A horse of a different color

Hello people.  Hope all is well and you'll have a splendid weekend.  I'm getting pounded by rains, half my yard is under water, and wet cats are tearing up my back room chasing a piece of jute.

Here's one side finished with a color change of the green from 936 to 3362 and I stitched a wonky flower on the top right instead of having it cut off as charted.

My trip to the needlework shop yielded a piece of 40 count (my first), her last piece of Copper Penny, Belfast Amsterdam Blue, and 4 packs of needles.  My first petites.  I was hoping for a 35 count in the blue/teal but looking through her samples, we didn't see a blue that was "it".  The thread colors on the Amsterdam make you go OOHHHH and the colors on the true blues were more EH.  I don't know how else to explain it. 

The fabric looks very blue online but is slightly teal and my piece matched DMC 3768 almost perfectly.  What do I do?  Over one would not be a fun stitch for me and on 32 it may be too small.  She had a piece of a similar color in 28 count but I didn't think at the time that it may be an option for over one.  I need to work out a stitch count and see what size the finish will be. 

This one is without a flash.  My original mystery linen, also 32, is on the left and the Amsterdam is on the right.  My old mystery piece is a little more blue but it may be same, just a different dye lot from 20 years ago. 

 

As you know, my mind doesn't work as efficiently as in the years of tight jawlines and estrogen.  Do I finish this started piece now?  Start charting the blue instead?   Use this chart as the basis and wing it with the florals as I stitch?  Decision time.  I'm running out to do a few errands and will think about it when I return.

 

In case you're looking for a cheap cat toy, consider this.  Missy broke the rush seat she is always on and chewed off a piece to play with.  So considerate.  The others joined in and it was a free for all.  When I saw their excitement over it, which looked like a mouse tail, I cut a few pieces of jute and tied them together.  They LOVE it.  It's like a hockey rink in there now.

 

I'll be browsing online shops for other teals in 35 count tonight...........wait a minute.  Am I not the mad dyer?  Why can't I attempt to create the color on the count I want?  I could practice on scraps and maybe even end up on 40!  I have gold and green, need to buy the blue, and I'll be cooking up a color this weekend.  If it doesn't work, I have Amsterdam.

I see that I have some new followers.  Hiya.  Welcome!  And thank you. You guys put me over 800 and my blogaversary is coming up in February.  Giveaway!!  I need to keep a journal of things I've offered.  I tore everything apart looking for that cardinal when I was decorating for Christmas.  It finally dawned on me last week that I don't have it!  That wasn't the first time I've wasted good cuss words searching for something I gave away.  Any ideas for this next one?

 

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