Lazy daisies aren't lazy
It's complete. There were a lot of lazy daisies. Now to pick something that isn't green.
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Onto the backstitching
I've finished all the cross stitching. A close up of the faces before backstitching. I've gotten most of the border done, but I realized when I went to get a new length, I used the wrong color for the castle. So now I get to frog all of that.
Close
I'm getting close to finishing. The border and the faces shouldn't take too long. But then the backstitching begins. And the beads...
*sigh*
Page 3 reminded me why I do parking with confetti heavy pieces. Damn you ninja stitches! Also, I was a bad girl and bought more stash. Herrschners had 33% clearance and HAED had 50% off charts... I realize the sweater is a knit pattern, but I am going to teach myself to knit. Eventually... And the dragons are no background so I can use pretty dyed fabric and they should take less time. Now to decide if I want them on the same fabric or coordinate per dragon.
Why am I still stitching green?
I switched from Insanity because of the green, but I'm still doing green. At least I can intersperse it with another color. I'm getting near the bottom of my fabric. Apparently, I miscalculated my margins when I started this piece. I will have far less on the bottom than the top, but at least I won't be short. And my rose bush is in bloom again. For once, it didn't get buried under a pile of snow for months.
A page finish
Amazing how much I can get done when not working all week (aside from trying to find a job). Page 2. I'll fill in the border when it's farther along. As such, this will be my last stash purchase for a while. (Damn you Herrschners) And I shall try to not start anything new until I've finished at least 2 wips. An afghan I'm making for a wedding present being the exception.
I've had a bad week.
This week has been pretty cruddy to me. It started off with me having to find a new job. My LinkedIn profile if anyone is interested. I also had to say goodbye to Onyx. She suddenly went downhill starting on Wednesday. I had her for 12 years and I miss her. As for crafting, I started to get bored with Insanity. Switched over to an afghan I had started a while ago that I found tucked away in my closet (of doom) And have pulled out TW's Romeo and Juliette. Which I don't think I've worked on since I started this blog. I did end up going on a tiny bit of a stash spending spree just because I was miserable. Got the last peacocks and also bought some yarn. I had to order yarn anyway because I'm making an afghan as a wedding present. I leave you with a few of my favorite pictures of my Onyx.