Growth Rings Happy Dance!

Dance with me! I finished Growth Rings! It took six weeks and chasing off a few frogs (they were small but annoying) and here it is, all stitching complete......the picture just does not do it justice!

I will take it in April to be framed....this was a really fun stitch and I enjoyed every minute, even after chasing off those pesky frogs....LOL!

Now I can work on the biscornu I started yesterday after the last stitch was put in Rings.....my cat Pixel is happy because I don't need the big floor frame for something so small, so he can nap on my chair arm. Don't ask me how he sleeps like this....he reminds me of the Wysocki cat in Too Pooped sleeping on the tree branch!

Back to stitching....

I'm back to stitching this week after a lovely day w/my Dad on Sunday! Last night I settled in to watch the Carolina Hurricanes (thanks to the NJ Devils for giving Brodeur the deserved night off so we could win!), and finished off the last ring on Ink Circles' design from the March JCS...Growth Rings! I ended up using 4 and 2/3 silk skeins of the main color, with one+ skein left over to add to the stash. Took the picture and right away started on the secondary color (still had part of the game to watch after all!), which is for the leafy sections inside the rings and things. I am enjoying this design thoroughly, and hope to finish it this month at the rate I'm going! I also need to squeeze in a biscornu before the end of the month for the Basket of Biscornu blog I am taking part in...better be a quick one! The rest of the monthly plan is going to be postponed, but I'm having fun with Rings, so I don't care.....and besides, there will shortly be a new mystery SAL (Papillon) starting and I need to clear a spot in the rotation, right?





















ETA: Errata for Growth Rings (I just sent her a couple more so check back!)

More Growth Rings!

This Growth Rings pattern is all I've been stitching on this month...it's obsessive! I finished the third skein of the main color and kept right on going to the end of the first two pages of the 4 page pattern! Last night after taking this pic, I kept right on going to the third page.....once the main color is done, I'll go back and add in the secondary color (there are only 2!) Maybe I'll even be able to finish it this month, but not much else will get done...oh well!

Growth Rings is growing!

I can't seem to put this one down! Here is Growth Rings, after the second full skein of the main color silk. I just kept right on stitching on it after this, and have almost closed the second ring!

We are experiencing our second Snow Day of the year, which is highly unusual for NC! Another 2 or 3 inches of snow, and I am enjoying every stress-free minute! No where to go, nothing to do but stitch....Yea!

Alas, the poor daffodils got good and nipped, which is the only bad thing....believe it or not, the weather report for next weekend has temps in the low 70s! Variety weatherland this year!

Quick update on Growth Rings

Here's a quick update on my Growth Rings progress...this is after one full skein of the Exemplar Flannel Dark. I'm enjoying working on this, but I need to get some other things done too! Back to Holland next week I think...

Growth Rings and froggie things!

Here is Growth Rings progress so far...this is an Ink Circles design from the March/April issue of JCS. The silks are from Vicky Clayton, the fabric is a 32ct lugana Silkweaver Solo from my stash.

I also ran by AC Moore's for the President's Day sale....DMC is 6/$1.00!! I got about 250 skeins, that now need to be sorted and stored for the future. I also went by Michael's with a 50% off coupon just to see what I could find. How is this for cute? Mr. Froggie is a clear jar (his head comes unscrewed (like many folks who find sales), and I'm going to fill him with Orts from my ort box I keep by the stitching chair. The little tin bucket is getting a lid cover stitched (a Just Nan bunny maybe) for it, just for fun. (there are more bunny pics on the sides) You just never know what you will find on a good sale day!

edited to fix JCS issue month...oops!