Bugs and Rabbits!

Hey Blog Buddies,

During the WIPocalypse update, I mentioned that I had started on Raise the Roof's "Crabby All Year" and showed you my start for June.  I had originally intended to do only one "month" per rotation, but enthusiasm got the better of me this week.  So here is June:

I'm not a fan of bugs, but I do like this square.

My favorite is the caterpillar.

The designer calls it a centipede.

But I had never seen a red and yellow centipede

(and I've seen a lot of centipedes!),

so I shortened it's legs,

and it's now a cute little caterpillar!

The lettering and the "gnats" flying around

appear to be black,

but they are really DMC 939

(dark, dark blue!).

I had intended to continue on to July, but--hello!--

April, May and June are all on the same row!

So I backtracked to May's rabbits.

And here is May:

The design called for DMC 420 for the rabbit,

but I substituted WDW's Cappuccino.

Stitchers like me probably should not use overdyes.

Notice how stripey the rabbit is?

That's because I almost always

insist on crossing my stitches the Danish way.

But this design is a little zany anyway,

so the rabbit stays the way he is.

It seems like the lettering could be

a little larger in this square.  Hmmm.

I'll wait until the project is finished

before I make any decision to change the letters.

The weather in these parts has

been just beautiful the last couple of days.

Hope the weather where you are

is just what you like.

Thanks for visiting!