WIP-it Wednesday...

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 ...first one of the year.

Sorry, no photos this time. I'm not far enough into the latest cross stitch project to take a photo yet. 

I like this project but I find that I get bored of stitching after a couple of hours. It might be because it seems to be the only craft I can easily move from one room to another while construction is happening.

Today, I decided to spin something just for the variety. Spinning has a calming effect. Calm is needed right about now! 

WIPs Roll Call
Worked On:

  1. Gladiolus Handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
    Started 1/7; spinning the singles
  2. Primrose Path (cross stitch)
    Working on the flowers. I had a small issue because the design requires a Kreinik metallic braid. I know that I have the color in my stash, but all of my Kreinik is stored in a box in the POD. When I looked this morning, that box is at the bottom of the stack in the back of the POD. I really didn't want to buy another spool so I found some DMC metallic that will work. It's used in a small area and I think it will be OK.

No Work This Week:

  1. California Red Poppy Handspun (spinning) [Ravelry] 
  2. My Recipes (cooking) 
  3. Website (other) 

Queued for Starting

  1. Moon Lets Sun Shine (or Luna y Sol) quilt (quilting)

Ready for Finishing:

  1. Finishing work for some old crewel pictures (sewing)
  2. August 1997 Hat-of-the-Month (cross stitch)
  3. CATrina (cross stitch) 
  4. Ewe Can Build a Snowman pincushion (cross stitch) 
  5. Happy Pumpkin needleroll (cross stitch)
  6. Herding Cats quilt (quilting)
  7. Horrified! mini (cross stitch) 
  8. La Cat-trina quilt (quilting) 
  9. Making Spirits Bright (cross stitch)
  10. Peaceful Night (cross stitch)
  11. Road to Chaos (quilting)  
  12. Sea Dandelion (cross stitch)
  13. Star (cross stitch) 

UFOs/Hibernation:

  1. Bear Paw pottery (needlepoint)
  2. Illusion Cube Blanket (knitting) [Ravelry] 
  3. Look Through My Window quilt for me (quilting)
  4. Ocean Ripples Wrap (knitting) [Ravelry] 
  5. Sky Lanterns Shawl (knitting) [Ravelry]
  6. Valley of the Heart's Delight sampler design (cross stitch)

 

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