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The last lunar cycle was quite productive- I finished 2 projects (one of which was tagged for the WIPocalypse) and made significant progress on another.   First up is my Mask of Colors QS by Heaven and Earth designs, stitched 2 over 1 full cross on 22 ct lugana, the…

Pattern: by Midsummer’s Night Designs Materials: Picture this Plus “Melo” belfast linen, Thread Gatherer Silk n’ Colors #178 “Cherry Wine” Finished Size: ~6″ square Time to stitch: About 1 month in 2013 I started this a few days before Valentine’s Day, hoping to make a gift for my husband.  I…

Pattern by Joan Elliott Materials: “Karma” belfast linen by Silkweaver (old), threads, etc as charted Finished Size: ~10″ x 14″ Time to stitch: 2 months (January 19-March 21, 2013) Here is Joan Elliott’s “Winter Fairy”.  I am exceedingly pleased with how she turned out, the detail is amazing.  And I’m…

Here’s my project, HAED’s Mask of Colors QS, or as I like to refer to it, Confetti-tastic.  I’m stitching her on 22 count lugana, full cross, 2 over 1.  I really prefer to stitch with 2 because I like the loop start, but it’s a tight squeeze on 22 count. …

February was sort of a wash, personally.  Flu visited my house and some things we were hoping to get done didn’t happen.  Everything except stitching felt like too much work.  First, I picked up Unicorn Mystique.  This is the oldest project in my UFO pile, started in June 2007.  Here’s…

This past weekend turned out great for being a hermit and stitching, as I’ve been getting over the flu and my dear husband has been developing it.  Plus, it was a long weekend thanks to the President’s Day holiday. First, I worked on Unicorn Mystique.  I was hoping to finish…

Well, after finishing Voyage at Sea, my UFO count was down to 7 and I decided to start something new, bring it back up to 8.  There was a lot of hemming and hawing, some floss sorting (from kits), a few floss tosses, but I eventually decided on Mirabilia’s Petal…

Pattern: Dimensions Gold Petite #6847 “Voyage at Sea” Materials: 18 count ivory aida with floss as kitted Size: 5 x 7 inches (small but detailed!) Time to knit: 4 months (off and on) This was one of my 2013 WIPocalypse goals (No. 5).  Here is what it looked like prior…