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Dogwood and Hummingbird. I've finished it! Only took 2 days. Why didn't I finish it months ago? I got frustrated with it when I started doing the back stitching on the back of one of the Hummingbirds. It was so confusing to stitch because the lines are diagonal across the squares and the back stitch thread is barely a different color than the stitches I had to stitch over. I had a hard time seeing them. I had a terrible time keeping straight which ones I'd done. I decided to put it away for awhile. Ended up being 2 years! Last week I joined a couple Cross Stitch groups on Facebook and got inspired to finish it. I looked at the pattern again and figured out a way to stitch it without getting lost or confused. It feels so good to get it done. Now I just need to wash it, block it, mount it, and frame it. I should be able to enter this one in the fair this year. Huzzah! I've also done a bit on the applique Christmas stocking. I'm enjoying it immensely. Yesterday, bad ba

This is where I'm at on the Mini Star Trek cross stitch project. All the characters are done. I'm about half done with the names of the characters. Now I have to figure out what I'm going to do for a border and I want to put something at the top. Perhaps the words "to boldly go" or something like that, and a little Enterprise ship somewhere. After a week of gorgeous weather, we are having a rainy day, which I am enjoying immensely. The cleaned gutter is working perfectly. There is no more waterfall coming down in front of the back door. It was worth the effort. The knee is healing. I have been able to sleep in my bed the past 2 nights, fairly comfortably too, for the first time since spraining my knee. I have enjoyed the sleep so much, and I think getting sleep is helping the knee heal faster. I've got times during the day with no pain. I'm also getting some energy back. I've come to terms with sweet hubby going back to school. It could end up being a

I have made 30 layette sets since I started making them for KnitWits. What's really amazing is that I haven't tired of them yet. Usually I can't stand making the same thing over and over again. This is the 4th set for the year. I can get 2 blankets from one yard of fleece because it's 60 inches wide. I found this yarn in my stash after purchasing the fabric. I am so pleased with it. The cardigan. Pattern : Super Natural Stripes by Fawn Pea Size : 0-6 months Yarn : Premier Yarns Everyday Soft Worsted Prints by Deborah Norville Content : 100% Acrylic, worsted weight Color : Red Rocks Yarn : Caron Simply Soft Content : 100% Acrylic, worsted weight Color : Autumn Red Needles : Circular size 7 Started : May 22, 2018 Finished : May 27, 2018 Comments : I love how this yarn knit up. The striping is awesome.  A doggy button. By the way, in case you haven't figured it out, I'm using the same pattern as usual, just not doing the stripes. This yarn stripes itself. The hat.

Not doing much blogging of late, not that I haven't had something to blog about. I have had lots to blog about. Just haven't been able to sit down at my computer. It's actually a bit frustrating cuz I want to blog more than I have been. I have been doing lots of knitting, cross stitching, and embroidering though. I've got layette sets finished. Here's number 29. The Cardigan Pattern :  Super Natural Stripes  by Fawn Pea Size : 0-6 months Yarn : Jojoland Invention Content : 80% Acrylic/20% Wool, worsted weight Color : 3 Wva Yarn : Unknown Acrylic Content : 100% Acrylic, worsted weight Color : Black Needles : Circular size 5 and 7 Started : May 10, 2018 Finished : May 18, 2018 Comments : I started out thinking this yarn would look good with some fabric I already have, but it knit up quite differently than I thought it would and looked horrendous with my fabric. So I decided to knit everything up, then go find fabric to match. The yarn is plyed to have 2 variegated col