Two Cross Stitch Finishes, one WIP and some Crochet


I finally finished one of my 2018 starts in the last few weeks. This is Patriotic Angel by Joan Elliott. It was a lot more detailed than I anticipated. I worked on it for most of the first fifteen days of 2020. So happy to see this completed.


Then I started something small: Lemonade by Sapphire Mountain Handcrafts.
This was super quick and fun. I left off the top and bottom borders since they didn't really interest me.


For the last couple of days I have been working on an old WIP. Train Ornament by Dimensions. It is a kit on plastic canvas. I have a bit of a problem with the needle falling out of my work and thus, it is making the stitching take what seems like forever! But in reality it is stitching up a lot faster than I realized. I am sure this will be a finish real soon.



Plus, besides stitching, I have been crocheting. I have completed two winter hats which always feels like a quick and satsifying finish.

One of my co-worker's mother's in law sent me a few leftover balls of yarn. She is moving to an assisted living facility and so I am planning to make a granny square afghan from her stash yarn. Plus, I have enough yarn to use to make up any difference if there isn't enough.

That's all for now. Hope you all are having a really great stitchy week!

Comments

  1. KatieJanuary 30, 2020 at 7:12 AM

    Fantastic finishes. Joan Elliott always seems to take longer than it looks. The train is very cute. The hats look warm and cozy.

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  2. LindaLeeFebruary 11, 2020 at 11:11 AM

    Beautiful finishes! I think the idea of making an afghan from yarn that she has given you is such a nice idea. It seems that the Joan Elliott design is typical of all her designs. Lot's of colors used for shading and all. Very pretty.. Have a wonderful week!

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