Knitter in Progress

I got an early start on my ornament this month--this one is actually going to be a two month project, I think. I want to stitch a back for it as well. This was fun to work on. It's amazing how much detail you can get into something that is less than 3 square inches! Project: One of the squares from Red Nine , A Mon Ami Pierre . Fabric: 28 count evenweave, not sure what kind. Floss: DMC Variations #4190

But there are some things that just pull on you. A Bouquet for Cheryl is one of those things. It's a tribute to an amazing stitcher who recently passed away. The pattern is free and there is even a thread dyed specifically for her . The least I could do is stitch this piece in her memory. Pattern: A Bouquet for Cheryl Fabric: 28 count lugana, white Thread: Lumiere de Cheryl I've also finished stitching my February ornament for the Ornament SAL I'm participating in. It's a week late because I sliced my index finger open right before the last SAL weekend(Feb. 23). Kit: Mary Englebreit--from the $1 bin at Michaels

Blackstone Fantasy Garden Not really a lot to update here; I haven't been able to work on it very much. I joined the Christmas Ornament SAL and this was the ornament I chose for this month: Pattern: 2006 Ornament Kit --Ink Circles Stitched: 2 over 2, full cross Fabric: 40 count R&R Reproduction Linen It's been a comedy of errors, let me tell you. First of all, I chose the ornie done on 40 count fabric(that's 40 stitches per inch over 1!?!). I am stitching it over 2 threads, but still, those are some frigging tiny holes. Also, because I apparently can't read directions(I'm blaming that on my anxiousness to get started), I stitched this 2 over 2 when it's supposed to be 1 over 2. I think it looks okay but I made a couple of mistakes(one of which is now a "design feature")and frogging this tiny fabric, stitched with too much floss, is a royal pain in the behind. I'm breathless with anticipation at what tragedies will befall me when I try to fo...