WIP-it Wednesday...

...Happy July!

I'm spending part of my day photographing the fiber that I want to spin for Tour de Fleece and getting it loaded into Ravelry. TdF starts July 4th and runs through July 26th. My goal is to spin down my Yarn Wench stash, but I might throw in a Greenwood Fiberworks braid if I get tired of spinning Falkland or art yarns.

One thing I haven't talked about yet is the old project that surfaced during my unpacking the studio. In 2001, a co-worker and I started a cross-stitch baby afghan. We used the Alphabet Mania Charts from Heart in Hand. We each did two or three letters at a time.

The charts originally called for Weeks Dyeworks threads, but that's not the best choice for a baby afghan because the threads tend to run when washed. We switched to standard and variegated DMC colors, which are more colorfast. In addition, we weren't happy with some of the letters. We changed J from jingle bells to jack-o-lantern and K from key to to kite, both more kid-oriented. We also changed the colors on a few squares -- the colors for Q for Quilt were too orange. It was my turn to do the next few letters and I think I did Q, R, and started S. Why we stopped the project I don't remember. 

I decided to finish the project and get it out of my hibernating projects. I finished S and T. I redesigned U and started stitching a more colorful version. 

WIPs Roll Call
Worked On:

1. Alphabet Afghan (cross stitch)
   Finished S and T. Redesigned U and started stitchingit.
2. Studio
   Ordered new thread cases and reorganized Kreinik threads; moved sewing patterns into a new container.

No Work This Week:

1. California Red Poppy Handspun (spinning) [Ravelry] 
2. Herding Cats quilt (quilting) 
3. Illusion Cube Blanket (knitting) [Ravelry]  
4. La Cat-trina quilt (quilting)  
5. Morgana (cross stitch)
6. My Recipes (cooking) 
7. Road to Chaos (quilting)   
8. Starwoman (cross stitch)  
9. Website (other) 

Queued for Starting

1. Moon Lets Sun Shine (or Luna y Sol) quilt (quilting)
2. Summer Typography (cross stitch) 

Ready for Finishing:

1. Finishing work for some old crewel pictures (sewing)
2. August 1997 Hat-of-the-Month (cross stitch)
3. Bring Us Good Cheer
4. CATrina (cross stitch) 
5. Cherub Garden (cross stitch) 
6. Collector's Heart 2026 (cross stitch) 
7. Ewe Can Build a Snowman pincushion (cross stitch) 
8. Happy Pumpkin needleroll (cross stitch)
9. Horrified! mini (cross stitch) 
10. Making Spirits Bright (cross stitch)
11. Peaceful Night (cross stitch)
12. Primrose Path (cross stitch) 
13. Sea Dandelion (cross stitch)
14. Star (cross stitch) 
15. Stay Warm (cross stitch) 

UFOs/Hibernation:

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