Hi there! It has finally turned cool here (thank goodness). The cornfield has been harvested and looks so lonely now. The soybeans have turned a lovely shade of gold so they will be harvested next. I have started fall housecleaning which, if you're new to my blog, means an entire dismantling of the house and clean everything from the ceiling down to shampooing the carpet. I am allowing one week per room since this year I am also caulking around all the windows, doors, and floorboards. We'll see if that doesn't help with how drafty this place gets in winter!
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A little late in the year, but I was playing with the GIF maker before life got hectic and made this little button for the SAL. Feel free to use it if you want. :)
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I have finished May's lily of the valley, finally! I do like it now that it is finished but it was a struggle to get it done. I am sorry that I do not have a "movie" of my stitches for this one. I may go back and make one later when I have time to sit down. I have yet to start June's flower, the wild rose, as I just picked up the huck towel this past weekend. I did manage to get it kitted up though!
I am still considering changing some of the colors. I am missing three, the hazelnut and the two lightest apricots. I'm fine with the unknown brown I fished out of my stash but not sure the lighter pinks fit in. Maybe I will start with the other colors and buy the missing ones whenever I can get down to the store.
Technical Details
- "May: Lily of the Valley" freebie pattern by Ellen Maurer-Stroh, found here
- 2 over 1 on 14-count ecru huck towel (called for 3 over but I thought 2 looked okay)
- Finished size: 4.50 x 4.50" (11,50 x 11,50 cm)
- Started: July 9, Finished: September 13. 12 hours.
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| doily by my great-great aunt |
Lookit, lookit! I am so excited at winning such a stunning batch of floss from
Santa Nancy! I won Mother's flower garden!! I have left them in the box because they look so pretty and I want to keep them looking pretty and not full of cat hair haha. When I saw that I had won these lovelies from Nancy, the first chart that popped in my head was the
"Welcome" chart (just visible in the thrifty stash picture) I picked up on a trip to visit friends. I will have to consider it some more but I think they would look lovely with that design.
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Update on the
pixel square afghan CAL: I have finished the snowman! I
despise that black yarn. It says it's the same weight as all my others (mostly Red Heart Super Saver) but it was so not. You can kind of see the distortion of the square in this picture caused by it. It will block out, but still! I liked the applique star idea from the Christmas tree so much that I decided to make a little holly and berries applique for his hat. Of course, I promptly misplaced them. :) They will turn up eventually. Or, if they do not, they are not difficult to make so I will make more. And then the others will turn up for sure. I have not yet started the next square, the sleigh.
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And knitting: I can knit a thing! This is my first little (and very messy) dishcloth, #3 from
this freebie pattern on Ravelry. There is one very obvious mistake that I will need to ask the ladies about at the next knitting get-together. I am guessing I slipped a stitch but didn't notice until I was several repeats away. Let me tell you, casting off was an adventure all on its own. I apparently knit (and crochet) tight and that doesn't work well casting off! I could barely squeeze my needles back under the stitches let alone slide the one up and over, yikes. Maybe I should practice that more and my tension will improve for both yarny endeavors!
PS. I have TEMPORARILY disabled comments. I am so sorry. Nothing is wrong! This time of year is very busy for me and I can't make comments like I normally do. I would feel guilty receiving comments knowing that I couldn't reciprocate. I have been reading but staying quiet. Thank you for understanding. >_<
