Rhodes to Nowhere

Rhodes stitches take a lot of time and floss to do, but they're lovely. I completed the Rhodes stitches on one corner and started a second this week; this is going a lot faster than all those cross stitches! I haven't started on the Algerian eye stitches yet, but will soon.

Second Square of the Set

I was working on the second of my four squares when this was taken nearly a week ago. It's coming along pretty well and the motifs are able to be seen pretty well. Still only available at the Marquoir group on the German Yahoo site, and they still do everything in non-English.

Needlepoint Ornament

I decided to go ahead and start my June ornament. It's Poirot by Jim Wurth, part of is dodecagon series. The first step is an outline completely in smyrna cross. I'm almost halfway done with that part. It's not that big, so I shouldn't take too long to complete it, right?

Leaving It Go

I wasn't going to post this today, but Anda asked about it last night, so I am. Just for her. See Anda? I made progress! It'll be done by September 8th, I promise. For the rest of you, that's the date it needs to be sent to the evaluator. There are two more bands after the one I'm working on, and this one's the largest. It'll be worked on more often now that the due date's only a month away.

Rounding Out the Robin

I found a suitable alphabet to fill in the big blank middle online a while ago. It was from a French site, so it was perfect. As you can see, I started it and got two and a half letters done. I'm using Vikki Clayton's Russian Sage premium floss. I like the way it blends with the other colors on the piece.

Brown and White

Small bits of the flag are done, but the major work this week was the skirt. Completed an oval outline of light yellow and made some brown stripes. Goes fast when you work on it daily and there are big, easy blocks to stitch.

Filling in Corners

Finished up the second corner's braiding and started on the third, then did the jessicas on the upper corners. Lots of stitching on this band, and I haven't even gotten near the middle yet.