I have been doing this cross stitch for so many years now that it isn't funny! It is almost finished thanks to a burst on it in the last few weeks... methinks maybe if I just keep it out it will get done! Unfortunately the colour of the threads is quite different to the picture (cool rather than warm colours) which has always disappointed me and probably made me more reluctant to get it done!
I have now done 3 Fair and Square rounds and these are the two I have received so far! Ruths one really matches my lounge room and I think I found the perfect frame to reflect the borders in it. I'm so pleased!
Last week I received on from Chris which is also gorgeous and the frame I picked up for $3 is perfect though the photo probably doesn't do it so much justice. I really like the bright colours in it!
I have recently dug this cross stitch out again... probably a reflection of how I'm feeling at the moment! It is progressing slowly but surely!
At Christmas I started this bolero but when I'd knitted the fronts together I realised that the dye lots of the wool were really quite different. So... off I went to find the same dye lot and now I just need to find some motivation to finish it! Starting over is never that easy... even if it is only one side and quick to knit!
My son's pj's are well on the way! I finished him a pair a couple of days ago with collar and buttons but this is a new pattern with a v-neck and no buttons! I'm hoping it will be quick... I also have to cut some out for my daughter! I'm thinking these will be the size for next winter which will be great!
My son's pj's are well on the way! I finished him a pair a couple of days ago with collar and buttons but this is a new pattern with a v-neck and no buttons! I'm hoping it will be quick... I also have to cut some out for my daughter! I'm thinking these will be the size for next winter which will be great!
I started this set of cross stitches and got the most of one done watching TV the other night but I really have lost the white so I'm thinking the aida on the right is going to be a better match and more striking! Sigh! Ah well, it was quick and not too complex!This is the start of a rug I'm knitting for a friend's little lad. I love the colours and the yarn. Every second colour strip is in moss or double moss which makes it much slower going. I hope that I will get it done for his Christmas! By then I may not want to part with it!!! It will match his room perfectly though!
I am madly knitting a vest for my husband's birthday which is in a week! Fortunately it is 1/2 done and on 5 1/2mm needles which makes it very quick. I think that the colour will suit him nicely and it's manly enough! I am just itching to get going on the front so I can see how I go with the cable down the front.
I am also trying to get finished on a wall hanging that was supposed to have been finished when the kids were really little... and if I don't finish it soon they'll be leaving home!!!! It's rather country so I don't quite know where I'll put it, especially since I've pretty much run out of wall space, but it is one of those things that desperately needs finishing!
Well, I think that's enough to keep me going for a bit! There are a million other 1/2 finished projects in my stash and I think I'll gradually list them on my to-do lists down the side! I'll also try to put up some more pics of completed projects that I can find around my house! Now I'm off to do a spot of knitting before I hit the sack! Night night from Downunder!
2 comments:
Welcome to blogging, love the projects that you are working on.
Goodness, I'm exhausted just from looking at all those WIPs. It all looks great, though, and I look forward to seeing the finshes.
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