Monday, March 16, 2009

Third Part Tangled


This is the third part of Zentangle, all done. I received the fourth part via email this evening, but I am not working on it until I get to Kosovo with it. I've been busy packing and such today - and will be leaving tomorrow evening! I'll still be updating my blog daily, though, and bringing stitching with me.

Nearly Banded


I'm almost at the end of band eight; all that needs to be done is the rest of the bottom line. The problem with this, like the problem with the top line, is that I unplied soysilk to do it. This makes it -very hard- to work with. It shreds and falls apart if you look at it funny. I don't think I'll do it again any time soon, but I need to continue in order to get this band done.

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Workshop in the Second Part


After spending so much time on Part One, I did all of Part Two in one week. All that's necessary is Part Three and it's done. No cross stitches were in the second part, only Jessicas. I think it's looking pretty elegant.

Friday, March 13, 2009

Part Five Started


This stitchalong has been moving really fast; I'm about halfway done. I've got a lot of blackwork to do on this section, too, but it's got more green than the others so far.

Thursday, March 12, 2009

March of the Crabs


This is the third of the round robins I'm currently participating in - the one where each person embellishes a small block. Simona's theme was under the sea. It's a popular one going around in the group, but this was the first I'd worked on and I wasn't really inspired until I got the idea for button crabs. Then the rest came together. I've got coral, fishies in the kelp, some starfish, some pearls, and the crabs. They were super easy to do and I think they came out cute.

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

More Squiggles


I added a lot more squiggles this time and finished them up for the moment. Next step is a dark green wavy line ... the last delimiter of the piece. It's getting pretty close to done, but it looks like the actual finish will have to wait for Kosovo.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Fancy Panel


This week, I worked mainly on the left light panel of her skirt. There are a lot of blank areas - they all get beads. I'm getting less stitching done than I'd like this week, as I've been doing a lot of running around doing last minute things before the trip.