Weekly Update - Barefoot Summer Days, Finished

I've just finished Barefoot Summer Days, a scrap afghan designed by Kathy Wesley. It took me only a month to crochet this thing.

I didn't do any work on Brilliant Butterfly Celebration this week, and I've put it back in the UFO pile to make way for my next project. I'll blog about that later as I need to tend to all the things I've been neglecting while obsessively crocheting this past couple of weeks.

Finished - Coasters & New Project - Barefoot Summer Days

I finished the last 2 coasters day before yesterday.

I also started Barefoot Summer Days, a scrap afghan designed by Kathy Wesley.

Weekly Update - Cell Phone Cozy, Bright Feathers, & Coasters

I got a cell phone this past week, so naturally I had to crochet a cozy for it. It took me about an hour.

I made a little progress on Bright Feathers.

I finished the Glove coaster.

I got the quilting done on the Ringo coaster.

And I basted the George coaster together.

Finished - Dishcloths & UFO - Tech Support

I finished 2 dishcloths. That’s all I’m going to do for now.

I wanted another small, simple project to work on along with Bright Feathers (note to self: never design such a big, boring-to-stitch pattern again), so I picked up yet another UFO: Tech Support, a design by Linda Connors of Calico Crossroads®, adapted from the artwork of Kathleen Kelly of Kats by Kelly™.

Here’s what I had already done on it:

Finished - Feathers To and Fro Towel, New Project - Purple Passage

On Monday I finished the towel using part of the Feathers To and Fro pattern from Learn to Make Monk’s Cloth Afghans by Marilyn T. Magly.

 

I’ve revised my opinion of the Charles Craft towel a bit upwards: after washing, the appearance improved greatly and you can’t even see the snags from the packaging anymore. However, the towel is too small and thin to be anything but decorative. If I want more practical towels I’ll have to buy some huck fabric and make my own.

My next Swedish weaving project is Purple Passage from Learn to Make Monk’s Cloth Afghans by Marilyn T. Magly. I’m stitching it on a 15”x18” piece of 14-ct. turquoise aida using purple shades of #5 perle cotton. (Note: My camera refused to photograph these colors correctly, so I’ve had to adjust them manually. So, if you notice any discrepancies in color amongst these pictures, that’s why.)

Here’s what I had done as of Monday:

I still plan to post a weekly update later today.

Weekly Update - Bright Feathers & Tiny Stockings

I finished 2 more of the Tiny Stockings by Jorja Hernandez.

These are the last ones I’m going to do this year. I’m putting away the rest until next year.

My progress so far on Bright Feathers:

I’m going to concentrate on Bright Feathers until I get my Swedish weaving books and get distracted again.

Weekly Update - Bright Feathers & Tiny Stockings

This week I finished one of the Tiny Stockings designed by Jorja Hernandez,

cut out pinned another,

and started stitching a third.

I also got some work done on Bright Feathers.

Weekly Update - Bright Feathers & Tiny Stockings

I finished another of the Tiny Stockings designed by Jorja Hernandez.

I got some more stitching done on another one.

And, I did a little stitching on Bright Feathers.

Weekly Update - Bright Feathers & UFO - Tiny Stockings

Here’s what I got done on Bright Feathers this week.

I didn’t get any work done on the Fluffy Shawl. Since it’s September already, I figured that as my progress has been so slow I should put the shawl away and get started on Christmas gifts. I’ll continue to work on Bright Feathers as well.

I pulled out a kit that I’ve had lying around for years, the Tiny Stockings ornaments designed by Jorja Hernandez. Despite the fact that she’s designed many patterns for most of the major publishers, I can’t find a website for Ms. Hernandez. If anyone knows of one, please tell me in the comments.

I was surprised to find that I had 2 of the stockings already stitched, cut out, pinned, and ready to sew together.

According to the pattern, you’re supposed to cut out a cardboard insert and batting, make monk’s cord out of some of the floss, and sew all that together between the stitched aida and felt. I decided that was way too much work, so I’m just sewing the felt and aida together and using some sparkly red Kreinik braid for the hanger.

I finished one of the stockings today. I think I need to remake my template, because it didn’t come out quite as stocking-shaped as I would like.

I also started stitching the stocking that says “Merry Christmas”. I broke the rules again by cutting the fabric before stitching it (the pattern wants you to stitch all the stockings first, then cut them out), because I didn’t feel like dealing with a huge piece of fabric.