WIP-it Wednesday...

...and the last day of March.

No photos of WIPs today because I am very close to finishing a handspun and I'm a little frustrated with the by the Sea sampler. Instead, here's today's sunrise.

In other news, I went to a store for the first time since 3/13/2020. I took my sewing machine to a local shop for routine service - cleaning and adjusting tension. I also asked them check for a replacement for a part that is broken, but still functional. It felt strange being in a store and it made me a little anxious. However, the staff was pleasant and friendly and everyone in the store was masked. Baby steps!

WIPs Roll Call
Worked On:

1. By the Sea needle roll (cross stitch)
   Making progress, but some of the designer's decisions are a little frustrating. I'm stitching this on 32-count fabric. The designer has a phrase to be stitched towards the bottom of the sampler. The space between the legs of the lower-case letters is only one thread, making the letters look squished or indistinct. I've skipped the section for now while I rechart a shortened version of the phrase.
   
2. Earthen Hues (spinning) [Ravelry]
   In the process of plying, over 50% complete.
   
3. Pure Comfort Cardigan (knitting) [Ravelry]
   Reached the center of the collar. Hooray!
   

Works In Progress:

1. Look Through My Window quilt for me (quilting) 
2. Illusion hexagons [Ravelry]
   
3. Malachite (needlepoint)
   
4. Marionberry Shawl [Ravelry]

Queued

• Lilith of Labrador mermaid (cross stitch)
  Ready to start
• The Mermaid and the Sea (cross stitch)
  Ready to start; waiting for new scroll rods
  

Waiting for Finishing:

1. Bean Me Up quilt (quilting)
2. Deco Royale (quilting)
3. Do You Hear ornament (cross stitch)
4. Finishing work for some old crewel pictures (sewing)
5. I Saw Christmas ornament
   
6. Mermaid Songs (quilting)
7. Noche de los Muertos quilt (quilting)
8. Renaissance Mermaid (cross stitch) - waiting for frame
   

UFOs/Hibernation:

1. Be My Baby for My Baby (knitting) [Ravelry]
2. Bear Paw pottery (needlepoint)
3. Valley of the Heart's Delight sampler design (cross stitch)