W.I.P. UPDATE!

Hello there!

Well, it's been a while since my last update on here, and again, I feel like I'm apologising for my tardiness.  January was a shit month as I spend most of it battling the Lurgy Gods and sleeping, so it's wasn't as productive as I would have liked!

In the end, I only managed to complete two of the projects on my list (which isn’t a lot), but they'd been loitering in the WIP bag for the best part of 10 years, so it was a relief to finally finish them! 

Here they are:

#1 - Nine Lives

  

#2 - Tom Mouse

  

I've also been working on that mammoth American Civil War piece I'm stitching for my Fiancé:

"GETTYSBERG"

It's been on the frame on and off since October 2004!  People still ask me "Is that not finished yet?" Sadly, no.  I haven't touched it since 2012, so I really need to crack on with it, and I managed to make a sizeable dent in a week, before I had to put it down!

Working on 18-hpi aida is tricky at the best of times!

Here's the progress so far:

April 2012:

January/February 2017:

*PHEW*

I also have a few other completed projects that I will share in due course!

Oh, and I know I've been promising new patterns for a while and not delivered yet.  Again, apologies.  One of my followers on Facebook messaged me the other day about a blackwork pattern that was no longer on BOX.net.  It reminded me that I'd taken it down for maintenance, but not got round to re-uploading.

I've also been having issues with the software I use to convert my patterns to PDF, but I think these have been resolved now (fingers crossed). 

Anyway, that's all I have for now.

Till next time … keep Kalm and cross stitch :) x

MORE U.F.P. UPDATES (and other WIP's)

Howdo again!

In my last post, I referred to January as being the month I try and make a dent in any outstanding unfinished projects (UFP's).  The list I compiled covers all my crafts, and, is rather long:

It's very unlikely I shall get every project on the list done, if at all.  In fact, a few have been scrapped already (so, not a good start)!

I'm sure you'll appreciate that it is hard to return to projects that have been neglected for some time.
Some of these projects have been outstanding for a while, so who knows!

Three weeks into 2017, and the list remains untouched!

I've started thinking about projects for Easter, as well as starting another new blackwork project!

A couple of years ago, I started another blackwork project themed round the elements from the Pokemon Trading Card Game.  So far, I had charted and stitched the "Grass" element, and I think I posted stuff on the Facebook page, although nothing was posted on here.

You can find the finished "Grass" element on my DeviantArt page.

The last few weeks I've been going through my ideas folder and getting rid of stuff that I'll probably never chart/stitch etc... and looking for projects that need completing.  The Elements fall into the latter.  I had already charted the pattern outlines, all I needed to do was select the fill patterns as well as thread colours and fabric.

My current financial position means that this is probably going to be a project that will take time to complete, but some patterns have been charted, whilst others are at varying stages of charting (blackwork is slow and time-consuming to chart).  There are two that can be stitched up as I have the right colour threads and fabric for the element.

Last week, I started stitch the "Fighting" Element...

It's proving very therapeutic and quick to stitch ... I don't think it'll take much longer to finish!

 After that, I must try and make a dent in that list :D

Finally, last time I said I was going to start uploading my Marvel series of patterns.  However, when it came to checking the PDF's before uploading, I came across some errors in the patterns, so this may delay them awhile.

So that's all for now ... I'm off to stitch some more!

Till next time ... keep Kalm and cross stitch :) x

WELCOME TO 2017!

Greetings Guys!

Okay, so this is a bit late, but how has everyone's start to 2017 been?

My New Year was rum-fueled followed by a three-day hangover!  Now I am full of cold, so not really the start I would have liked.

January is usually the month I use to catch up with any outstanding (UFP's), and as crafters, we've all got boxes and boxes of those!  I have lots of UPF's for my cross-stitch, crochet and knitting.  I've tried to put a small portion from each craft aside to do this month.

I haven't started any of them yet :D x

In fact, I started a new project last month, and I seem to have been more focused on doing that, than projects that have been in my workbag for several years! 

Here's a sneaky peak:

For those of you going "WTF...?", it is the S.H.I.E.L.D Logo from Marvel Avengers, charted (as always), in blackwork.  Last year, I did chart the logos for S.H.I.E.L.D., Hydra, Thor and Captain America.

The patterns are ready to go (almost), so I'll try and get them uploaded as soon as.

I think that's all for now, so until next time...

Keep Kalm and Cross Stitch! x