All caught up with Peppermint Purple’s 2020 Stitch-a-long, week 25!
I Finished It!
The Blackwork Bands project designed by Peppermint Purple is done and added to my page of finished needlework pieces.
Blackwork Project 2
I’m almost finished with the second blackwork project I started to keep me busy each week while waiting for the next pattern drop from the 2020 Stitch-A-Long. This one is also by Peppermint Purple. She calls it Blackwork Bands.
Stitching Post
I mentioned on my needlecrafts page that I’ve been enjoying blackwork lately thanks to Peppermint Purple’s 2020 Stitch-A-Long A Year of Blackwork. I described it to someone and she said she’d like to see it, so here’s a photo of…
What I’ve Been Up To
Lots of knitting. Lots and lots of knitting. (If you’re on Ravelry, you can see my finished projects.) My hands ache from the knitting, particularly the left because I knit Continental. I think I may have to learn to knit…
Woot! We won!
It looks like the T-SPLOST bill was defeated by a landslide. I’m so glad! That thing was a total boondoggle. My baby girl and I spent the day together and one of the very first things we did was go…
Coloring Fun!
While updating the kids’ coloring links on my site today, I came across this lovely Goddess Coloring Book for grown-ups. It’s free! I plan to print out the pages and have some nice, relaxing time with my markers tomorrow. Hope,…
Recent Finishes
I’ve been stitching away lately, and while I can’t talk about my most recent project yet, I did add my most recent two finishes to my long-neglected Finished Works page today. The first piece is a for-no-reason one, the second…
A New Hobby?
Plinky asked, “What new hobby would you like to try out?” I would love to try weaving. I mean the great big loom sort of weaving, done with handmade fibers – maybe even with fibers I spun myself. The entire…
Setting Up Shop
Plinky asked, “If you were going to open up a shop, what would you sell? Food? Clothing? Books?” Books and needlework items! My former partner and I used to dream about opening a combination book/stitching/gaming/coffee shop. Of course, independent bookstores…