He fights our battles

I've been busy pulling apart sweaters to recycle the yarn.  I need to get through the backlog of sweaters I have because Goodwill is having another 50% off sale this weekend.  I hope to get more sweaters for yarn then.  I'm really loving the sherbet color of this ribbon yarn.  I ended up with 450 grams of the yarn. 

Blessings by Erica Michaels Designs is finished.  I have no idea of how I'm going to finish it. 

I started a new cross stitch design.  It is Christmas Angel by MarBek.  I'm stitching it on a 14 count aida with the called for DMC colors.  I have several MarBek patterns and all the pictures of the stitched pieces are rather washed out.  And, the coverage of the floss over the fabric is rather poor. 

I have also been crocheting dishcloths.  I'm using the pattern Clean Sweep which can be found on Ravelry.  The first one I crocheted was done per the pattern.  For the other ones I then made, I changed from doing double crochets to half double crochets.  I don't like a dishcloth with holes in it. 

I have called you by name; you are Mine

I have so many projects on the go that it seemed to make good sense to me to start another one last night.  I started the Dixie Charm crochet shawl pattern by Kathy Lashley.  This pattern can be found on Ravelry.

I'm using a worsted weight yarn I got on clearance at Hobby Lobby.  Its Sugarwheel in the colorway cherried away.  I'm using a size K hook.  Its crocheting up extremely quickly.  I'm just finishing up the first cake of yarn. 

Its looking very patriotic.  Too bad the fourth of July isn't in the winter!


I also got a bit more done on Blessings.

He always remembers His promise

I had quite a nice crafting day today.  I finished the pineapple motif I started yesterday.

I love how fresh and summery the floss looks.  Now I have to figure out how I want to finish it.


I also finished the Alpine Frost scarf I was crocheting.  I blocked it and the pattern really opened up nicely.  The scarf feels so soft.  I can't wait to wear it.

I also started two new things today.  From the Just CrossStitch 2009 Christmas Ornament issue, page 21, I started Blessings by Erica Michaels Designs.

I have the pattern for this but not the color key.  So, I'm just using leftover bits of floss I have from other kits and whatever else that is in my stash. 

I also started a crochet shawl from Interweave's The Best of Crochet book I got from the library.  The shawl is called the Dragonfly Shawl and is on page 34.  I'm using a yarn I got in a thrift store.

I am who you say I am

I have a finish!  My Christmas ornament is done.  Hopefully, tomorrow I will wash and press it.  Then, I can decide how to FFO it. 

Instead of working on the beading on Moon Fairy, I decided to start a small pattern.  

It calls for DMC 909 but I'm using a J & P floss instead.  I'm not planning to use this as a Christmas ornament.  I want to make it into a small pillow to put in a basket.  Here is my progress:

I spent much of my day organizing parts of my stash.  I making my older daughter's room my sewing room.  I moved all my yarn into my bedroom.  I would like to further organize my yarn by weight.  But, to be honest, that is rather a daunting process.  

The Lord will never desert His people

Today I worked on a cross stitch Christmas ornament.  It comes from the Just CrossStitch magazine, July/August 2012 issue, page 34.  I'm using DMC instead of the called for threads and a scrap piece of 18 count aida. 

I really need to get a move on making Christmas ornaments.  Last year, instead of packing up the ornaments after Christmas, I threw them all away.  They were very old ones I had gotten from a thrift store and were in bad shape.  

I'm trying very hard to keep myself off the Ice Yarn website.  I am drowning in yarn.  I certainly don't need more of it.  But, its so hard to resist.