Thursday 14 May 2015

Page 8 of Winter Hat Owl is Complete

Started May 7 and finished May 14, this is definitely the fasted HaED page finish I've ever had.  To be honest, my wrists are a bit sore, but I wanted to finish this page because I'm scheduled to work the next 3 nights, where I don't get a chance to stitch at all.  It would have killed me being so close to a page finish and not being able to pick it back up until Sunday.

This piece is now 50% done!   





The grey part of hat hat was my nemesis! Pure confetti madness which slowed me down to the point where I wanted to scream and fling it into the fire - if I had a fireplace, that is.  Instead I had to be content to using unpardonable language and copious amounts of it, which, on one occasion, scared the cat. 

I have been busy creating fobs for some Ginger designer scissors I received for Christmas, as well as a needle minder, but I can't seem to get a photo of them that do them justice.   If I can get a good photo, I will post it between my next update of Adrift, which should be in a little over a month because it will be a full page and a partial - which means a row finish.

Stay tuned.  Wonderful things will be coming down the pike!

~Rai Rai

12 comments:

  1. Love this design! Congrats for reaching halfway :)

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    1. Thanks! I feel like it's a huge accomplishment. The worst is yet to come though! Ha ha.

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  2. Wow fantastic. Don't blame you for not putting it down. Congrats on reaching the halfway point.

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    1. Thanks Katie, I sure did heave one big sigh of relief when I put that last stitch in.

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  3. Fantastic progress! This is really looking great. How do you survive three nights with no stitching? !

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    1. Well, I work 12 hour shifts, so there is literally no time to cross stitch. I'm pretty tired when I get home, too, so I just eat dinner and go to bed. But when I'm done my work and I have a night off, I can't wait to get stuck back in to it!

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  4. Great progress! I have a Kai as well which is my Rapunzel piece but haven't started it yet. It didn't look too confetti heavy when I looked at the chart but I didn't look over the whole thing.

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    1. You know, this one didn't look too confetti heavy, until I started working on it. It's really only parts of it, but my gosh, it can be heavy at times.
      Enjoy your Kai! I hope you start it soon and post lots and lots of updates.

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  5. Good thing you don't have a fireplace! ;)))) It looks great, can't wait to see the rest of the owl!

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    1. I know, right? I can't guarantee this little guy would have made it, had I had one.

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  6. Confetti is the worst and I definitely feel ya!

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    1. I consider confetti to be my Tale of Two Cities. It's the best of times, it's the worst of times. But the end result is always worth it! Always!

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