Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Designer Tracker: Hands on Design


Here is where I keep track of designs by Hands On Design that I've stitched, or may want to stitch someday. Let me know if you've got any of these! Maybe we can stitch it together. :)

 Around.the.Ball

 Bee.Dance
 Bitter.Sweet
 Bumble.Bouquet
 Garden Duet
 Harvest.Basket
 Liberty Bouquet
 Mid Century Gardens - Pt 2
 Needles Dance
 Never.More
 Octopus.Dance
 Shadow Moon
 Stitch Every Day
 Stitch Over Two
 Summer Harvest
 Squirrel.Around
 Winter Whites
 You Had Me At Flamingo ~ Stitched! Finished 6/24/19, details here 

Monday, June 24, 2019

You Had Me At Flamingo




You Had Me At Flamingo from Hands On Design

Start: May 7, 2019
Finish: June 24, 2019

Ramblings:

Start 7/31 for Stitch Maynia 2019, finished for Calico's #anotherflockingsal!

Project Notes:

✘ Stitched with two strands over two on 32-count Belfast linen in Platinum by Zweigart
✘ Omitted lettering, added a few stitches to the left side of the borders
✘ Omitted green on beaks, eyes are in half stitches

Thread Changes
          WDW Lichen = TWX 1047          WDW Mocha = GA Picnic Basket
GA Baby Spinach = GA Pine or TWX 1047DMC 415 = DMC 3799
DMC 841 = DMC 840


GA = The Gentle ArtTWX = ThreadworX
WDW = Weeks Dye Works

Section of Oops
✘ Leftmost fruit is off to the left by one stitch
✘ Some birds aren't as charted (:





Friday, June 21, 2019

I Myself Am Strange and Unusual


I Myself Am Strange and Unusual by The Witchy Stitcher

Start: May 17, 2019
Finish: June 21, 2019

Ramblings:
Start 17/31 for Stitch Maynia 2019! This took me about 5 days to stitch up.

Project Notes:
✘ Stitched with one strand over one 28-count Jobelan in Haunted by Picture This Plus
✘ Moved 'I' to the right by one, to accommodate for my oops on 'Am' (:

Section of Oops?
✘ My ampersand is off by a few stitches
✘ 'Am' is a stitch off, to the left

Sunday, June 16, 2019

Designer Tracker: Durene Jones


Here is where I keep track of designs by Durene Jones that I've stitched, or may want to stitch someday. She also offers A TON of freebies. Let me know if you've got any of these! Maybe we can stitch it together. :)


 Art Nouveau Bookmarks
☐ Christmas Cats
☐ Christmas Wreath
✘ Forever Yours ~ Stitched! Details here & here 
☐ Happy Penguins
☐ Haunting Night
☐ Small Christmas Cats
✘ Sounds Amazing (Boombox) ~ Stitched! Finished 2/14/19, details here
✘ Tropical Flamingos ~ Kitted and ready to stitch

Designer Tracker: Ink Circles


Here is where I keep track of patterns by Ink Circles that I've stitched, or may want to stitch someday. Let me know if you've got any of these! Maybe we can stitch it together. :)

 99
 Alchemical Romance
 Anatolia
 Baroque
 Birds and the Bees
 Boo-ltimore
 Bramble and the Rose
 Bright Idea
 Calamity Pippi and the Horse She Rode In On
 Celtic Beasties: Christmas or Knot
 Celtic Beasties: Halloween or Knot
 Croakworth
 Dala Squid and Friends
 Diversity in Beer
 Elegant Squid
 Fjord Ponies
 Friendly Flower Bot
 Garden Stars
 Get Kraken
 Gina Queen of the Seas
 Hawaiian Mandala Sampler
 Ink Spot #17: Pressed Flowers ~ Stitched! Finished 10/4/18, details here 

Finishes: Knitting


Here is where I've decided to keep a list of what I've knit! I also used to crochet quite a bit. 

You can find more info about my projects on Ravelry. :)

(1)
Arklund ScarfEmily Walton  

(3)
Basic Ribbed Shortie SocksKate Atherly
Basic Ribbed Shortie SocksKate Atherly
Black Lives Matter PussyhatKrista SuhKat Coyle, & Jayna Zweiman 

(2)
Copycat Dishcloth (x2)Michelle Krause  

(3)
emPower Peoplecasapinka
emPower People Bandana Cowlcasapinka
emPower People PussyhatKrista SuhKat Coyle, & Jayna Zweiman

(1)
PussyhatKrista SuhKat Coyle, & Jayna Zweiman

(2)
Rose City Rollers v1Orange Knits Designs
Rose City Rollers v2Orange Knits Designs

Arklund Scarf



Start: May 2, 2019
Finish: June 12, 2019

Ramblings:
MY FIRST KNIT SCARF!

Project Notes:
✘ Knit with Caron Simply Soft Heathers in Charcoal Gray using 6.0mm needles

Here is my project page on Ravelry. 

Pussyhat

'Pussyhat Project' by Krista SuhKat Coyle, & Jayna Zweiman

Start: April 22, 2019
Finish: April 27, 2019

Ramblings:
MY FIRST KNIT HAT!

Project Notes:
✘ Knit with Bernat Handicrafter Cotton Solids in Pinky Stripes using 5.0mm needles

Here is my project page on Ravelry. 

Grandmother's Heart

'Grandmother's Heart' by Design Works

Start: February 8, 2019
Finished: February 12, 2019

Ramblings:
A Valentine's gift I made for the grammie :)

Cultivo Una Rosa Blanca


Hand and rose are under 'Forever Yours' by Durene Jones
from CrossStitcher Magazine February 2018

Cursive font is by bookworm88



Start: January 25, 2019
Finished: February 17, 2019

Ramblings:
Charted and started this for José Martí's birthday.

Project Notes:
✘ Stitched on 28-count Lugana in Gingerbread by Picture This Plus
✘ DMC Colors Used: B5200, 310, and 319

Section of Oops?
✘ U in 'Una' is one stitch too tall
✘ Center motif is centered, but doesn't look centered

Sweet Snuggles Flamingos

by Lucie Heaton, found in CrossStitcher Magazine Jun 2018

Start: March 30, 2019
Finish: March 30, 2019

Ramblings:
A failed small, but nice comparison for showing 1/1 vs. 2/2

Project Notes:
✘ Stitched with one strand over one on 32-count Jobelan in Moss Green by Wichelt
✘ Also stitched with two strands over two on black 32-count Belfast linen by Zweigart

Strawberry Sewing Fob


by Nikyscreations in Just CrossStitch Magazine August 2018

Start: April 22, 2019
Finish: May 5, 2019

Ramblings:
Made this for Shelley Keyxstitch's birthday :)

Project Notes:
✘ Stitched with one strand over one on 32-count Belfast linen in Smokey Pearl by Zweigart
✘ Text is in DMC 3371
✘ Birds are in DMC 3808 & 3853
✘ Inverted berry colors, DMC 3865 = 347
✘ Scissors are in DMC 3799

Section of Oops?
✘ One berry isn't as charted

Designer Tracker: Carriage House Samplings & Kathy Barrick


Here is where I keep track of patterns by Carriage House Samplings & Kathy Barrick that I've stitched, or may want to stitch someday. Let me know if you've got any of these! Maybe we can stitch it together. :)

☐ Agness Rowlandson
☐ Anna's Bird
☐ And Heaven and Nature Sing
☐ Bearing Gifts
☐ Bees in Her Bonnet
☐ The Birds & the Bees
☐ Bird's Eye View
☐ Black Heart Sampler Pattern
☐ Black Willow Farm
☐ Cats’ Eyes
☐ Cooper
☐ Counting Sheep
☐ Dainty Housewren
☐ Dear House
☐ Dearie and Darling
☐ Deer Heart
☐ Fiona & Edward
☐ Flax Fields
 Fraktur Sampler Second in a Series ~ WIP

Designer Tracker: The Witchy Stitcher


Here is where I keep track of patterns by The Witchy Stitcher that I've stitched, or may want to stitch someday. Let me know if you've got any of these! Maybe we can stitch it together. :)

☐ Amen
☐ As Above So Below
☐ The Beatles Yellow Submarine
☐ Camp Crystal Lake
✘ Creature of the Night Kitted and ready to stitch
☐ Death Before Decaf
✘ Death Metal Kitted and ready to stitch
☐ Disney Goth
☐ Do No Harm But Take No Shit
☐ Donnie Darko
✘ Eat Pizza Hail Satan ~ WIP
☐ Edgar Allan Poe
✘ Emotion Bottle ~ Stitched! Finished 4/28/19, details here  

Piping Hot Samplers: Tea Time


From 'Piping Hot Samplers' by Carriage House Samplings

Start: June 15, 2019
Finish: June 15, 2019

Project Notes:
✘ Stitched with two strands on 18-count aida in Ruby Wine by Zweigart
✘ Started with the suggested DMC colors
✘ Omitted 'ABC' & '123', shortened tallest steam vapor
✘ 'Tea time' is in GA Grasshopper
✘ All steam vapors are in DMC 415
✘ Tea set is in CC Bamboo, teapot handle is in GA Harvest Basket

Thread Changes:
          DMC 310 = GA Garden Gate          DMC 793 = CC Blue Moon


CC = Classic Colorworks/Crescent ColoursGA = The Gentle Art


Section of Oops?
✘ The saucer and a steam vapor have an extra stitch



Piping Hot Samplers: Baking Day


From 'Piping Hot Samplers' by Carriage House Samplings

Start: May 1, 2019
Finish: June 15, 2019

Ramblings:
Start 1/31 for Stitch Maynia 2019

Project Notes:
✘ Stitched with two strands on 32-count Belfast linen in Shadow by Picture This Plus
✘ Started with the suggested DMC colors
✘ DMC 920 & 3826 = Classic Colorworks Cherry Cobbler
✘ 'Day' is stitched with Crescent Colours Blue Moon
✘ Used a strand of DMC 3863 for straight stitches over the white swirl



Emotion - Bottle That Shit Up

Emotion - Bottle That Shit Up by Witchy Stitcher 

Start: October 22, 2018
Finish: April 28, 2019

Project Notes:
✘ Stitched with two strands on 28-count Jobelan in Haunted by Picture This Plus
✘ Black straight stitches are in Rainbow Gallery TR45
✘ Skull eyes and sparkles = Rainbow Gallery PB12 for all but the bottle
✘ Long stitches for 'that' are in Rainbow Gallery PB10
✘ White = DMC B5200
✘ shit = DMC 844