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***Cross Stitch ***
Current Works in Progress
* Neon Cicada
Started: Nov. 5, 2025
Designer: Bad Stitch on Etsy
Fabric: Black cotton T-shirt
T-shirt inspiration from Katherine @KatherinesStitchingChronicles
“All I want for Christmas is Bigfoot by Sambrie Stitches. She has a SAL starting Thanksgiving Day. Digital chart will be available on her etsy site until 12/31/25
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Finished Objects
❏ Project name: One Stitch at a Time
Started: Jan. 10, 2025 Finished: Aug. 19, 2025 Designer/Source: La-D-Da Stitches, purchased at 123stitch.com DMC conversion: 501, 3799, 315, 3826, 169, 05, 832, 3787, 3859, 640; used different color for house, 3777 Fabric: 28 Charles Craft DMC "Tea Dyed"
I'm participating in a stitch-along in the Across the Pond - Stitch and Chat group on the book of faces.
❏ Project name: Beach Cruise socks
Started: June 1, 2025 Finished: Aug. 29, 2025 Needle size: 2.5 mm (U.S. 1) Yarn: Knit Picks Felici "Beach Cruise" Yarn color: Yellow, orange, blue Yarn Purchased: 2025 Knitpicks order
Ripped second sock out after the heel. I realized the gauge was too tight. Discovered I had been knitting with two different sized needles.
Works In Progress
❏ Red Panda, part of the Endangered Species club, 2024
Started: June 25, 2025 Finished: Designer/Source: Brenda Gervais, purchased at Farm Girl Dry Goods Fabric: Stash Aida Color: Hand dyed by me, brown and splashes of green Fabric Count: 14 count DMC: My own conversion, as I go along. What I have so far will be listed in the shownotes
I'm participating in a stitch-along with Sarah at Sarah's Stitchy Spot, Holly at Hobbies of Holly, Judy at Stitching Bunny, and one other gal named Marcy.
* Lord of the Rings Cross Stitch Pattern: Romantic Quote - DH and I are planning on listening to the Lord of the Rings Trilogy together, as soon as the audiobook becomes available.
And just like that ... September has left the party and October has joined the chat. Love how I mixed things up there?
It's a quiet start to the month so far. That's how September started, and look what happened there. I'm feeling cautious about what may come during this month.
What happened this week? Thankfully not much. My craftjo seems to have returned. I'm still feeling the yarn crafts more than the cross stitch.
Fighting with a cross stitch project is not helping that sentiment of "I'd rather be yarn crafting."
This is where I was a few days ago. I started working on the border and it's not lining up correctly and I can't figure out what the issue is. So annoying when that happens.
Project: "Hope is the thing with feathers Started: 9/9/25 Designer: Mojo Stitches Chart purchased: Just Cross Stitch, Autumn 2025 Fabric: Mystery stash aida Fabric Color: White Fabric Count: White Floss used: 434, 3820, 3012, 3011
Wish me luck.
I had a quiet morning before work earlier this week. It was so nice to have a bit of decompression time before starting work that day.
I didn't make a project card for this project. It's Knit Picks Felici yarn. "Buddy" colorway. I'm following the crazy sock lady method, hence the stitch markers in the sock.
Last night I cast on for a crooked cozy coffee from the Oombawka Design Crochet site. It's going to be a quick stitch and super cute when it's done.
In my last blog post I wrote that I've been reading. Not as quick as I would like, but progress is being made. I started using my GoodReads account again, and made a widget for the blog, over on the right.
I'm listening to Lord of the Rings, book 1, I have Wuthering Heights and The Obituary Society on my Kindle. It would seem I've been setting myself up for any scenario where I need something to read or hear. I was listening to Lord of the Rings while I was waiting at my doctor's appointment. I didn't have my knitting and was glad to have something to occupy my time.
The weather has been lovely this week.
The fall colors are really starting to pop.
I've been taking photos of the trees almost every morning. I'm debating on either posting them all on the blog, or making them into a video. Anyone have opinions?
My sweet little Feffer has been sort of enjoying the weather. He also has been shedding. A lot. His winter coat is starting to come in.
I haven't sat out all week. I have been going out the morning to grab the SD cards, keeping an eye on what's coming through.
I realize there hasn't been a chicken update.
The babies and the older hen, who I've been calling "Mama," are slowly starting to get along.
They won't sleep by each other, though. Mama is usually way off to the other side of the roost. When I go out there at night to tuck them in, I give them all pets and tell them what good birds they are. Mama will move towards me, like she wants pets, too. But she doesn't want to be too close to them. Ha!
The babies have figured out this whole coming up to the front door thing. They come visit and stare at me like they want something. Then run away as soon as I open the door a little bit. Yesterday they were at the door and I asked "Are you pooping on my stoop?" They turned and ran like they were guilty of something.
Garden update ... well, a month ago the garden was in better shape. ... then ... stuff, man, stuff. It's definitely winding down. Frost could technically happen at anytime. I think the first chance of it, officially, is Oct. 18. I need to get out there and harvest what's ready and preserve what I can, and then start prepping it for winter.
I did take a few more recent photos and a quick video overview, so I can mark the end of the season. I suppose. This year didn't really feel like much of a garden season. There's always next year, right? The weather will hopefully be better. *Fingers crossed*
Here's a bumble bee sleeping in one of my hollyhocks.
This meme was spotted in Book of Faces land. I thought it was hilarious. Maybe not enough people have seen the movie? It's like a running joke with the husband and I.
No firm plans for the weekend. I'm *way* overdue for posting shownotes for my last flosstube on here. I will try and get that taken care of. I also need to write notes for my next video. I need to pull things together and remember what all I've worked on this past month. While it doesn't seem like I've done much, I'm sure it will be more than I realize.
It's been a minute since I last wrote. September has been a bit of a rough month. Over the course of the first part of the month I've thought how I was going to write this blog post. Events at the national and world level got me such that I shared this on my book of faces ...
and disappeared in to the woods. So to speak.
A wonderful place to be when you want to get away from the noise of the world.
Hunting season started on Sept. 13 and I've spent a fair amount of time out in the back 20, disconnected from social media, by choice, and thinking, knitting, listening to audiobooks and staring out at the trees.
A little bit of the knitting while I was out there.
Not a lot of fall colors out there yet.
Just a lot of brown.
I am happy to share that I have filled one of my tags. I also had a hunting buddy one of the days I was sitting out there.
It's hard to tell, but that is a tree frog hiding in my blind. Oh, and he was loud when he croaked.
Then I saw this meme. I have no idea where, and decided I liked it. Seriously. There really isn't anything good on social media anymore.
When I wasn't out in the woods I was re-watching Fr. Brown Mysteries, and even started a few books.
Crafting slowed down. I've barely touched my cross stitch. I've done some knitting and crochet.
Look at this sweet little Octopus.
I made it for a little girl who keeps trying to sneak away her baby sister’s Octopus. The mom told me they “fight” over the one I made for her baby girl, because both daughters love it so much.
Started: Sept. 24, 2025 Completed: Sept. 25, 2025 Yarn: I love this yarn Colorway: Sugarplum stripe Hook size: 3.5 mm
I have a few other things I'll share on my next video.
Soooooo ... if anyone was wondering, that's where I've been. Offline for the most part. I'm slowly dipping my toes back online.
I have been keeping an eye on the number of views/hits on my last blog post. I'm at more than 2,500 views. My friend Becky said it's probably bots. Which, is another reason to dislike what's going on with social media and the Internet.
Anywho ... I've never written on this blog for hits. It was to hopefully meet other crafters and let family know what's going on. Unfortunately, I doubt family reads the blog, because it's not just a quick post on a social media site, and crafters are mostly on social media sites that are now too busy to make real connections.
Fortunately, the connections I've been making with other cross stitchers and crafters has been through Youtube. Or I've already known them for 100 years.
So this blog post ends on a more light note, here's a photo of bee in one of the garden hollyhocks.
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