With the pattern updated I am back to work at the actual cross stitch, but it’s currently slow going. With the pattern updated it is really becoming clear just how scattered the stitches I’m working on are now. I am currently scanning through the pattern, adding one or two stitches of brown every few dozen […]
Category: crafting
Finished! First self-made shawl pattern
In the previous post “December Double Trouble – part two” I introduced a shawl pattern I made up, and I have have now finished the main body of the shawl. I think it came out pretty nice! Since I ended up needing to buy a second ball of self stripping yarn to complete the pattern […]
Mid Month Middle Earth 19
There wasn’t much progress done on the actual pattern this month as I needed to get some background work done. I finally decided to bite the bullet and update my pattern sheet by marking off all the completed stitches in black. I now have a better idea of what still needs to be done, but […]
To all the stars in the sky: Needlepoint
In what feels like a re-occuring theme on this blog, I have once again failed to find a pattern that did what I was looking for and so decided to make the pattern myself. This time I was looking for a night sky themed needlepoint and none of the patterns actually matched what I was […]
Mid Month Middle Earth 18
It’s been a pretty slow month when it comes to working on the map, and I’ve just been plodding my way through one shade of brown, after tan, after slightly lighter brown. We haven’t gotten to the point where I need to start marking off the squares I’ve already completed in black ink but it’s […]
New Years Resolution: learning preferences
My embroidery resolution has continued and as time has gone on I have found that I have a pretty notable stitch preferences. I think that’s pretty common in most hobbies, there is always something that will be easier for someone to do one thing rather than another, and I’ve seen it in both my knitting […]
Mid Month Middle Earth 17
We are onto another shade of brown. As I am going on I am thinking about having to shade the portion I’ve already done with black ink, just to make it easier to pick out the parts I still need to work on. I’m not planning to do it yet, but I might if I […]
Fandom Fun: Having a Blast
Going back to fandom projects we have another from Legend of Zelda: Windwaker. A bomb flower! In game, these flowers grow all over the islands and when you pick them up you have a brief time to move them before they blow up. These are much safer options, since the only thing that will happen […]
Mid Month Middle Earth 16
There is a point where you start to question your decisions when it comes to long projects. It’s a little early for this project in particular but soon I’m pretty sure I’ll be getting there. As I’m filling out more of the first section I am starting to come across one of the things you […]
New Year Resolution: Going Swimmingly
At the new year I gave myself a pretty simple resolution: actually doing some needle point embroidery patterns. I’ve done cross-stitch for years and thought about doing needlepoint but always felt too overwhelmed to actually start. That changes this year. The first pattern I’ve started with is pretty simple – just a chain stitch and […]