Sew Dance

Not much more done with the cross-stitch. But I only work on it a day or two. I finished two things. First is the Sun Blossom Mandala Doily. And I just finished this one about 10 minutes ago, 'Yes, Yes Shawl' made with Red Heart's Unforgettable in Tidal. Still working on this shawl. Got a little stuck because of an error. Will have to redo the last 3 rows. Then here's part 1 of the stash I ordered Sunday. All cotton except for the blue cashmere/linen on the top left and the silks to the right of that. And all fingering/lace weight except for the purple DK at the top right. And the sewing patterns. 64, whittled down from 82 I believe. At some point this week, I'll put them on my pinterest board. Back to work on some things I've already started before beginning something with my new yarn.

I have it all this week. First, I finished my dragon filet crochet. I switched to a new cross-stitch. And I started some new crochet. A necklace, A mandala, and a shawl (with marino wool!) I also got a new catalog in the mail (for some reason it was addressed to my mom) from The Stitchery. Lots of lovely patterns but I'm resisting. I also resisted buying anything at a local yarn store I popped into. Too much wool and unhappy with the colors of one yarn I wanted to buy. However I've done practically nothing today because I've been fighting with the McCall website due to it's extreme sluggishness. The 99 cent out of print sale may have something to do with that. But it's made it hard to look at the patterns then cull them. In the meantime, I've made yarn lists on two other websites, one of which I will be purchasing. (Help me?) There are just too many lovely things I want to make.