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 :-)

 

May YOTA

It's YOTA (Year of the Acronym) Check In Day. This is being hosted by Pull the Other Thread. We pick one project and post before and after progress pics on the first Saturday of the month. I've chosen "Cluttered" from Cross Country Stitching magazine. 

 I missed check-in last month (I'm bad about that), but I really didn't work on it much either.

Where I was at the beginning of March:

 Where I am now:

Thanks for reading and looking.

Blessings :-)

Mini Rings of Change Week 11 and YOTA

As always, I'm behind. I made it through round 35. I'm determined to get caught up this weekend!

Beautiful progress was made by my fellow CAL stitchers:

Tama

Jacqui

Linda

Carla

I can see the end in sight! It sure has been a fun CAL, and I'm so happy with my pretty blanket. And I've really enjoyed seeing all the lovely creations made by everyone else. Don't forget, we'll be staring the Mini Spirals of Change in early April if you want to join us. So far, we have Linda, Carla, Tama and myself along for the ride.

Let's do rounds 38-40 this week. That'll leave just the last two rounds for the following week. Of course, if you just can't resist, go ahead and finish early so turtle crocheters like me can see the beautiful finished product!

It's time for the YOTA (or Year of the Acronym) check in. This is being hosted by Pull the Other Thread. I'm working on the Cluttered chart from the 2003 issue of Cross Country Stitching magazine. I missed last month's check in, so this is two months of progress.

Where I was:

Where I Am Now:

I'm hoping to have the cabinet done by next month's check in.

Thanks for reading and looking.

Blessings :-)

YOTA, Turtle Trot, and Mini Rings of Change CAL Week 3

My apologies! I'm late with everything this week. Life is good just very busy right now. We've had some tech problems this week, so all three of us are sharing one computer. Alex is adjusting to a new nap schedule and had a flu shot Friday, so she's been temperamental. And our jewelry convention was terrific (but very draining). Ah, lovely, relaxing Sunday :-)

Lots of stitchy pictures on this post; if you're looking for CAL info, you can just scroll past them to the bottom.

Okay, first up: Turtle Trot. It's being hosted by the lovely Claudette of BAP Attack. We're to pick 10 cross stitch UFOs to work on for the year and post before and after pictures on the 10th of every month.

Here are my 10:

Brown Trotter

God So Loved the World

Sunflower Seeds

Cherished Teddies Roly Poly February

Cherished Teddies Roly Poly March

Cherished Teddies Roly Poly April

Cherished Teddies Roly Poly August

Cherished Teddies Roly Poly September

Lid Up

Next Trick

Next up is YOTA (Year of the Acronym). It's being hosted by the sweet blogger at Pull the Other Thread. We pick a cross stitch UFO to work on for the year and post on the first Saturday of the month. January was a little different; we got an extra week (and I'm still late!).

Here's my pick for the year:

And, finally, Mini Rings of Change CAL. If you scrolled all the way to the bottom to see progress pictures, I'm sorry to disappoint you. I haven't done my assignment this week (rounds 6-7), and I haven't been to anyone's blogs to see their progress. Shameful!! 

But I do have a new assignment for you for week 3. Let's do three rounds this week, 8-10. I'll try to post some new pics soon. If anyone thinks we need to take a week off to catch up, please let me know.

I'm still doing my new starts for the Super Duper Ultimate Crazy Challenge; I'll be back tomorrow with pictures of those.

I'm hoping and wishing for some hooky time this week; my poor hooks and yarn are going to gather dust soon!

Thanks for reading and looking.

Blessings :-)