So Many Projects!

March 2, 2017 My Time Stitching34 Comments

Hello my blogging friends. Happy March! Can you believe February passed us by so quickly? Spring has to be just around the corner for my neck of the woods, though we had a bit of Spring last week with one day reaching 70 degrees! In February! Usually a month when we are covered in snow that doesn’t start to melt until that first week of nice spring weather. So what have I been up to?

I have been slowly stitching on Ella. But that gap at the bottom of the dress is getting close to finishing! So excited about that. Then I can move my scrolls up. I was working on Ella while waiting for my Sullivan thread order to come into my LNS. Thanks to a wonderful stitching friend, I will be able to continue on my Mystery Sampler possibly tonight 🙂

Yep, a wonderful stitcher in the Mystery Sampler SAL group offered to send me 3 skeins of London Fog so that I can continue stitching. I am hoping to pick it up tonight, if not tonight, then on Sunday. Thank you so much, Heather. You are a sweetie!

And did you happen to notice the cute scroll covers on my scroll frame? Yep, I had to buy a new bag and covers to fit this project. Let me show you a better picture.

My new Deanna bag and grime guards. They have little birds and Eiffel Towers on them. And the lining is a beautiful pink! Love them!! If you are interested in Frame covers or bags for your scrolls or Q-snaps, check her out at Deanna’s Frame Covers and Storage. She is awesome.

I have also re-started my Temperature blanket and it is going much better. I switched to all half double crochet, since that is easier for me to keep track of the stitches. Though I have already lost 4 stitches somewhere. Probably in the ends, but I am not going to worry about it. Carole gave me a tip: put a marker in my last stitch, so I know where to put my hook when I turn. It has helped tremendously. Thank you, Carole. I am on row 25 so far. I am not too fond of the colors, but it is winter. I can’t wait to get to some happy colors.

Just look at all those yummy colors I will be getting to someday 🙂 All Stylecraft DK yarn. Love working with this yarn. So soft and doesn’t split when I crochet or knit. I still have a lot of catching up to do. Row 25 means that is the 25th of January. I should see some nice color changes when I get through February. As I said in the beginning of my post, we have had some nice, spring like temps.

And lastly, let me show you some pretty fabrics I received last week:

Sorry about the sideways photo. But they are beautiful any way you look at them. All are from Fantasy Dyed Fabrics. So pretty! I had plans to use the one on the right for Mirabilia’s Snow Queen, but it is a bit too small. I didn’t have anything in mind for any of them when I bought them. I am sure I will find something wonderful to put on all of them some day. If you would like to see more of Fantasy Dyed Fabrics, check out her facebook page and Etsy shop. She posts new fabrics at least once a week, but I will warn you, they sell out almost immediately.

At the end of this month, my little old blog will be 5 years old! I can’t believe I have kept up with it for 5 years! Not as much as I would like, but as much as I can. And it has been so much fun and I have met so many wonderful people. So watch out for my next post. I will be posting a give-away to celebrate my 5 wonderful years 🙂

Well, that is about all I have to share today. I am also getting ready for a scrapbook fundraiser that I give a make n take class at, twice a year. As you can see, I have just a little going on, and can you believe that I want to add a few more projects to my ever growing list? But not until at least next week 😉 So how many projects are you juggling these days and are they all the same hobby or all different hobbies? I’d love to hear all about them.

Afghans · cross stitch · Elegant Ladies · Fairies · Hand Dyed Fabrics · Mirabilia · yarn

My Framing is Such Joy

February 23, 2017 My Time Stitching37 Comments

Hello blogging friends. Hubby took 1/2 a day off today and he surprised me by taking me to the Rocking Horse to pick up my latest framing.

Isn’t it lovely? I was so afraid of how it was going to turn out because my framing session was not enjoyable. And I didn’t have it framed like the model in the store because I felt it was too much green. My fabric is a darker green than theirs, and I am not a fan of green. So I went with the red mat. And then I was afraid it wouldn’t match the stitching, but I really like it. The frame was my first choice. I didn’t even look at any others and I think it is perfect. So now to find a temporary hanging place for it. Just for a while so I can enjoy it a bit. So sweet.

I am still waiting for threads for the Mystery Sampler. My LNS says they are on back-order from the manufacturer, so no telling when I will get them. However, a very sweet gal on the sampler group has offered to send me 3 skeins that she has as she is undecided about her sampler. Stitcher’s are such sweet people ❤ While waiting on threads, I have been working on Ella. Here is where I left her last night:

Not too much added since my last post, but every stitch counts, right? The empty area in the dress is getting smaller, so I am excited about that. Once I finish the bottom of the dress, I will have to move the scrolls up and work from the middle up. But that will be a lot less stitching than the bottom. This photo also represents my fabric perfectly, as it is a beautiful sunny day with 60 degrees! It is 16ct Aida Pandora from Hand Dyed Fabrics by Stephanie.

I also started my Temperature blanket the other day. What is a temperature blanket you ask? Well, it is a blanket that is crocheted or knitted, with each row based on the high temperature of where you live. So I found this color scheme on-line and tweaked it a bit for my blanket:

I ordered my yarn from LoveKnitting and if finally arrived on Thursday. I am using Stlyecraft DK instead of worsted weight. Here is my start:

I am using a G hook and chained 250 stitches. I decided to do my blanket 3dc, sk 2. Then do 3dc in the skip 2 space of the previous row. Today, while in the car, I noticed my blanket is bowing and my ends are not even. I should have started with maybe an I hook and then switched down to a G after my foundation row. I will have to brush up on my chaining on the ends and where to stick my hook for the first stitch. So today I will be ripping this out and starting over. I will probably be doing a different stitch, too. Something where I can make sure I have the right amount of stitches every row. My crochet skills are still not very well without a specific pattern and some visual tutorials, so I will be sure to have all that when I re-start. It will be a fun blanket to stitch on every day or do a couple of rows once a week, based on the high temps. If you are wanting to get started on your own Temperature blanket, you can knit or crochet, whatever pattern you want, whatever yarn and color scheme you want. I do believe that Lion Brand also has some info on their website. For the high temperatures, there is a website called weatherunderground.com that you can get the history of high temps in your area.

So, what are your needles creating today?

Afghans · cross stitch · Mermaids

Crocheting Again

September 27, 2015September 27, 2015 My Time Stitching12 Comments

In my last post I mentioned working on the baby blanket that wasn’t going so well. You’ll be happy to hear that I finished it!

I am actually pretty pleased at how it turned out, even with all the mistakes. The picot stitches were new to me. I really like the way they made the border lacey. Before finishing this blanket, I decided to participate in a Crochet A Long that I found on Cherry Heart’s blog. It is called the Spice of Life blanket and I immediately fell in love with the vintage look of it and all the different stitches that I will be learning 😉

If you want more information on this amazing blanket, you can click the button above. The first pattern section was just released this past Tuesday (September 22, 2015) so there is still time to catch up. I didn’t order my yarn until Sunday, and so far I have only received a partial shipment. I am using Stylecraft Special DK yarn that I ordered from Love Knitting. A lot of people are using this yarn, hence the backorder. But the rest of the yarn did ship the day after my original shipment, so hopefully it will be in this week so that I can continue. Yes, I did start already! Here are the colors I have received so far:

I made my swatch.

Not perfect, but will be ok for a blanket. Had to go down a hook size. And here is my start:

A lot of the gals were posting their starts rolled up like this, so I thought I would, too :). I am very pleased with my start. So far my edges are straight and I have the correct amount of stitches after 6 rows. I learned about those neat little holders (you can see a little of them in my picture, the greenish things poking out of the top) and they really helped me out a lot. I placed one at every 25 stitches on my chain and into the end stitch. I did that every row and I didn’t make any mistakes! So proud of myself. My next color is supposed to be a turquoise, which I don’t have yet. So while I wait, I will be working on cross stitching Mermaid Azure. Here is how she looks after last night:

She is taking me longer than Coral, but I had a vacation and all this crocheting. But I am loving stitching on here. She will be done in no time, I am sure.

So what are you spending your time on these days?

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