February IHSW: Something Simple

Hey Blog Buddies,

It seems that I have been stitching things lately that range from the fiddly (lots of color changes) to the annoying (having to lay a lot of threads and/or using the dreaded Neon Rays).  So for this IHSW I decided to go with something simple:

What could be more simple than a Prairie Schooler ornament stitched in only one color?  I started and finished stitching this piece this weekend.  It looks like basically nothing now, but eventually it will become a "strawberry" ornament with candy cane stripes.  The chart is from Prairie Schooler's Christmas Strawberries book--so that makes two ornaments that I've stitched from that book.  One more, and I'll have them all finished into the strawberry ornaments that they are meant to be.

In other stitching news, I have a lovely new finish-finish...

 This is Little House Needleworks' Warm Winter Woolens,

stitched by me and finished by the talented Karen U.

It was finished as a box, and is sitting on my shelf as I type.

That's it for now:  short and sweet.

To see the other hermitters' progress,
click on over to Random Ramblings.

Hope you're keeping warm if you're

anywhere near the Midwest US.
Winter is just not letting go here.

Thanks for visiting!

Snowbound

Hey Blog Buddies,

It's been snowing here since yesterday evening and isn't predicted to stop until tonight, then we go into the deep freeze.  No one on our street has been out yet to shovel their driveways, and our street itself has not been cleared yet, so we are hunkering down at least until tomorrow, when the predicted high temperature will be -10 F but the snow will have (hopefully) stopped falling.

The snow this time around is pretty heavy,

as the drooping branches show.

(looking out my front window)

 

This is our goose on the deck,

attired in cape, hat, muff and lots of snow,

taken earlier in the day

when there was a short break in the precipitation.

 

But enough of the horrid snow

and on to the stitching.

 

I was able to finish LHN's Warm Winter Woolens

on the last day of 2013:

 

 

I am going to treat myself and

get this one finished professionally.

 

On New Year's Day I started the prework

for my canvaswork class at the

Nordic Needle Retreat coming up in April:

 

 

This will become an ort box.

I have done the borders for the top,

bottom and all four sides, so I am ready!

 

The past few days I've been stitching

a little something-something

that I can't show yet.

It's for my 3rd Blogoversary Giveaway

which will happen later this month,

so stayed tuned.

 

That's it from here.

If you're a victim of this winter storm that we're having,

stay warm and dry.

Thanks for visiting!

December IHSW

Hey Blog Buddies,

Are you all ready for Christmas?  I am, finally, so I was able to devote a little time to stitching this past weekend.  Winter Logs got a little love.  Here is the before photo:

 

And here is what it looks like now:

(indoor photo w/flash because of nasty weather)

 

I'm now caught up with this phase of the SAL.

 

Next, I worked on a "new" piece that I started this week.

I was pawing through my stash

and found a seasonal chart that I forgot I had

which had been gifted to me from my friend Anne (no blog).

Here is LHN's Warm Winter Woolens:

 

After having stitched my last Halloween ornament

on 40-count linen, I was looking forward to

working on a lower count.

The directions called for

Lakeside Linens Vintage Exemplar

and I was happy because I knew I had that fabric.

Surprise:  40-count!  oh well...

It's turning out well--I really like that sheepie!

 

No, I didn't do all of the above stitching this weekend!

I had had a good start on both pieces

and wound up working a little on both

on Saturday and Sunday.

 

And last night I started (cough) another new piece from stash.

I'll show you that when I have a little more done on it.

 

That's it from here.

Check out what the other Hermitters did

by clicking here.

 

Thanks for visiting!