More Progress

Poor baby girl has been suffering with a nasty upper respiratory infection for the last several days, so she's been my main focus. Doctor says it's not serious, we just need to let it run its course. She has some medicine but hates taking it. And she's just miserable, poor thing. I feel terrible because I can't explain to her why she feels terrible!

So, I have a lot to show you. I'd meant to break this up into several shorter posts, but as the deadline for a lot of the SALs is today, I have to combine everything into one long post.

First up, crochet progress. I finished putting black on all my pink roses and attached the first row of squares. Only 55 more to go!

In the midst of digging through my UFO box, I came across thirty burgundy roses I had made for another project and decided not to use. They were too pretty to frog, so I'm turning them into a baby blanket for a coworker of Tim's. I used Red Heart Super Saver Spring Green for the leaves, Perfect Pink for the double granny round, and am joining the squares with Shocking Pink.

Now, on to stitching. I have two more finishes! I still can't believe I finished five pieces in August! (Of course, I started a lot more.)

Here's Amazing by Kincavel Krosses (free chart):

And here's I Never Finish Anyth from Pixel Power Design:

Small finishes, but still finishes.
And (drum roll, please), I have my first FFO!

It's not perfect. There are a few things I think I'll do differently next time. But, all in all, I'm very pleased with my first finishing efforts.

This leads me to SALs, as this ornament is for the Christmas Ornament SAL hosted by Kaye of Kitten Stitching.

Kaye is also hosting two other SALs I'm participating in, the Prairie Schooler SAL and the Americana SAL.

 

For the Prairie Schooler SAL, I couldn't decide which piece to focus on, so I'm working on two. On the left is Santa's 12 Days of Christmas Day 2, and on the right is Prairie Schooler Santa 1984 (the first one in the series).

For the Americana SAL, I'm working on Stars and Stripes by Ursula Michael. I haven't made much progress on this, just the border on the center quilt.

I have been making progress on some of my other SAL pieces. For the Tuesday Pretty Little City SAL I do with Linda and Jo, I've been adding stitches to New York. There's a lot more to the building on the left now.

For the YOTA SAL hosted by Pull the Other Thread, I finally dusted off Cluttered and resumed working on it. I'm taking a break from the cabinet and working on the items on top of it.

I've been slowly plugging along with Cinderella's Castle for A New Stitchy Start:

 

And, finally, I have several new starts. You know me, I can't finish one without starting at least three more! 

Cat Lessons for People by Lizzie Kate:

March Calendar Girl by Little House Needleworks:

Dragon of Fire by Dragon Dreams (free chart):

Coffee Crazy by Lizzie Kate:

Spooky by Lizzie Kate:

Treats by Lizzie Kate:

Box of Delights by Blackwork Journey (free chart):

S is for Sewing by Prairie Schooler:

E is for Embroidery by Jeremiah Junction:

Is It Coffee Yet? by Lizzie Kate

I have been working on a new stitchy rotation for almost a month now and am really, really happy with it. I've made a lot of progress on a lot of different pieces. It's a bit complicated so I'll save the details and progress pics for another post. But I am trying to integrate the same idea into my crocheting.

Thanks for reading and looking. I'll try to get around to all your lovely posts in the next couple days.
Blessings :-)

 

N is for...

Little House NEEDLEWORKS

I discovered this designer back in December and love the simplicity of the charts. I'm working on getting all of the Calendar Girls; you saw January back on my J post, so I'll show you February today. (I also have March but haven't started her yet.)

February Calendar Girl

Start #60, started March 1, 2015

Progress as of April 16, 2015:

And N is for
NEWBORN Crochet
I made all of these for Alex right before she was born. I think she wore the sweater once, but she uses the washcloths every time she has a bath, and she still plays with the rattle.

Jellybean Sweater Pattern

Tiny Towel Pattern

Owl Baby Rattle Pattern

It's way past my bedtime, but I've been getting in some good stitching and blog reading time. But now I really need to get some sleep.

Thanks for reading and looking.

Blessings :-)

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J is for...

JANUARY Calendar Girl by Little House Needleworks (Start #46)

I really enjoy these designs and have been working on this one off and on for the last couple months. I added a few stitches on the way to Six Flags today.

What she looked like the last time I showed her:

And what she looks like now (not all this progress was today; I just stitched her face and hair today):

It has been a very fun but very long day, so I'm going to bed.

Thanks for reading and looking.

Blessings :-)

This and That and More Starts

Wow, has it really been almost a week since my last post? I've spent most of that time on the couch on a heating pad; I've been having trouble with back pain again. Today's the first day I can move around freely without heating patches and can sit at the computer for an extended period of time. Poor Tim's been home with a severe throat infection most of the week. He's much better today, too.

We got another 3 inches of snow last night. 

Can you see where the dogs have been?

I'm grateful Texas snow is here one day and gone the next (or sometimes the same day). It's already starting to melt.

I have two other projects on my hook right now besides the Mini Rings of Change blanket and 2015 blanket. I'm working on a corner to corner afghan for my new nephew who's due in June.

I'm using a J hook and Red Heart Super Saver in Soft Navy and Delft.

And I'm making a Cowl Neck Poncho for myself; I'm always cold in the house.

Right now, I'm using a K hook and Red Heart Super Saver in Cherry for the cowl part. I have another 6 rounds to do before I start the body of the poncho. Then I'll switch to a J hook, but I'm not sure what color yarn.

I've been continuing with my starts for Debbie's Insane Super Duper Ultimate Crazy January February March Challenge, but I also have progress on three of my starts from January and February.

Start #14: Socks and Underwear by Lizzie Kate.

 February 23

 Now

Start #17: Blessed Are the Quilters by Graph It Arts

January 17

Now

Start #46: Calendar Girls January by Little House Needleworks

 February 23

Now

These are the starts for March so far:

#60: Calendar Girls February from Little House Needleworks

 

#61: There's No Place Like Home (a free chart from The Little Stitcher)

#62: Pretty Little New York from Satsuma Street

(this is a SAL with Jo and Linda so I'll be working on it every Tuesday)

 

#63: Ho Ho Ho Holiday Jingles from Lizzie Kate

#64: Deck the Halls Jingles from Lizzie Kate

Alex is taking a rare nap, so I'm off to do laundry and shovel clutter. I feel like making brownies today, too. That's a bigger priority, right?

Thanks for reading and looking.

Blessings.

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