Flosstube podcast Ep. 28 - Growing the Flock

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Finished Objects (FOs)

Bedelia Bunny – The Artsy Housewife. This is a stitch along I'm doing with Kenzie at Mudpuppy Stitchery. 

Project name: Bedelia Bunny

Started: Jan. 10, 2025
Finished: April 12, 2025
Designer/Source: The Artsy Housewife, purchased at 123stitch.com
DMC floss: 732, 3025, 3829, 951, 300, 3773, 3771, 3865; Changed color of bunny to DMC 03 to match the color of my little Feffer's fur. I also used Classic Colorworks - Blackbird for the eye and the few other spots in the flowers
Fabric: Stash Hobby Lobby Lugana 28 count "Ivory" color
Needle Size: 26

New starts and completions 

Breathe 

Project name: Breathe

Started: April 22, 2025
Finished: April 23, 2025
Designer/Source: Barbie Lay of Twisted Willow Designs, Just Cross Stitch Summer 2025 issue.
DMC floss: 310
Fabric: Stash Aida 14 count
Needle Size: 26

Given as a gift.

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Emotional Support Chicken - cinnamon cedar yarn

Project Name: Emotional Support Chicken - Cinnamon Cedar
Started: April 19, 2025

Finished: April 21, 2025

Designer/Source: Knitting Tree L.A. 

Yarn: Hobby Lobby "I love this yarn" 

Colorway: Cinnamon Cedar

Colors: Autumn colors

Needle size: U.S. 5

Made to be a gift. I need to figure out a way to ship it. 

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Emotional Support Chicken - Zen yarn

Project Name: Emotional Support Chicken - Zen 
Started: April 24, 2025

Finished: April 27, 2025

Designer/Source: Knitting Tree L.A. 

Yarn: Lion Brand Mandala yarn

Colorway: Zen

Colors: Blue Greens, turqouise

Needle size: U.S. 5

Made to be a gift. I need to figure out a way to ship it. 

Haul

Two magazines 

Etsy store I ordered the needle minder from: https://www.etsy.com/shop/KraftyKatieVT

Chart from Patty Penn - Thank you!

Book series I'm listening to: "Gone" by Michael Grant

Currently watching, here and there: Dark Winds, Grey's Anatomy, Veronica Mars I received shoutouts from the fellow stitchers *Thank you!*

Denise ‪@BlackRibbonStitchStudio‬ Mair ‪@sincity_crossstitcher‬ Linda and Susie ‪@yarnoverwithus‬ Patty Penn ‪@StitchingWithMyKitties-xe8qz‬

Niecielynn ‪@niecielynn‬ 

Other channels mentioned:

Sarah ‪@SarahsStitchySpot‬

Kenzie ‪@mudpuppystitchery‬

Sarah ‪@Sarahthenorthwoodsstitcher‬ Sarah ‪@sarahsstitchery‬

Karen ‪@karencombsstudio‬ Leann ‪@leann.stitches‬ (Forbidden Fiber Co.) 

Other youtube channels I’ve watched recently and enjoyed 

Artie ‪@thevintagestitcher2022‬

Oline ‪@norwegianknitter‬ Barb Olivieri ‪@barbolivieri-soshesewsquil4867‬ Allison ‪@Mrs.AZfamilyzooStitches‬ Bernie ‪@BernStitches‬

Shelly ‪@antiqueneedleworkers‬ Annie ‪@theproperstitcher‬ Sian ‪@periwinklestitcher‬

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Flosstube podcast Episode 26 – Some finishes, works in progress, new start

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Show notes are below

Finished projects (FOs)

Project Name: White Christmas 2022 ornaments - Snowman ornament

Started: Dec. 2, 2023

Finished: Jan. 2, 2025

Designer/Source: Primrose Cottage stitches

Fabric: 14 count aida opalescent

DMC floss in called for colors

B5200, 310, 321, 435, 562, 722, 728, 761, 818, 898, 954, 3841

Needle Size: 26

Made For: Myself. 

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Project Name: Blue stripe vanilla socks
Started: Oct. 31, 2024

Finished: Jan. 8, 2025

Designer/Source: Vanilla sock pattern I use.

Yarn: Patons Kroy sock yarn

Colorway: Blue Raspberry

Colors: Blues and white

Needle size: U.S. 1, 2.5 mm

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Project Name: Furby Jr.'s Boyfriend
Started: Jan. 3, 2025

Finished: Jan. 13, 2025

Designer/Source: Emotional Support Chicken 

Yarn: Red Heart "Favorite Stripe

Colors: Rainbow colors

Needle size: U.S. 5 (3.75 mm) 

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Project Name: Annabelle Shawl
Started: Jan. 19, 2025

Finished: Feb. 13, 2025

Designer/Source: Bag-O-Day Crochet

Yarn: Lionbrand Mandala Yarn

Colorway: Happy

Colors: Pinks, reds, green, orange and blue

Crochet size: H/5.0 mm 

Works in Progress (WIPs)

Project Name: Spring Vanilla Socks
Started: Feb. 14, 2025

Finished: 

Pattern: My own vanilla pattern

Yarn: Knit Picks 

Colorway: Spring blooms

Colors: Pinks, green, blue

Crochet size: U.S. 1 / 2.50 mm

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Project Name: Hope Song

Started: Jan. 3, 2025

Finished: 

Designer/Source: Heart String Samplery - Purchased through Homespun Needlework FB group.

Fabric: 16 count Zweigert, "Taupe"

Floss in called for colors: DMC 414, 433, 640, 647, 842, 938, 3027; Weeks Dye Works 2219 (Whiskey), 1233 (Cocoa); Classic Colorworks: Tennessee Red Clay, English Ivy, Egg Shell, Blackbird, Cherry Cobbler

Needle Size: 26

Made For: Myself. 

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Project name: Crested Porcupine

Stitch count (via pattern keeper) 1,457 / 64,152 (2.27%)

Started: June 27, 2024

Finished:

Designer/Source: Purple Stitching on Etsy.

DMC: 167, 168, 169, 310, 317, 318, 413, 414, 415, 433, 437, 451, 452, 453, 524, 535, 611, 612, 640, 644, 645, 646, 647, 648, 762, 779, 840, 841, 842, 844, 927, 928, 934, 935, 939, 3021, 3023, 3031, 3032, 3041, 3072, 3371, 3756, 3787, 3799, 3828, 3863, 3864, 3866

Fabric: Half yard of 14 count Aida purchased from Forbidden Fiber Co. 

Needle Size: 26

Stitching for myself.  I know it is going to take years. Story about Porkie is here. The follow up post is here. The story is towards the end of the post. Scroll down. 

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Project name: Mother's Garden

Started: Jan. 1, 2025

Finished:

Designer/Source: Blackbird Designs; given to me as a gift from my SIL. 

DMC Conversion: 3859, 3828/613, 420, 3858/3772, 610, 3799, 3011, 640, 840/839, 535

Fabric: 32 count Belfast Linen purchased from Hobby Lobby, white fabric

Needle Size: 28

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Project name: One Stitch at a Time

Started: Jan. 10, 2025

Finished:

Designer/Source: La-D-Da Stitches, purchased at 123stitch.com

DMC conversion: 501, 3799, 315, 3826, 169, 05, 832, 3787, 3859, 640

Fabric: 28 Charles Craft DMC "Tea Dyed"

Needle Size: 26

I'm participating in a stitch-along in the Across the Pond - Stitch and Chat group on the book of faces. 

New starts/plans/dreams

New Starts

Bedelia Bunny – The Artsy Housewife

Preemie Octupus or porcupine crochet plush 

Other flosstubers mentioned

Crow river stitcher

Stitching with my kitties

Mudpuppy stitchery

Northwoods Stitcher

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