To Stitch or To Knit?

Hey Blog Buddies,
Both stitching and knitting were vying for my attention this past week (which is weird because "I don't knit")!  But 2013 is turning out to be kinda weird all the way around for me so far.  How I solved the problem was--I did a little of both.  I'll show you the knitting first:

This is a pretty big project (for me).

It's going to be a cowl, and the circular needles

are 32 inches long.

I believe I cast on enough for a 40" cowl (159 stitches),

so I can double it up when I wear it,

which will probably not happen until next winter.

I have two skeins of yarn,

and I'm just going to knit until they are both used up!

It's a nice, mindless piece.

The yarn is Malabrigo Merino Worsted again,

 a bit darker than what I used for my mittens,

but certainly in the same color family.

And yes, the piece is all seed stitch.

Stitchers, don't you fret--

I have something for you, too.

Most of you will recognize this as

Little House Needlework's ever-popular

Home of a Needleworker (Too).

I've had this kitted up for a while now,

and it was on my 2013 to-stitch list.

The only things I have left to do are

the house and all the flowering vines.

Oh yes, and the bird's legs!

I used 32-count Belfast Antique Ivory linen

instead of the called-for 28-count,

and it's still working up a bit larger than I thought it would.

The 9" of snow we got last Tuesday is all but gone now.

We've had rain much of this past weekend

in addition to the warmer weather,

so flooding is an issue, but no water in the house yet.

Molly has demanded a rubber raft

because she sleeps downstairs!

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend.

Thanks so much for visiting!