WIP Wednesday

 My first projects post in a while. 

Okay, lets go! 

Project Name: Vanilla socks

Started: July 2022

Finished: 

Designer/Source: My own pattern

Yarn:Knit Picks Felici

Colorway: Captain Nemo

Colors: blues

Required Amount: 

Needle/Hook Size: U.S. 1 (2.25 mm)

Gauge: beats me

Made For: Myself

Dye Lots: 18510

My first pair of vanilla socks in a while.  I need something to work on while I'm waiting in the waiting rooms, or passenger in the car. I love Felici socks yarn.  I wish the socks would last a bit longer. 

I have two cross stitch projects going.

Project Name: Edna goes to brunch

Started: early July 2022

Finished: 

Designer/Source: Lindy Stitches

Fabric: 32 count Mint Splash Lugana by Zweigart

Floss: I'm using the called-for colors in DMC

Stitch count: 133 x 96

Size: 8.3" x 6"

Needle Size: size 28

This was this year's Mother's Day gift from my husband. I just love the look on the birds face in the original photo. This is my first time stitching on Lugana.  It has been a bit of a learning curve. I was struggling with it for a while and then *bam* something clicked and now I'm having an easier time with it. I ordered the recommended fabric for this project since I love everything about how this looks. 

I have a fancy new cross stitch stand. It is a Hope Stand.  I put the order in for it back in July.  It's an early Christmas gift from my husband. He didn't know about it until it was delivered.  One of *those* kinds of gifts.  Ha ha ha!  

 

I've been happy with it, and am glad I ordered it. I'm teaching myself to cross stitch with two hands. Slow and steady, and I think I do stitch just a bit faster. 

The other cross stitch I have going is for a stitch along in a Faceb**k I'm a member of.

Project Name: Stars and Stripes

Started: July 16, 2022

Finished: 

Designer/Source: Eszter Marjanovic of SubRosa Design Pattern out of Punch Needle and Primitive Stitcher

Fabric: 14 Count Aida by Zweigart, in "toast."
Pattern originally called for 36 count linen, in a light mocha color

Floss: I'm using the called-for colors in DMC

Stitch count: 74 x 122

Size: Too lazy to do the math right now

Needle Size: size 26

What the finished pattern looks like.