. I am not a fan of circular needles, but this pattern called for circulars, in a size I knew I didn’t have. So I will let you know how I like them when I get to knitting on them.

And from the other shop that I visited, I found this:

This shawl was actually done up in the store and I fell in love with it immediately. The yarn it calls for is Saki, a hand dyed yarn by Prism. The color I chose is Portofino and I can’t wait to see how it knits up. I have actually started it and this is where I left off with this one:

I started with 11 stitches and increased up to 161 stitches in just that little bit! It is full of pattern and the last row that I did, I ended up with too many stitches, so had to knit it back 2 rows. I have put the purl row back in, but was a little afraid to pick it back up for fear of making another mistake. I have been too tired lately and I know better than to tackle a pattern when my brain is not up full speed. I am loving how the colors are knitting up already.

So, that is what I have been up to this month. What are you working on?

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Accomplishing Alot

November 22, 2015 My Time Stitching24 Comments

Even though I haven’t been blogging a lot, I have been crafting and even have a few finishes. First, I finished the Spice of Life afghan.

It’s not perfect, but I am happy with it. It seems I got a little too relaxed with the last 10 or so rows and so my sides veered out. I wanted to take the last 10 rows and the border out and re-do, but hubby wouldn’t hear of it. He liked it just the way it is and has claimed it as his own. He has even used it a few times :). I learned so much crocheting this blanket. Thank you to Sandra at Cherry Heart Blog and everyone involved for a wonderful Stitch A Long. The pattern is still available on Sandra’s blog if you still want to give it a try.

I also finished a couple of scarves. The first one was a gift to someone at my husband’s work. I thought I had taken a picture of it, but can’t seem to find it. This morning I finished the fun fiber scarf I was working on. It turned out so pretty! Love all the different fibers.

I can’t wait to wear it. I really enjoyed kitting the pink/red/tan ribbon fiber on this one.

Last night I finished a beautiful little project that I worked on this week.

This is Winter Whisper by Passione Ricamo. I call her Winter Princess. It is for a contest. Now that I have finished stitching her, I have to turn her into some kind of finish. Can’t wait to see what I come up with ;). I stitched her on 16ct Aida Ice Goddess from Hand Dyed Fabrics by Stephanie. LOVE this color and I am so in love with this design. My photo doesn’t do it justice.

I also picked up Under the Moonlight mermaid from the framer this last week. I had the framing done at Joann’s and I must say, the gal there did a great job. Aside from crooked beads, I am very pleased with it.

Now I need to figure out where to hang her. I have really run out of wall space.

I will be getting back to stitching The Raven Queen tonight. I will post a progress photo soon. I am getting close to finishing the stitching on this one. What are you working on finishing these days?

Afghans · Craft projects · Crochet · cross stitch · knitted scarves · Mirabilia · New stash!

Crafty Stuff

October 28, 2015 My Time Stitching27 Comments

Yesterday I told you I would post my purchase from my weekend get-away. So here goes:

These fun things ended up in my bag from Stitches N Things. The newest Mirabilis pattern, Twin Mermaids and the bead pack. No plans to start this right away, but just had to have it. It’s 2 mermaids! And some threads and a horn book for an upcoming project.

This past weekend hubby and I spent the weekend in Frankenmuth, MI for our anniversary and he spoiled me wonderfully. We stopped at one of my favorite shops there. Rapunzel’s Yarn and Boutique, where I picked up this:

I didn’t get a picture of the yarn hank before I tore it all apart. I forgot to have them wind it for me, so ended up spending the whole trip home trying to detangle it. But as you can see, I started knitting a scarf already. The yarn is so awesome; lots of fun fibers and textures all in one skein! The yarn is Alp Premier from Feza. It was quite an expensive hank, but like I said, hubby spoiled me. So I can’t let this yarn just sit around. I will work on it in between everything else. And if you click on the picture, you will see those cool looking knitting needles I picked up. I had planned on starting this on the car ride home, and needed a pair of needles. These are from Knit Picks. Very pretty, made of wood, with very sharp points. They are actually very nice to knit with. I am glad I picked them up.

I am also still crocheting on my Spice of Life blanket. I have 4 more rows to go before I start the border.

This blanket has been keeping me warm the last couple of days while I crochet on it. I am really liking it and am hoping the border will not give me any problems so I can get it finished.

We stopped at a bead shop while in Frankenmuth. Boy was I overwhelmed! I haven’t taken up beading yet. Not sure I ever will, but I like looking at all the beautiful beads and charms. Bead Haven was the largest bead shop I had ever been in and if I were going to shop that day for a project, I wouldn’t have known where to begin. Hubby found a rack in a corner of the store that had some hand made knitted items and he purchased this beautiful hat for me.

I love it! It’s a pinky mauve color and fits me perfectly! I can’t wait for a little bit cooler weather so I can wear it. Someone did a wonderful job knitting it and lining and adding beads and fibers to the sweet knitted flower.

Dear husband bought me this awesome bag to carry around while shopping for the weekend.

It is a very nice bag and held all the little things we picked up over the weekend. Right now it is holding my scarf project and it’s perfect.

And for my most favorite purchase of the weekend… Hubby bought me this as an anniversary present from a wonderful shop called The Enchanted Garden.

She is a beauty and I love her! She is 26″ tall and gorgeous! So I had a wonderful weekend and was spoiled to the max. So now I am off to crochet a bit and see if I can get those last few rows finished.

What are you crafting on today?

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Two Completed Projects

February 6, 2014February 6, 2014 My Time Stitching11 Comments

I feel like I am getting things accomplished. Yesterday I finished another block on a Round Robin.

This is Joan Elliott’s Spring Garden Fairy. She is in the March 2014 issue of Cross Stitch and Needlework magazine. She was a fun, easy stitch. I usually hate stitching the hair on JE’s fairies, but this one was super simple. I love the way she turned out. I stitched her on Johanna’s Round Robin. She is going to love getting this one back. Here it is in full:

Such a beautiful RR. Everyone did a great job on this one. So sweet and sparkly. I will be putting in the mail to Johanna soon..well, maybe..yeah I will return it 🙂

I also finished this pidge scarf for a sweet stitchy friend.

She received it in the mail yesterday and loves it. I knitted it using Deborah Norville’s Serenity Chunky weight yarn. When I first started knitting it, I thought it may be a bit too bulky. But once finished, I think it turned out nice and will definitely be warm during this cold winter. I need to knit myself one in reds to match my coat. The buttons took me a bit to find, but once I saw these, I knew they would be perfect.

So, 2 more projects off of my list. Now on to the next Round Robin piece. What are you trying to finish up?

Stitchy Gifts

Lots of Stitchy Gifts

January 6, 2014January 6, 2014 My Time Stitching12 Comments

I am finally just about over the flu. I still have a bit of a lingering cough, but I feel much better. I want to share some wonderful stitchy gifts I received from wonderful stitchy friends.

First, from my best stitchy friend, Johanna, I received a subscription to Just Cross Stitch Magazine:

I am hoping to receive this issue in the mail as my first issue, but if not, I can view it on-line. The subscription also included the last 2 years of digital issues. So I have been having a lot of fun looking at all the patterns in the back issues.

Next is a beautiful handmade project bag from Karen:

It is Beautiful with all those fairy frogs! I love it!

Next is a gift from a fellow-blogger- Angela over at Pretty Little Things in a Box.

A pretty stitched pincushion and some stitchy supplies all the way from Singapore. What a sweetie.

I also received this wonderful knitting book from Sue:

It’s a wonderful book full of great knitting projects. I love the cute hat on the front. The project that really caught my attention is this scarf:

I love how soft and lacy it looks. I will have to pick up the perfect yarn when I am ready to start a new knit project.

I received these wonderful gifts from a new stitchy friend, Annie:

3 wonderful pixie patterns to add to my collection and a gorgeous froggy scissor fob. He is so cute and I can’t wait to stitch these Pixies.

This next gift I received from Stitches N Things as part of the stitchers club. I always look forward to the wonderful gift Deb comes up with for her stitchy club members.

A beautiful wooden box with the option to add a stitched piece to the center. I rather like the the Stitches N Things name and logo. And a miniature thread holder scissor fob. So cute! I also received a $10 Gift Certificate for the shop. And since this month is my birthday month, I will use it when I go on my 25% off shopping spree (also part of the stitchers club rewards). Can’t wait to shop there! I already have a list going 🙂

My last stitchy gift is from my wonderful hubby:

He bought me this shelf for Christmas with the thought that I could put my yarns in it just like a yarn shop. Isn’t he sweet! I’ve already added a few yarns that I had in bags here in the house. The rest of my yarn is in bins out in the garage. I think this week I will go out to the garage and bring in some of those yarns I haven’t seen in a while. Maybe it will help me use them up if I can see them 🙂

I hope I haven’t forgotten anything. Thank you for visiting and seeing what I have been up to. What stitchy gifts did you get for Christmas?

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Another Pidge scarf off the Needles

November 27, 2013November 27, 2013 My Time Stitching6 Comments

I finished another Pidge scarf for Sue last night.

This one was made with a worsted weight yarn by Berroco called Flicker. While this pattern calls for a Bulky weight yarn, I think it turned out very nice. I enjoyed working with this yarn. It had some elasticity to it and feels quite soft and spongy. It also has flecks of gold glitter in it which you probably can’t see in this photo. The antique, gold buttons that Sue chose, look perfect on this piece. I am working on finishing things before the holidays. Now on to the next project that needs to get done. What are you trying to finish before the holidays?

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Lots of new stash, but no new finish

November 14, 2013November 14, 2013 My Time Stitching9 Comments

I am working on Rachel’s RR and as soon as I get it finished I will post a picture. Now that I am about done with the hair, it may go quicker. I have recently acquired so much new stash, I don’t know where to begin…Yes I do. A stitchy gift from my BSF (Best Stitching Friend)

This cute little packaged arrive so pretty! Johanna sent it to me as a thank you for stitching the Royal Holiday on her Queen RR. Isn’t she a sweetie? Here is what was inside:

Sorry about the blurry photo. I’ve always wanted to do a sweetheart tree design, but never knew which one do do. Now I have the perfect one. Complete with a key charm inside. The colors are beautiful. I am hoping that when I stitch this up, I can finish it just like the picture. I may have to get some help with that.

Next is last month’s Fabric of the Month from Stephanie. It is called Bewitched.

It is 16ct Aida and it is BEAUTIFUL!! I love the colors in it. Can’t wait to find something special to stitch on this baby!

I received this pattern in the mail:

It is a gorgeous pattern I saw on Patricia’s facebook page. There is a mermaid in it. I just had to have it. And hubby likes Dragons, so it is the perfect combination in a cross stitch pattern 🙂 I picked up a piece of fabric on Silweaver’s auctions last week and I am hoping it will be perfect for this pattern. If you are interested in this pattern, you can contact the designer Particia Aikin by email at particiaallisonarts@hotmail.com I can’t wait to stitch this one up.

And last I have a knit project I picked up this last weekend:

Hubby and I stopped at a local knit shop on our day out this weekend and I found a partially knittied beaded scarf sitting on a shelf at the shop. It was pink, so you know I had to see what it was all about. It wasn’t even half knitted, but it was so heavy with the beads. I loved it! And had to have one! They didn’t sell the yarn used anymore, so I decided to go with a cream yarn. That will go well with my red coat. At Joann’s I found some clear beads with a copper looking center that I thought would look good with the cream yarn. It’s done on a size 5 needle, so I’m sure it will take me a while to knit. Someday I will start it and it will be beautiful and sparkly when it is finished.

So, that is all of my new stash as of late. Still working on some pidge scarves as well as Rachel’s RR. It is due in the mail next Wednesday, so I had better get to stitching a little faster. Thank you for stopping by and seeing what I have been up to. What have you added to your stash lately?

knitted scarves · Knitting · Mirabilia Round Robin

This Week’s Stitching

September 19, 2013September 19, 2013 My Time Stitching14 Comments

Here is what I have accomplished this week in the way of stitching:

I had some yarn left from the pidge scarf I made here. So I made this neck scarf. I loved, loved this pattern! 4 rows are repeated over and over to get a look like cables. Every 4th row makes a hole, so instant button holes, as loose or as tight as needed.

I received this pattern free when I purchased some yarn at a shop while on vacation. I will be making more of these. It only takes about 100yds of a worsted weight yarn, so I was able to get 2 neck scarves out of the skein with a little left over. It would make a nice flower or embellishment for a hat or sweater 🙂

Next, I started Johanna’s Royal Holiday on her Large Stitch RR. I feel guilty for having it in my possession for so long and Johanna really needs to see how beautiful it is in person.

I am just starting on her face. I will show the entire RR when I finish it. It is truly a beautiful piece and I plan on duplicating it someday.

And last, my new look. I have decided to go quite a bit shorter with my hair. I had it cut about 6 weeks ago and it was a little difficult for me to go short. But I loved it and wore it wavy through the summer. But now that fall is here, I needed a new shorter look. So I took the plunge yesterday.

It’s very hard for me to take a picture of myself and I cut the top of my head off. Oh well. You can see my new short look. I think I look very business like. Hubby calls it short and sassy. I like it. What have you been stitching on this week?

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