Cross Stitch Update

As I predicted, I finished this piece - there was very little left to do. Which meant that I finally got around to picking up the angels piece (aka Christmas Nemesis).

I've done a small amount of filling in, in the centre (still some to do, but it's fiddly, a few stitches here, a few there) and have made good progress on joining up the border. I will probably only stitch on this one another week - there's a small piece I'd like to finish as well before the holiday spirit leaves me. And anyway, it wouldn't be Christmas without the angels, so I wouldn't want to actually finish the piece!

Cross Stitch Update

In theory, I should have switched to the Angels this week, but it's not that I'm avoiding it, really, it's just that this one is so nearly finished, I can't resist carrying on with it.  Only a few tiny bits to go - the outside of the flower on the M of "Merry", one more dangling heart and a couple of stitches for elf noses. After that, it's back to the nemesis, though!

Cross Stitch Update

Some work doen on this - you can sort of see what stage it was at before, in the below picture. I added snow to the tree branches and started on the star above "Merry". 

That time of year...

It's almost December, which means it's time to get out the seasonal cross-stitch pieces. I have one current project which I'm going to work on for the next week, but then, whether I finish it or not, I'm going to switch to seasonal stuff.  These three unfinished pieces will get worked on (and hopefully two of them will get finished - can't finish my angels, of course, or what would I have to complain about every year at Christmas time?)  Who knows, something else might get started as well. I do have one or two seasonal pieces waiting in my stash...

Cross Stitch Update

Another week of Christmas stitching - I was hoping to finish this one before I got tired of Christmas, but somehow, I don't think it's going to happen. There's not a huge amount more to stitch, but...

Cross Stitch Update

Lots of progress on this one, this week - that's what a week off work, with sitting around watching films every night will do for your cross-stitching, I guess! Next week it's back to the Angels (in fact, I have already moved back, but as I posted something else on Wednesday this week, my cross-stitch update is on Thursday - shock, horror) - probably only one more week of stitching on them, as I'd actually quite like to finish this piece and sew another little tiny Christmas one before I get out of the mood for seasonal stuff. However, I do intend to finish the feet of the green angel, and perhaps extend the frame of the border. Or maybe work on the bell-pull - not sure which. And I've made a note of which reds I need to work on the border properly next year!

Cross stitch update

Well, I had originally intended to pull out both this and the Angels to work on this week, but I've been home so little, there's been very little chance to stitch anyway, so the angels didn't come out yet  - they will next week, though - I promise!  In the meantime, here's a little progress on this - not as much as I'd have liked, but I think it was only 2 evenings' work anyway...

And that's it for Christmas...

Did a little more work on this Chrismas piece, and decided to stop until next autumn sometime. It's stitching up quickly (unlike certain angels one could mention) so I'm sure it will get finished during the next holiday season...

Cross-stitch update

Lots to show this week.  I finished the bottom of the dress on the green angel, and have put it away for another year. Not sure what I'll work on next year - the foot of the green angel, probably, plus I think the face of the middle one, as she's kind of creepy with no features, plus perhaps the bellrope (the one the green angel is holding) - we'll see...

When that was done, I picked up a small sheep virtue to stitch as I am waiting on some threads for the Cinnamon Christmas piece - and I finished the Love Sheep - they do stitch up pretty fast, these sheep!  4 down, 8 to go...

Finally, I did make a little progress on the Cinnamon Christmas - I was out on the weekend and thought I'd pick up enough of the dark brown (which is not on order) to finish the wording, but they only had Anchor, not DMC. I bought the equivalent, but it's not quite the same - still, it's fine for the dark brown bits which don't sit right next to the word Christmas. I think I have enough of the original colour to stitch "Merry" - I hope so.  Though of course, it's on my list to order...

Cross Stitch Update

Real progress being made on this green dress - the basic shape is all there and it just needs filling in, in a couple of shades of green. I imagine I'll finish in the next few days - and I'm not even tired of it, like I am some years. I think just planning to complete a small area helped me not feel overwhelmed...

As I finished the Winter Wonderland piece on the weekend, I also pulled out another easier piece - one last seasonal one - to use as an alternate when my eyes or my brain can't quite take the detail in the angels.  For an idea of what this one looks like, check out these photos on The Patchwork Rabbit (Karla is my enabler supplier for all things cross-stitchy).

Oh, and Happy New Year!