No, Really I'm Back On Schedule!

Well, it's been well over a month since I have updated my blog.  I have no excuse I just didn't do it!  I've kind of been in a stitching funk of late and actually not in the mood to do much of anything.  So I really haven't had too much to chat about lately.  I think I have snapped out of it though and am slowly pulling myself together.  I must confess that in my non-stitching funk I have become quite addicted to my Kindle app.  I have been doing lots of reading.  Reading is a guilty pleasure I allow myself late in the afternoons with a cup of coffee or tea.  I have finally gotten over feeling guilty just sitting and reading thinking I should be up and around cleaning somewhere or something in the house -- what's up with that anyway!  You'll be glad to know I am so over that!

This weekend entailed working out in the backyard getting things ready for the colder weather.  I would much rather do yard work in this kind of weather than in the heat of summer.  I actually enjoyed being out there and getting some things done.  I was also in the baking mood and managed to bake an apple cake and some white chocolate chunk cranberry oatmeal  cookies -- hubby was pleased!

On the stitching side of things I figured out that I was using a wrong floss color in a section on a cross stitch tapestry piece I have been working on.  I kept having to pick out the stitches (at least 3 times)  because the color just didn't look right.  It finally dawned on me to double check the color of floss I have been using -- geez it took me long enough to figure that one out!

Sew Fine from ShinySun's Cross Stitching

Cross Stitch Tapestry - over half done with this now that I figured out my floss issue!

On a positive note - I got into a "finish it up mode".  Last week I did finish stitching a Halloween embroidery I have been working on.  I'm not entirely happy with the way it turned out (due my own personal stitching demons) but I will go ahead and put the finishing touches on it if only to say that I have actually finished another project!  I also finished seaming together a sweater that I knitted several years ago.  It has been blocked and waiting to be put together for quite a while.  I have also been knitting on afghan squares for the Great American Afghan.  This was a "knit-a-long" I was leading at the yarn shop I worked in.  I'm over half way done on those.

Candy Cauldron from P3 Designs

I think this is destined to be a wall hanging.

Sweater I finally finished seaming!

Not a great picture but you can get the gist of it.  Being a "vertically challenged" person I probably shouldn't try to take these kinds of pictures!

In the new project department I started knitting on a vest project I have had waiting in the wings for a while. I also strung beads for a scarf project I purchased at least ten years ago.  The scarf will hopefully knit up quickly for a holiday gift.  Maybe I'll have progress pictures on these two knew projects soon -- hey,  it could happen!

Have a good week and get some stitching time in!