It's not dead!

This blog is not dead. I promise. Just sorely neglected. I recently got married, so I'm settling into a whole new routine in a city and a new state.

The main reason of this post is to show off my finally framed Queen Mermaid. She sat in a drawer for 3 years waiting on me to frame her. She's going to hang in my guest room.

Finished socks!!

Yes, you read that right. Finished socks. As in plural. There are two of them. On my feet!! They've been there since I took the picture and I have no plans to take them off anytime soon.

Sweater HD!!!

I finished the baby sweater!!!!!! A good friend had a baby on the 3rd, a little boy. It's been so unseasonably cold down here that the poor thing is in dire need of a sweater.

I don't remember where I found the pattern, but it's an online freebie. Called the Yoda Baby Sweater if I remember correctly. The yarn is Hobby Lobby Baby Bee something. Color is pretty true here on my screen, a lovely pale gray.

Next up: Finish the sock so I can knit my hand warmers with the leftovers.

Mermaid tickets!!!!!

I have my Mermaid tickets!!!!! The Little Mermaid on Broadway that is. :D 12/1 at 8pm in the evening, in the balcony.

Part 1 finished!

Blogger is still being a TOTAL pest about images! It won't load any of them. ARGH!! I'm having to do it the hard way and I don't like the way its laid out. *sigh*

Anywho, the thumbnail is Part 1 of St. Pete finished except for the beads. I'm going to bead later. Much later! Fabric is EF Evergreen painted linen. It's not that gray IRL, but the floss colors are pretty true. It is just so pretty and I'm totally in love. I've put it aside to give Spring Cameo, Alternative Reality and Through A Mother's Eyes some attention. They've been very neglected the last few months.

Last week I also stitched a bookmark for my Mimi, for her birthday. This is it. The design is by Belinda and it's her Assisi Spring bookmark. I stitched mine with Dinky Dyes Blue Mountains and Kreinik silver braid. I miscounted, and ended up not being able to do the border. Oh well, I still like the way it turned out! That's why the iris looks a little funny, I didn't figure out my mistake until it was too late to fix that flower.

Rockin' Girl Blogger!

Kaye has bestowed the Rockin' Girl Blogger button on me! And so I pass it on to Kati, Laura, Michelle, my mom and Kim.

Kaye's one of my writing buddies.

Presenting....

Presenting St. Basil's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Almost finished. But still, this definitely rates a Happy Dance!

I started the backstitching last night and finished up one color. I really like the way Terry does his backstitching charts. Very easy to follow and I don't have to worry about whether or not I've got the right color matched up with the right line.

It's very sparkly, and I need a special frame for it. I don't know kind though. Maybe a dull antique looking gold. I know it won't be silver as I don't generally like silver. Not that it really matters for me to make up my mind. It'll be a little while before I can afford to get the frame!