TUSAL and other updates!

This past week was definitely a productive one!

I have a picture of the framed birth announcement that I finished for my niece. :) My brother and SIL loved it.

Birth Announcement for my Niece
Dimensions Kit
14ct. AIDA and Floss provided

I also made some progress on "The Lady and the Flag"

"The Lady and The Flag"
Progress as of 10/6/2013

I decided to take her out of the frame for now. I decided to start some of the ornaments that I need to get done for the holiday season. I started the Snowman below for my nephew.

Snowman 2014 ornament
16ct. AIDA, DMC floss
"Ornaments Galore" Leisure arts book

My ORTs for the month are rather full, so much so that I needed to change the small jar I was using to a larger bowl. Check out DaffyCat's blog for information on TUSAL.

There is everything from the birth announcement, blankets, and "the Lady and Flag"

Finally, I made it 1/3 of the way through the baby blanket.

All in all....A very productive week!

September ORT Update!

It's time for my September ORT update following the TUSAL started by Daffycat. For more information, Click Here! Most of the month has been spent on the Birth Announcement for my niece, Butterfly Cushion, and Blanket for my Niece!

Here are this month's ORTs

Here is where I added them to the ORTs for the whole year !

Happy Stitching!!!

TUSAL and more!

First and foremost, I need to post my TUSAL update. If you want to know more, check out DaffyCat's blog.

There are ORT's from The Birth Announcement, yarn from the blanket I started knitting, some dish rags and the Butterfly cushion that I put back in the hoop. (Which I forgot to take a picture of :) )

But I do have some knitting updates:

 I added a few rows to the Scarf I am knitting for an aunt. I am really liking the easy pattern I made but I am hoping that I have enough yarn. :(

I also started a new project, Wristlets for myself. They are made with a silk blend from Uruguay. This is my first project knitting in the round with Double pointed needles so hopefully it goes well.

I am also adding a WIP page on here as well. Please check back for updates.

Fabulous weekend

So this past weekend was fabulous for many aspects:
1.) I made great progress on the knitted blanket I am making for my niece who is scheduled to arrive in September.

The colors are going to be chocolate brown, beige, light teal and cream to match the bedding in the room. The good thing is I had all the colors except the light teal in my stash :)

2.) I also completed the entire cross stick portion of the birth announcement for the same niece and started on the back stitch.

I really love how it came out and that it is not overly girly. I am not a huge fan of room's that look like they explode pink.

3.) I also began some work on a scarf that I am making for my Aunt for Christmas:

She loves purple so this seemed like a good idea. The yarn is a natural cotton that I picked up at a weaving store in Waynesville, OH. I love how it feels when I am knitting.

4.) I also progressed with the inventory of my stash as well. I found another unfinished project ( or 2). The first is a heart biscornu that is from a book of patterns I received as a freebie from a cross stitching magazine. I included a pic of the cover of the book below as well as my progress.

I also found a few unfinished ornaments as well:

They both need minimal work to complete them so I am hoping to get them finished in the near future.

Tonight I am onto more inventory and stitching! Hope everyone has a happy week.

July IHSW

I spent this past IHSW working on the birth annoucement for my niece's upcoming birth. I don't have a progress Pic to compare it to as I started it mid-week.

Toys Birth Annoucement
14 ct Aida, 2 over 1
started July 18, 2013

I have made huge headway and hope to have most of the cross's complete by the end of this week. The baby is not due until September but I have a blanket to knit so I want to make sure I pace myself.

I also knit a few dishrags as well.

Lily's Sugar and Cream - Batik
Garter Stitch

Bernat Handicrafter

Hopefully a few more will get completed in the next few days...Happy stitching!