Nov. Smalls SAL

Hi Blogger Friends. It's the last Wednesday of the month and time for the Smalls SAL.  This is being hosted by Heather of Stitching Lotus.  We pick a small project to stitch on and post a finished picture on the last Wednesday of the month.

Christmas Blessings with Charm - Lizzie Kate

14ct Lemon Twist

Started 11-24-15

Finished 11-25-15

Ick is done.  I actually like the colors now as you can see the diagonal pattern.  (Note the inspectors)

My furbabies do like catnip.  (Don't look at the mess - we were cleaning.)

 

HAPPY THANKSGIVING.

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for the nice comments on my last post.

Linda

Nov. Gifted Gorgeousness and TUSAL

GIFTED GORGEOUSNESS is being hosted by Jo of Serendipitous Stitching.  We all have projects that have been gifted to us or pieces that we are doing as gifts.   This SAL is so we can work on those and post on the 15th.  The magazine was gifted to me by our wonderful hostess.

Mini London by Satsuma Street.  I stitched the clock face.

TUSAL This is where we save our (ORTS) or floss and yarn ends and post a picture of them on the New Moon.  This is being hosted by Sharon of It's Daffycat.  I'm still crocheting and doing very little stitching.  Stitching an hour a day on the castle has actually created lots of floss orts.  I'm still doing tons of crocheting but I'm really bad about weaving the ends in.  I tend to do them all at one time.

This is an order for a lapghan.  (I did not choose the colors - ick)  It is a Christmas gift for her sister.  It sorta counts as GG.

Thank you all for visiting my blog and a special thank you to those that leave comments.  I'm still commenting on all your blogs but you still don't get an email.  Nobody can seem to figure out the problem.  Just know that I am still visiting and enjoying your blogs.

Thanks for stopping by.    Linda

Holy Mac and Cheese

Hi Blogger Friends.  I want to thank all of you for visiting my blog and a special thank you to those that leave me such wonderful comments.  They do keep me motivated.

I have started another facebook group for Debbie's Ultimate January/February Challenge 2016  Please come and join us there or on your blog.  The more the merrier.

With that said - there was a challenge put out on another facebook group Stitch Maynia.  This one is to start a new project EVERYDAY next year.  I must have had a brain toot because I just signed up.  Hey, I'm starting 60 - what's 306 more!  I will say that about 90% of them will be smalls.  You can all start calling me insane now.

My Holy Mac and Cheese moment.  I decided at the beginning of the month to do an hour's worth of stitching a day on Cinderella's Castle.  That lasted about 4 days and I started getting behind.  Then I was sick for a couple of weeks so I had to stitch 3 or 4 hours some days to catch up.  BUT, I did it.
3,448 stitches.

As of 10-31-15

As of 9-30-15

I have still been doing more crocheting than stitching.  Here is 110 circles that will be turned into squares for the April challenge next year.  I think I ONLY have about 600 (give or take) more to do.

Wish me luck and thanks for visiting.  Linda

October Smalls SAL

Hi Blogger Friends. It's the last Wednesday of the month and time for the Smalls SAL.  This is being hosted by Heather of Stitching Lotus.  We pick a small project to stitch on and post a finished picture on the last Wednesday of the month
Hip Hip Hooray!!!!!!!!   I finished this series.

Boo Club - Lizzie Kate

14ct Mist Green

Started 10-6-15

Finished 10-28-15

I will be back Saturday with Cinderella's Castle.

Thanks for looking.   Linda

Oct. Gifted Gorgeousness and TUSAL

GIFTED GORGEOUSNESS is being hosted by Jo of Serendipitous Stitching.  We all have projects that have been gifted to us or pieces that we are doing as gifts.   This SAL is so we can work on those and post on the 15th.  The magazine was gifted to me by our wonderful hostess.

Pretty Mini London by Satsuma Street.  I started Big Ben.

TUSAL This is where we save our (ORTS) or floss and yarn ends and post a picture of them on the New Moon.  This is being hosted by Sharon of It's Daffycat.  I'm still crocheting and doing very little stitching.  There might be 10 teeny tiny floss ORTS in my jar so I am not even going to show a picture.  However, I have dumped and filled the 2 jars again this past month with yarn ORTS.

It took me 13 days to go thru my yarn and organize it.
Row 1

Row 2

Someday some of this yarn will be used as gifts.

Thank you for all of the nice comments on my last post.  If I ever get back to stitching I will do more posting.

Thanks for looking.   Linda

September Smalls SAL, A New Stitchy Start SAL and Yarn

Hi Blogger Friends. It's the last Wednesday of the month and time for the Smalls SAL.  This is being hosted by Heather of Stitching Lotus.  We pick a small project to stitch on and post a finished picture on the last Wednesday of the month.

Only 1 left of this series to stitch.  Those silly little spiders took me forever to stitch.

Boo Club - Lizzie Kate

14ct Smoketone

Started 9-18-15

Finished 9-29-15

Cinderella's Castle.   This is a SAL called A New Stitchy Start 2015.  Not to much progress this month.

9-30-15

8-31-15

Do you think I have enough yarn?

This has been keeping me busy sorting and re-tubbing for the last week.  This is only about one-third of my yarn collection.  I'm glad that I've been collecting it for 43 years.

Thanks for looking.   Linda

Sept. Gifted Gorgeousness and TUSAL

Hi Blogger Friends.  I'm still here.  I got a year older and my computer decided to croak.  I bought a new one and it came with Windows 10 which I hate and a very tiny keyboard which I hate.  I wasn't able to load pictures on my blog until the tech came out and fixed it.  So here are my very late SAL pics.

GIFTED GORGEOUSNESS is being hosted by Jo of Serendipitous Stitching.  We all have projects that have been gifted to us or pieces that we are doing as gifts.   This SAL is so we can work on those and post on the 15th.  The magazine was gifted to me by our wonderful hostess.

Pretty Mini Paris by Satsuma Street. I finished it.

Mini Paris by Jody Rice of Satsuma Street

14ct Delft Blue

Started 5-13-15

Finished 9-6-15

TUSAL This is where we save our (ORTS) or floss and yarn ends and post a picture of them on the New Moon.  This is being hosted by Sharon of It's Daffycat.  Don't tell anybody, but Kate and I are up to 15 different projects for the April challenge next year.  I have been doing more crocheting than cross stitching this past month and still am.

More afghan squares for the April challenge next year.

Thank you all for visiting my blog and leaving me such wonderful comments.  You are the best.  It would sure be awesome if we could all meet someday.

Thanks for looking.   Linda

Starts, WIP's and Yarn

Hi Blogger Friends.  I want to thank you all for the wonderful comments that you left on my last post.  You all made me giggle with your (creepy walnut shell) guesses as to what the object was at the top of the picture.

Still not a lot of stitching.  I think a little more crochet.  I did get crazy again and joined 3 SAL's.  First up is Stitch Maynia on Facebook.  Somebody put up a challenge to do a new start each day for the last 6 days of August.  Duh!  Of course I had to join.

Merry String - Lizzie Kate

Buzzy String - Lizzie Kate

Autumn Sampler - Lizzie Kate

Unwrap the Joy - Lizzie Kate

Love My Coffee - Lizzie Kate

Is It Coffee Yet? - Lizzie Kate

These next 2 are new SAL's being hosted by Kaye of Kitten Stitching.
Prairie Schooler - I started this one several years ago.

Americana - July by Waxing Moon Designs

Stars and Stirpes by Ursula Michael

The Prairie School July also counts for this SAL.

WIP'S

Doggie String - Lizzie Kate

Pretty Little London - Satsuma Street - Not much progress.

Cinderella's Castle  Only 3 days of stitching.  It always surprises me at how much I get done.  This is a SAL called A New Stitchy Start 2015.

8-31-15

7-31-15 

YARN

20 more colors of variegated yarn.  I only have 76 different colors left.

This is the (creepy walnut shell paw) in my last post.  It's Moon Dragon.

Thanks for looking.   Linda

August Small's SAL

Hi Blogger Friends. It's the last Wednesday of the month and time for the Smalls SAL.  This is being hosted by Heather of Stitching Lotus.  We pick a small project to stitch on and post a finished picture on the last Wednesday of the month.

I only have 6 more of these to do.

Christmas Blessings w/charm - Lizzie Kate

14ct Polar Ice

Started 9-14-14

Finished 8-23-15

Does anybody know what that is at the top of the picture?

Thanks for looking and all of the awesome comments you leave.  I truly do appreciate them.  Linda

August Gifted Georgeouness and TUSAL

Hi Blogger Friends.  GIFTED GORGEOUSNESS is being hosted by Jo of Serendipitous Stitching.  We all have projects that have been gifted to us or pieces that we are doing as gifts.   This SAL is so we can work on those and post on the 15th.

Pretty Mini Paris by Satsuma Street.  The magazine was gifted to me by our awesome hostess Jo.  I stitched the windmill.

TUSAL This is where we save our (ORTS) or floss and yarn ends and post a picture of them on the New Moon.  This is being hosted by Sharon of It's Daffycat.  Don't tell anybody, but Kate and I are up to 14 different projects for the April challenge next year.  I have been doing more crocheting than cross stitching the last couple weeks.

Yarn ORTS

Floss ORTS

Look at the RAK with all its lovely gifts.  This was received from the super duper Kaye of Kitten Stitching.

Isn't that an awesome nail file?

Thanks for looking.  Linda

Crocheting and a little Stitching

Hi Blogger Friends.  I would like to thank all of you for visiting my blog and leaving such awesome comments.  I really enjoy reading them and they are truly appreciated.  (I did want to mention that I am still leaving comments on your blogs but your not getting an email from me.)  As the title says, I have been doing a lot of crocheting and very little stitching.  It seems like every summer I get in a stitching slump.

Australia by Clouds Factory

Pretty Little London by Satsuma Street.  I did the blue on the ferris wheel.

Cinderella's Castle - I did make some good progress on this one in 3 days.
7-31-15

6-30-15

Tama had asked to see some of my variegated yarn.  This is 30 different colors.  I have about 80 more.  (I have been collecting yarn since 1972 when I taught myself to crochet.)

These are squares for 2 afghans.  I only need to make 219 more.

These will become squares for 2 more afghans.  I only need 170 more.  (Circle 1, 2 and 4 on the bottom row are from yarn bought in the 70's.)

These are squares for 4 more afghans.  I need 24 more top squares, 7 more of the one on the left and 109 of the one on the right.  See those little tiny squares on the bottom - I only need 394 more of those.
I only have 2 afghans left to start.

Thanks for looking.  Back to crocheting.   Linda