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Diamonds Take Flight

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Spirit of Flight Progress Update  I've flown through another page on my HEAD Spirit of Flight diamond painting and it's on the home run for a finish later this year.  There is roughly one and a half pages left to complete it! Spirit of Flight by Josephine Wall, artwork reminder:  Previous Progress: Regular chart: Current progress: Different lighting: Page close up: Happy Stitching xxx

Iris Update

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 Iris Keeper of the Rainbow I've been stitching on Iris throughout February... Reminder of the artwork by Josephine Wall:   Previous progress: This page was started so long ago and I never got round to completing it!  There is so much confetti it was very slow going... I've missed a few stitches on the current page as there are two floss colors I need to stock up on... I'm stitching on 20 count aida 2 over 1 full cross. Current progress: Happy Stitching!xxx  

Over the Rainbow

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Enchanted Manor  I've been working on my crop of Enchanted Manor by Josephine Wall.   Here is a reminder of the artwork: Here is the progress last time I worked on it:     I have made drastic changes to the rainbow in the chart (this is a crop of the regular size Heaven and Earth Designs chart).  Originally I only changed a few colours towards the bottom of the rainbow but couldn't help myself and started blending other colours in to brighten the whole lot up and make it pop more.  I thoroughly enjoyed the process of changing it!  This is my first time trying out 14 count aida.  It definitely eats a lot of thread! I'm using four strands on really dark colours and three on everything else. It is stitched using a full cross.   Here is the finish of the top section: Close up of the rainbow: May 2024 bring you much joy and stitching! xxx        

On the Second Day of Christmas...

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On the Second Day of Christmas... Two Octopi...  Two Octopus? No Turtle Doves... This past month I picked up the crotchet hook to make some gifts.  This is my first time trying out Amigurumi! I found it slightly challenging and my first attempt failed because the tension wasn't consistent enough. As a result there were gaps in the stitching when it was stuffed.  I also broke a metal crotchet hook... Yes it is possible- the end flew off!  Anyway, I succeeded on my second and third attempts.  These are for two mothers to be, both due to have their babies soon. Here are the Octopi: This is the wool used for variegated octopus: The green octopus is made using a beautiful wool that has flecks of yellow, aqua, blue and red through it.  I have no idea the brand but it was much better to work with than the variegated wool which kept splitting! Here is the link for the pattern used below; there are lots of really cute free patterns on this site: https://www.lilleliis.com/amigurumi-crochet-

Nocturne in November

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Nocturne by Marta Dahlig Reminder of the Art-Mock-up: I've been stitching on Nocturne this month and have another page finish.  She finally has her arm!  This one is tented on 25 count lugana evenweave: Here is my previous progress on this chart:  This is where it is at now: Happy Stitching! xxx

The Ghost of the Missing Page

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Robber Bridegroom Update I've picked up Robber Bridegroom by Rachel Marks, it's the Heaven and Earth Designs regular chart.  Here is a reminder of the chart mock-up: The last time I was working on this was for a challenge.  I skipped the edge page because it did not have enough stitches qualify for the challenge.  This is because I've cropped some of the black stitching around the edges of the chart as well as adding metallic threads.  Here is where it was at last time I worked on it last: Now I have backtracked to finish the page I missed!  This one always seems to want to be pulled out and worked on around Halloween.  This is being tented with various strand amounts on bellana fabric: Happy Halloween!  Happy Stitching xxx

Treasure Hunt Finished!

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I have finally stitched the last stitch on my Treasure Hunt Bookshelf crop!  I can't believe the first stitch I placed on this chart was back in February 2014! I placed the last stitch just as the clocked ticked over to the 1st October 2023. This is my second Heaven and Earth chart finish.  Treasure Hunt Bookshelf by Aimee Stewart: Happy Stitching xxx