This is why there has been no knitting around here:
Yes, it is all about the cross-stitch around here, at least until Santa is no longer headless.
Posts Tagged ‘Cross Stitch’
Not Knitting
Posted in In Progress, Non-Knitting Projects, tagged Christmas, Cross Stitch, Stockings on August 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One Stitch at a Time
Posted in In Progress, Non-Knitting Projects, Stash Enhancement, Test Knitting, tagged Cross Stitch, Gardiner Yarn Works, Knit Picks, Knitting, Laced Slippers, Loopy Ewe, Sample Knitting, Sanguine Gryphon, Santa, Santa's Journey, Sonny & Shear, Stockings, Test Knitting, Xmas, Yarntini on October 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last week, I knit something. I can’t show you (yet), but I can tell you this: It’s a test knit for Chrissy Gardiner’s forthcoming book, it was fun and fast, and I think it’s an excellent pattern for people who’ve been wanting to try toe-up socks but have been a little intimidated.
Okay, that’s all I’m [...]
Now with Even Less Knitting!
Posted in In Progress, Non-Knitting Projects, Socks, tagged Cross Stitch, Knit Picks, Knitting, Moving, Real Estate, Socks, Stockings, Summer of Socks, Test Knitting, WIP, Xmas on July 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The last several months have been interesting around here. We decided to try to sell our house and move a couple of miles eastward. We found a house we liked, and we had an offer on our house, and then one day into the escrow, the buyer pulled out. Our contract with our realtor expired, [...]
One Week to Spare
Posted in Baby, Finished, Non-Knitting Projects, tagged Cross Stitch, Santa, Stockings, Xmas on December 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Last night, I put the finishing touches on Checking His List. I trimmed the selvedge, hand-stitched the hem at the top of the aida cloth, braided the yarn for the loop, and stitched that onto the side. K’s coworker had sewn up the seam for us Monday night. It’s now hanging proudly over the fireplace. [...]
Stashdown 2008
Posted in In Progress, Non-Knitting Projects, tagged Cross Stitch, Mishaps, Ravelry, Stockings, WIP, Xmas on December 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Last night, as I was outlining a candy cane in Santa’s pocket, I discovered a mistake. Three little red stitches, painstakingly placed… one stitch to the left of where they should have been.
I adjusted the outline and moved on. I am so not ripping out three stitches less than two weeks before Christmas Eve. I [...]
Pictureless
Posted in In Progress, Lace, Non-Knitting Projects, tagged Cross Stitch, Knitting, Lace, Secret of the Stole, Stockings, WIP, Xmas on December 5, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I meant to take a picture of Checking His List this morning, I really did. It’s coming along nicely. I’m way down at the bottom, stitching in the toys in Santa’s bag.
I am well aware that it’s less than 3 weeks ’til Christmas. Maybe I should have bought that little pink Baby’s First Christmas stocking [...]
WiP Wednesday
Posted in In Progress, Lace, Non-Knitting Projects, tagged Baby, Cross Stitch, Lace, Santa, Secret of the Stole, Stockings, WIP, Wraps, Xmas on November 7, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I had Halloween off from work, so, while Little Miss napped, I finished clue #3 of Secret of the Stole. I seem to be falling farther and farther behind. And I’m okay with that.
I have no idea what the theme is. For a while, I thought the large motifs might be flowers, and then someone [...]
Wednesday Again?
Posted in In Progress, Non-Knitting Projects, Socks, tagged Cross Stitch, Favorite Socks, Interweave, Knitting, Meida's Socks, Nancy Bush, Pinwheel Blanket, Socks, Stockings, WIP, Xmas on October 3, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Oh, I have been busy. But first, an important announcement.
Very, very soon (like, this weekend) Aimee is doing the Lupus Walk. This is a cause near and dear to my heart, so you know I’ve already contributed. She’s getting closer to her fundraising goal, but let’s push it over the top. Besides that warm and [...]
WiP Wednesday, At Long Last
Posted in In Progress, Non-Knitting Projects, tagged Amish Shadows, Cross Stitch, Knitting, Snicket, Socks, Stockings, WIP, Xmas on September 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This WiP Wednesday thing is working out really well, eh? While I haven’t been posting, I have been busily stitching away on Checking His List.
I’m nearly done with the top half of the chart, if you don’t count the backstitch detailing. Or the lines where Little Miss’ real name goes, which I’m saving for last.
Sunday [...]
WiP Wednesday: Christmas in July
Posted in Baby, In Progress, Non-Knitting Projects, tagged Checking His List, Cross Stitch, Santa, Stockings, WIP, Xmas on July 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
For months, I’ve been saying that I wanted to cross-stitch new Christmas stockings for the family. K has a stocking her mom made for her when she was little, but my stocking is plain red fake fur (although my dad did recently send me my childhood stocking), and Little Miss doesn’t have one yet. So, [...]
