Cross Stitch
The Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle are my absolute favorite pieces of literature. I’ve read all of them at least twice, and many of them thrice. This particular quote is taken from The Hound of the Baskervilles…
pattern size is 100 x 118, using two floss colors (charted in DMC 002 and DMC 312, but you can absolutely use any two thread colors you’d like)
Happy stitching!
Actually finished a thing for my Mill Hill Mondays stitching this week 🙂
At some point I realized I made a tiny mistake, but I made it on both sides of the design, so I totally just flubbed it and stitched around it to make it work 😉 He still needs cut out of the perforated paper, but I couldn’t find my tiny scissors that I use for that step, so he’s waiting in the ‘to be finished fully’ project bin until the next time I work on finishing up some ornaments for display.
I always feel like I stitch slower when I’m stitching in hand instead of using my stand, but these Mill Hill kits are fun and they make me happy so I don’t mind the extra time investment. I got off to a really slow start thanks to some swelling in my hands, but the blue stitches filled in quickly and I just took my time with it.
I pulled this out of the neglected unfinished project pile this week and put a few stitches in it. As much as I love this piece, it is difficult to make progress on when my stitching time has been limited and in short bursts lately. Someday it will be a beautiful and amazing finish, but probably not in 2018.
Stitched on 28 count Lugana hand dyed opalescent fabric (Blue Diamond Reflections from ‘original’ Silkweavers) with threads from kit package.
Castle Ridge is one of the four Miniatures from Teresa Wentzler, available in The Best of Teresa Wentzler Fantasy Collection Vol. 2 booklet from Leisure Arts.
progress as of 10/9/2018
I’m stitching on 28 count evenweave from Silkweaver Expressions (this is an “old Silkweaver” and the color is no longer available but I think the closest match would be called Precious Metals) and I’m using DMC variegated thread (#115 garnet) instead of the usual sampler silks.
I still haven’t decided what to put in the circle that you can customize in the upper wreath section. I wanted to do something different than the usual anniversary date, but nothing is really springing to mind. I’d love to hear your thoughts and ideas, please drop me a comment below.
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This first little bit took me about an hour and a half to get done. I always have this strange self-doubt in my ability to count when I’m placing the first handful of stitches into a new start. Also, I’m really liking having a needle minder, I’ve only been using one for the past month or so but they’re pretty handy to have.
(I picked my needle minder up at the Ship’s Manor Etsy shop ~ Erik makes some pretty awesome stuff)
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My January 2013 stash acquisition to kick of the new year with was the chart and supplies to stitch My Token of Love by Rosewood Manor, along with a few extra packs of my favorite John James Needles because you can never have enough extra needles.
Over the past year I’ve been eyeing several of Rosewood Manor’s patterns and they’re quickly becoming a favorite for me. If you’ve been following my window shopping adventures here on the blog you’ve probably seen them pop up a few times.
Have a fantastic day and happy stitching!
The text is the poem by Emma Lazarus that is displayed at The Statue of Liberty.
Pattern is 377 x 277 stitches in size.
While it’s charted in all one color, you can of course use any colors you wish to stitch the piece. I look forward to seeing your creations 🙂
Happy stitching!
Full pattern is 80 x 80 stitches in size and designed to fit inside a 6-inch hoop when stitched on 14 count aida or 28 count evenweave fabric.
Choose any colors you’d like from your existing supply stash. Dress it up in red and green for the holidays or choose colors to match your decor, use one color or two for your chevron stripes, maybe pick a variegated thread, you decide 🙂
Enjoy & Happy Stitching!
Full pattern is 70 x 70 stitches in size and designed to fit inside a 5-inch hoop when stitched on 14 count aida or 28 count evenweave fabric.
Choose any colors you’d like from your existing supply stash. (The chart was created with DMC #311 Navy, DMC #814 Red, and DMC #310 Black)
Enjoy and Happy Stitching!
June is PRIDE month. Spread the love and show your support with these LGBTQ PRIDE themed cross stitch patterns:
PRIDE! Tattoo from Son of a Cross Stitch – available on Etsy as a full cross stitch kit or just the PDF cross stitch pattern
LOVE is Love Celebration Rainbow is free right here at Stitching the Night Away!
All of these awesome pieces from Junebug & Darlin:
Peace and Love cross stitch pattern from Susan Saltzgiver (while not necessarily #pride themed, peace and love and rainbows fit the bill)
Love is Love Rainbow Flag from Stitchnmomma
Love by alcnaurewen on Deviant Art
Keep Calm and Love Who You Want from PrettyWittyPatterns on Etsy
Love Wins Wedding Sampler cross stitch pattern from Subversive Cross Stitch
Love is Love cross stitch pattern from CraftTimeInArkham on Etsy
Love is Love cross stitch pattern from ScarvesToEurope on Etsy
Two Hearts Become One from Buzy Bobbins
All You Need is Love cross stitch pattern from DollymopDandies on Etsy
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May was a complicated month out there in the real life world. My husband (Brian) had gallbladder removal surgery. Someone shot our van window out with what I assume was an Airsoft or BB gun while we were going down the road near our house. Lucas turned 20-years-old 😮 We’re getting ready for graduation coming up in a few weeks, Noah graduates this year and then next year only Ethan will be high school. In February all of my kids will be adults ~ I suddenly feel a little old.
Surprisingly, I managed to get a little bit of stitching done here and there throughout the month, even with weird weather and humidity making my knuckles angry.
This is a free design that was released one band at a time on the Linen and Threads website throughout 2017. You’ll find all of the information and downloads at http://linenandthreads.com/mystery-sampler-stitch-a-long2017.
Current progress point:
Better late than never, right? I started this project in January 2017 with the intention of working on it with the group and keeping up, but that didn’t happen. (Thanks a lot, autoimmune disease…) so here I am getting back to stitching it in 2018 and making some progress again.
My fabric and thread selections for this project:
Navy Wichelt 18 count aida fabric, DMC 3856, DMC 3766, DMC 762, DMC 754
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