As you will know
from my last post, I was going away for a short break last weekend and I had already
made a small start on my November ornament for 12 in 23.
I managed to finish it
on Thursday afternoon, before going away on Friday.
Winter Woodland
was a chart from the latest special Christmas Ornament edition of Just Cross
Stitch magazine.
Because I had
already decided to take a pair of socks to start and my October Mill Hill
Ornament to stitch on while I was going to be away and they were already in my bag, I decided to have another new start on Thursday
evening.
I’ve had ‘Oh Tannenbaum!’
from Jeanette Douglas kitted for some
time and I made a small start on the
sheep pulling the sleigh.
So now onto my trip.
The main reason for
my short break to Bournemouth, down on the south coast of Dorset, was to visit my 93 year old Aunt and some of
my cousins. I’ve not seen any of them
for at least 6 years, so we had lots to catch up on!
My cousin and I had booked
a lovely hotel for three nights, with a
sea view and we were looking forward to a walk along the beach and the smell of
that salty sea air.
We made the most of
it but sadly, as you can see, the weather
wasn’t kind to us,
with a severe weather warning in place for Saturday and Sunday for high winds
and rain.
Typically, we were
coming home on Monday, the weather changed and the sun came out.
We did manage a rather large Sunday roast dinner and a few G & T's though!
Stitching wise, I
took my Mill Hill Santa ornament with me to stitch on the train and made some
good progress on him.
And I also took some
knitting and started another pair of socks.
I wanted a pair in
Christmas colours and this yarn from West Yorkshire Spinners was perfect. It’s their
Signature 4 ply called ‘Holly’.
When ordering the
yarn I went a bit OTT and also ordered three more balls.
‘Fairy Lights’ which
is sparkly and ‘Robbin’, both also West
Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4 ply and ‘Partie’,
which is Superba fairisle 4 ply, so I
think I will have toasty feet this winter!
I'd like to take this opportunity to wish all my friends from across the pond a very special Thanksgiving. I
hope you have a wonderful day spending time with your family and friends.
Happy Stitching!
Sue
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