End of Year Round-Up - 2022

Once again the year has flown by in a flash of Threads, Fabric and Charts, as well as some skeins of wool, Lol!

To track all of the projects that I have worked on, I keep an Excel spreadsheet and it’s interesting to see just what I’ve actually achieved throughout the year.  

I don’t go into the finer detail of numbers of stitches I work or the exact amount of time I spend on things, but I do make a note of the number of days I work on things.

At the end of last year I carried over 3 Wips. (works in progress) 

The January panel of the Joyful World Sal, which is now finished.

Butterfly Lace Mandala

Oh Holy Night Nativity,

 Strangely,  the last two are being carried over again this year.

So, what does the spreadsheet show me……..

 

In 2022, I worked on 2 sewing projects, 1 Crochet Project, and 3 Knitting Projects, which included my very first pair of socks!

Cross stitch wise, I worked on 64 items, including three multi-stitch projects, that were worked on each month throughout the year.

They were The Snowflower Diaries, ‘Joyful World’ stitch-a-long,

The ‘Mini Bouquet’ stitch-a-long by Jeanette Douglass

And

‘The Little Sheep Virtues’/’Sheep in the Meadow Singing'

Three projects from this year were professionally framed by ‘Frames of London, as were 3 older projects.

I fully finished 43 items myself, leaving just 10 pieces to complete.

I also had a little go at designing and came up with my first free chart (available on the tab above) to commutate the Queens passing.

Not a bad years work, even if I do say so myself!

I finish 2022 carrying over just the two cross stitch wips already mentioned, and one kip (knitting in progress), which is my second pair of socks.

Big thanks to everyone who has visited me this year.  

It would be lovely to hear from more of you in the comments when you stop by, but for now I wish you all a very

Happy and an Extremely Crafty New Year!

Sue

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2021 Round up

 Well, it’s been an interesting year to say the least.

Covid 19 is still running rife, especially in the London area, but given my health problems I have been especially careful and have managed to avoid coming into contact with anyone infected with it. 

The knock on effect of that was that I had lots of time to stitch! 

In 2020 I did very little stitching, spending most of my time knitting and crocheting and that was the way I started 2021 too, crocheting lap blankets with oddment of wool and knitting dolls clothes.

But then everything changed when,  quite by accident I discovered floss tube……...do I really need to say more? 

Apart from charts I’d never seen before, I quickly realized I needed project bags for my cross stitch and needle minders from Etsy!

I started an Instagram account and there were also groups on Facebook  to explore.

In the summer there was ‘virtual’ cross stitch camp, three months of stitching challenges, and then there was Black Sampler November. so lots to keep me occupied.

There were lots of first too:-

I joined in with my first SAL.

I stitched designers that I had never stitched before.

I stitched on 40ct fabric for the first time.

I charted some motifs for an un-finished sampler

I made my first Black Sampler.

  I finished my first drum. 

And  I started my first Chatelaine – Butterfly Lace Mandala.

 

I have had a tally up of the things I worked on over the year and stitching wise I had 62 finishes and 47  Fully Finishes (25 of which were the Madame Chantilly Advent Calendar.

I also have 5 Wips and several charts lined up and ready to go, so it’s looking like another busy year ahead of me.

So with that, there's nothing left to say other than I hope 2022 is fun, stitchy one for you.

Happy Stitching!

Sue

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