Stitching Updates.....

Hi & Happy Wednesday!  Just thought I'd post a quick update on my little bit of stitching I've been doing this month.  Actually, it feels like quite a bit of stitching to me, but it doesn't look like a lot of progress.  I guess it is though.... it's hard to "see" it sometimes when you're doing it yourself and you're not "finishing" anything.  First up though, is a narrow scarf I crocheted almost 2 weeks ago.  Nicole came up and was trying to teach me how to knit (that's HARD!) but I ended up with one of her crochet hooks & made her a dishcloth, then that night & the next I made this scarf.  Yes, it's PINK - HOT pink, not pastel pink... there is a MAJOR difference! ;-) 

And this is where I was last time I posted a pic of Drawn Thread's Open Heart....

And this is my progress as of last Thursday night (the 20th).....  not a huge amount, but it's better than nothing, right?  It's so pretty, but I have to admit, with the 34 ct that I'm having problems seeing and all the speciality stitches, I decided to put it down for awhile.....  so.....

I decided to pick up Brenda Keyes/Sampler Company's "Heaven Doth Ask" and get back to it.  I was stitching the row of words shown below when I realized I hadn't taken a "before" picture, so here it is...

And this is as of last night - Jan. 25th.  This is 25 ct over 1 and though I LOVE it, it really seems as slow as "An Open Heart".  The border is super slow going, but I've done quite a bit since last Saturday night.  (No stitching last Friday after the concert, I was too tired!)

Here are the pics side by side - guess I have done a bit more than I thought.... maybe that's because I've spent MANY hours listening to Diana Gabaldon's "Voyager" for the past 10 days - it's only 44 hours long - finished it at 2 a.m. this morning.  I'm going to miss Jamie & Claire, but I've got to get some sleep before I start the next one.... ;-)



I'll probably keep working on this, at least for a couple more nights.  Nicole is coming Saturday I think... so no telling what I might get into after that!  ;-)  

And aside from the stitching, I spent MANY hours over the past two weekends purging & trying to organize my personal stash.  Let's just say I need a 2nd shop.....  seriously....  It feels good to have it almost done though! 
Now, who wants to buy the whole lot of it???  You'll need a Uhaul.....

Thanks for stopping by & Happy Stitching...

PS- Can you please say a prayer for a dear friend of mine "G"?  She has found a lump her in breast and it's going to be a short time before she has any news.  Please keep her in your prayers that all will turn out well!  Thank you!