2026 Finish #19

WTNT Peppermint Pals

40 count Winter Brew, DMC 

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OK Gail

You got me!  I guess Work In Possession is a WIP.  As long as it is with my stitching supplies and bags, it counts.  

Tempted though to cut off Jane and keep the rest of the glorious original Tobias.  Ordering now it is green, and I haven't seen anything close to that first offering.  One of my absolute favorites that is no longer.

Original Affogato and Antique Lace are the others, but all are 36.  I don't like the coverage, and doubt if I will ever work on a large sampler again.  But I love them along with several others that I have kitted.

I changed the bottom of Rachel Hyde and have not found a creature I like to complete it.  

If you've not purchased an air fryer because of the basket material or the mess stuck to its inside, look at this.  Cuisinart Clear View glass basket.  Non-toxic, easy clean.  Ninja makes one with a 4 quart and 6 cup glass basket, but you have to lift off the heater/fan motor to get to the basket for turning.  Setting it on a safe surface or being very careful not to get burned was a concern (don't trust my arthritic hands), so I went with Cuisinart which slides out.  More features and controls with this one also.  One thing I do not like is the basket has a gap between the top section, Ninja sets onto the basket. Either are excellent options, finally!

That's it!

Have a good day.

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Just can't wait

I chose 46 count because I want as small as possible.  Several changes to colors.  Couldn't wait to start.  Still monogamous!  But I found several large samplers that were started, set aside.  If I have no desire to complete them, are they still WIPs?

But still planning to complete the Pal, not much left to do.

 

A question regarding linen.  Mentioned in a comment about direction, but I'm clueless.  Should selvage edge be top or side?  If my piece is a small cut without selvage, how do I know?  Does it matter?

It's August.  Dammit.

Enjoy your day.

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Sad news

 I know our Carol from Saltbox Stitcher likes fill in, I don't.  But I did at one time.  I think patience (the lack of) has pulled me away from larger projects, and probably why fill in makes me fidgety.    Take your time but hurry up.

He's done, debating on the vine to finish or start the basket design.

I do eyes, buttons, anything like that over the fill in stitches.  Don't need to count incorrectly (inevitable), and I think overstitches are more distinct.  

I'm sure you've all heard by now of Misi Axel, 1890 Gable House Goodes, sudden passing.  What a shock, and such a shame.

Hope your August goes extremely slow.  OK?

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The snowman cometh

 Finally done with the first leg of him.  I can't tell you how many errors I made, so grateful that these weren't full crosses.  You would think aligning the stitch over the row beneath is foolproof.  Well, this fool is proof it ain't.  The row would end one linen thread off, not a big deal if it's within a row, but not the outline.  A miss in several rows and his head would be misshapen.  Over and moving on now, edges are correct.  Or close.  The floss being so close in color to the linen was probably the cause.

Remember when my plan was to add stones to this area with a barnstone edge?  Too much work, stopped half way.  I angled a bench and added the tubs to hide the furnace pipes and spigot, a potted hosta, a rocker.  Much better, not an unattractive area now.

I would love to put my huge cast iron sink with backsplash here, but we can't move it.  Found in the woods, years younger ago, it is in need of a good cleaning.  Rusted and perfect for me!  Maybe Scott can bring his son and build a stand for it on casters.  Hmmm.  Photo looks odd because it's leaning on a tree.

Tending to flowers this afternoon, still being careful after my third knee injection.  Stopped Crestor (rosuvastatin) again, back on Pravastatin.  Not as good, but without the side effects.  Stopped before and started back on a lower dose.  I am so stiff it is difficult to rise!  If this resolves in a few weeks, I'll know for sure the cause.  

Enjoy your day!

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Moving on ... 2026 Finish #18

 Thanks for your comments and thoughts.  Feeling a little better, she did get a car and out of sister's.  But still there.  Another month is ending (AUGH!!) and as with every month for the last twelve, she was told to be gone by the end.  That's Friday.  But she won't go, just as she hasn't the other eleven months.  I'm not sure if she knows the PA laws (prior post) and that's why she doesn't go, or if she is just that arrogant and knows the kids are on her side.  No, she is not taking her cats to her dad's tiny run down rental.  There are more kittens on the way, and I am so disgusted with the agencies here.  Nephew wants his son to stay in the house.  The latest insulin delivery method and sensors are amazing, his son is connected through his phone to monitor his dad's info and current glucose levels.  When nephew is exhausted from working too much, his sleep is deep, and the alarms sounding on his unit do not wake him.  His son, if not near enough, will call us or EMT to get to him quickly.  His drops are sudden and rapid, the pump stops the insulin drip at a set glucose reading, but levels continue to drop. We are more comfortable having his son there too.  

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Did I show my finish of Merry Old Soul?

DMC and overdyed red from Needle Necessities on 40 count Winter Brew.  I didn't do as may flakes as charted and changed one to another pattern because of an error.  Also added a gold stitch to the berries.

I've had vertigo off and on for over two weeks so stitching hasn't been daily.  Peppermint Pals pants were done 2.5 times because my errors weren't caught until the second color was added to the plaid.  Most were in the middle!  So at least half had to be frogged and redone several times.  Even had to change his shoes.  At least those corrections made the third color error free.

I'm anxious to start that little Folk Art Basket from Kitten Stitcher.  When I get really tired of the second leg of all the off white in this guy, I may set him aside and start it.

Where has summer run off to?  Good grief it will be August in two days!

Damn.  I'm not even tired of zucchini yet.

Hope your week is going well.

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