Having taken December out to stitch on festive stitching, I'm back with Jamie and Claire. I've just finished page 5!
Through The Eye Of My Needle
Finishes, WIPs and wishes. When I'm not gardening, I'm stitching. I learned to cross stitch when I was 17 and I haven't looked back. A day without any x's is a wasted day.
Monday 22 January 2024
January 2024
Happy New Year!
I've been learning how to crochet over the past couple of months and I now spend my Saturday crafting sessions with a crochet hook, a laminated US/UK conversion guide and various free charts from t'interweb practicing with a load of old wool.
Like my stitching, I'll be uploading my journey with the hooks.
Sunday 7 January 2024
Year's End 2023.
I haven't been as regular posting updates on here during 2023 but that doesn't mean I haven't been stitching.
From previous entries, you'll know that I've picked up Outlander to complete for a dear friend, and I've stitched almost exclusively since then on that project. Until December when I switched to something to bring out the festive cheer in me.
This was the update for Outlander:
Sunday 24 September 2023
The Gift of Stitching
On 26th August I made the decision to complete this project for a very good friend who can no longer stitch comfortably. As you can see in the first photo, a little of the pale grey has been worked and to my relief the top stitches lay the same way my own do, so I haven't had to adapt my style. I wouldn't have unpicked any of her work.
Saturday 7 January 2023
Hogwarts Common Rooms
Now hubby has framed the final picture, I can share the full set.
Sunday 1 January 2023
Hufflepuff Common Room at Christmas
In just 5 months 9 days, the final common room is complete. With just 6 minutes until 2022 came to a close, the last backstitches were added to Hufflepuff's festive scene.