Out the Door

I finished up the zodiac cat Libra and the piece is out the door on its way to Canada. I can't count this toward my project challenge because I used nothing of my own on it. I still feel the accomplishment of getting something done, at least. Now on to the next person's in this round robin - another zodiac, but completely different.

Calendar Cat

The cat's coming along for this. I'm over halfway done. For some reason, I'm not a Margaret Sherry fan. I'll be glad to get it done. There really isn't anything new to learn from this piece, but I'm sure the person it's for will love it. I'm hoping to have it done this week.

Stashed

My husband went to Houston this week and while he was there stopped at Chaparral, a needlepoint store. He got me these four skeins of Needle Necessities floss in these beautiful colors. The women there, he tells me, didn't quite know what to do with him, especially since he just wanted to browse on his own. I love the colors - he knows my taste. Now to figure out what to use them in.


This fabric is for the Celtic Mystery - the eleventh in Chatelaine's big mystery series. The finished piece has already been claimed, and the claimant wants it worked on this fabric - Phantom from Picture This Plus. I got it in a 28 count so I will have an easier time with the beads. Of course it's more lovely in person. The first part of the mystery doesn't start until January first, though.

Last of the Blues

The last of the blues on the first quarter of part three was added this week. It's -so-close to being done. I'll be adding the specialty stitches once I'm done with all four sides and the beads at the end, as usual. I'm just really happy to be making it to a definitive progress point very soon.

Another Blue Done

The second blue color is done on the second quarter. It's soooo close! I'll definitely be finished with the second side before Christmas. With the thread left in my needle, I started the third corner. I really doubt I'll get that one done before the new year, though. It's coming along. There's only one more row of "stuff" beyond this. The goal for next year is to have the whole thing completed.

Going Up

I've decided to work on the upper half of the Lady first. There's less to do on the top because the cut off I used for edge to edge ended up being about 2/3 of the way up. Now to get cracking. It's all straightforward cross stitch, so it's pretty easy to do. And there are larger blocks of one color than I'd expect from this kind of piece, but I'm not complaining.

Ornamental Finish

I completed the ornament I talked about starting yesterday. It didn't take more than a couple of hours to do - a really quick stitch. My husband claims I like tone on tone stuff too much. I think he says that because it's hard to photograph. I think it came out really well and will finish it up into a small pillow ornament some time this weekend. Since the ornament pattern was a freebie and it was stitched from stash, this counts as my twentieth finish on my project challenge. Only five more to go!