Livin' La Needle Loca

 ...and a finished object. I finished beading the Mermaids of the Deep Blue Sea cross stitch project! Here is the first look at the finished project: Specs: Started 4/1/2023 Finished 11/11/2023 Stitching completed 9/14/2023 Pattern by Mirabilia 32 count Belfast Linen in Blue-Grey I still need to lace it to acid-free foam core and buy a frame for it, but that will have to wait until after the holidays. WIPs Roll Call Worked On: Hip To Be Square quilt (quilting) Sandwiched and started machine quilting Mermaid’s Lagoon Socks (knitting) [ Ravelry ] Working on the second pattern repeat. Ocean Ripples Wrap (knitting) [ Ravelry ]  Added a couple of rows. Winged Dreams (cross stitch) Still working on the body. No Work This Week: Illusion Cube Blanket (knitting) [ Ravelry ]  Look Through My Window quilt for me (quilting) Mermaids of the Deep Blue Sea (cross stitch) Ocean Ripples Wrap...

 ...and I seriously need to keep up with posting. Too much life happening right now! Finished: 10/6 Pacific Waters Tapestry [ Ravelry ] Weft: 8/4 Maysville Carpet Warp in White Warp: Handspun yarns Beads and charms from stash 10/7 October Moonshine Handspun [ Ravelry ] Falkland 1 (4.3 oz)  and 2 (4.4 oz) from The Yarn Wench Two singles plied with Trendsetter Luna in Copper 85.4 yds. chain-ply, 6 WPI 9/30 Mid Century Deco Quilt (quilting) Books: Glitter, Shannon Mayer The Spy Coast, Tess Gerritsen Final Fury, Annabel Chase Memories of the Falls, Elle Gray Gray Seas, Hailey Edwards Gary Days, Hailey Edwards Catch Her Death, Melinda Leigh Things We Hide From, Lucy Score Things We Left Behind, Lucy Score A Code To Kill, Elle Gray Forever Never, Lucy Score Unicorns Don’t Cry, Kim McDougall Crazy As A Loon, Hailey Edwards The Beach House on Amelia Island, Hope Holloway Started: 10/3 Mermaid’s Lagoon Socks (knitting) [ Ravelry ] 10/7 October Moonshi...

 ...and Happy November! Not much has changed since last week. I'm still working on the same projects, making some progress, but not a lot. One thing new this week was creating an Ofrenda for my mother, sister, and brother. This is the first year that I've made one. I found enough things to add to it for this year, but I hope to expand it for next year. WIPs Roll Call Worked On: Mermaid’s Lagoon Socks (knitting) [ Ravelry ] Working on the second pattern repeat. Ocean Ripples Wrap (knitting) [ Ravelry ]  Added a couple of rows. Mermaids of the Deep Blue Sea (cross stitch) Still beading the bodies. Winged Dreams (cross stitch) Working on the body. No Work This Week: Illusion Cube Blanket (knitting) [ Ravelry ] Less Salmon More Run (spinning) [ Ravelry ] Look Through My Window quilt for me (quilting) Singularity Shawl (knitting) [ Ravelry ]   Sky Lanterns Shawl (knitting) [ Ravel...