Some of you may guess from my title that I have finally got something to shout about!!
Here was my Egypt piece on 4th November -
And here it is today - FINISHED!! Washed and pressed and ready for framing -
Now I just have to sort out a frame and stretch it square (you will notice the wonky lines which separate each section). That year was my 60th birthday in the November, so not only is it a souvenir of our fantastic trip, but also my birthday.
And on another upbeat note I've managed to finish one of the wrist-warmers I was knitting. I put it down in order to finish the embroidery, now I can get moving on the second one. I am quite happy with how it turned out, but there are a few changes I would make to the pattern if I was to knit another pair in this pattern again. And they are SOOOOO soft! The pattern said to knit 3 cables, but I decided to knit an extra one so that the lower edge comes higher up the wrist - then there's no gap when I wear a coat.
Well I decided that while I'm prepping the fabric for my next BAP, I'll get a small one in. Some of you may recognise this kit, as it was discussed on a Yahoo group earlier this year. I'm going to do it as a gift for someone close to me as a Christmas gift!
I'm going to add the title - Hear no evil, See no evil, Speak no evil when I finish it too.
And my BAP? - it's really time that I got going on that Baby Cheetah I got from Yiota's xstitch earlier this year. The fabric will be completely covered with stitches, so I've marked out the fabric from the kit with my fabric pen, which will help to make sure that I get all the stitches in the right place and (hopefully) not have too many visits from cousins of my froggy pals above!
Here's the fabric marked up, and here are the colours! All pretty similar eh?
Watch this space!!!
Finally I had to include a picture as it's Remembrance Day. This picture was posted on Facebook by a catalogue company - a cross stitched picture! 
We remember with gratitude all of the men and women who have given their lives to ensure that we are free to live in the countries we do in freedom. And our thoughts are with the families who have given their loved ones for their countries.
Until next time - in thoughts of peace
Sandie
5 comments:
I finished the tree frog trio earlier this year. It is a fun stitch.
The Egyptian piece is beautiful.
I also love the little frogs.
Happy Stitching
Cindy in MA
Big happy dance for your big finish on Egypt! It's gorgeous! The knitted wrist warmers look lovely. I wish I was wearing them right now! The frog trio will be a nice quick stitch before starting your next BAP.
Yay !! Congratulations on your finish !! It looks great. The frogs are going to be adorable .
Kudos on your finish! It looks great :)
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