Slow Sunday Stitching - November 2, 2025

 Hope everyone who celebrates had a fun and safe Halloween / Samhain / All Souls Day.   We had great fall weather and since it was a Friday, there were tons of Trick and Treaters coming by.   The grandkids are at the age where they are busy with friend's parties.  Ah teenagers LOL.  But the neighborhood kids were fun, as always. I even decorated a bit; I especially like the end of the mantle in the dining room that's besides the stairs to the upper floor.

The framed piece is "It's Halloween" by the Drawn Thread, and the stand up is " I Can Drive a Stick" by Just Nan.  (Links to the FFO posts.)  Knitted ornament is "Oisin Owl".  (Link to my Ravelry page for the details.)

And now it's November!  My monthly reporting is due.  First up is the Daily Temperature Log.  Pattern is "Temperature Stitches" by Sarah, Stitching Mommy on Etsy.  October's stitch is the counted thread version of the Lazy Daisy.  

I'll admit it's not my favorite block; the spacing is more irregular than the other blocks, so every day was a careful count.  And it's hard to keep the tension on this stitch even plus the tacking thread at the end of each petal is basically a tent or straight stitch over one thread on a petal that is only three threads deep.  That's a much larger proportion than when you do the same stitch on a traditional printed project.  So the flower petals appear very 'pointy'.

But all in all, when you look at the entire project, those little flaws don't really stick out too much.  You can certainly see where the fall cold snap started!  (Finally.)

The Mead Dragon is also looking good.  I'm resisting the urge to power to a finish.  I may be at over 80%, but that's still over 18,000 stitches to go!   See the month end post for details and a comparison photo.

Linking up with the SSS crew (current roundup here).

Full Coverage Month End Report - October 2025 AND Rotation #6, Slot #3 (Pictorial) Changeover

 Another decent month on the Mead Dragon (art by Stanley Morrison, charting by Paine Free Craft).

I completed 3,475 stitches this month.  This brings me to 40,182 for the year and 76,275 in total or 80.71%.  I am currently working on Row 272.

She's looking really good, I think.   You can see the rest of her tail and the trailing edge of the wing very clearly now.  And the hints of the reflection of both curves down at the bottom.  The 'reflection' is in the bottom 20 rows, and if you zoom in, you can see the basting for the bottom corners and center line.  Still months of work to go, of course, but having all of the remaining elements sketched in makes me feel like the finish line at least exists!   

I haven't yet got my first color with zero stitches yet.  But there are 10 colors with less than 30 stitches remaining, so that milestone can't be far off.  I'm not planning on color completing; I'll just let happen when they happen.  My goal for November/December is just to continue 100 stitches minimum per day.   No pressure if I don't get that many, though.   The holidays are always crazy.  Speaking of which, I need to go grab another bag or two of candy.  Carl and Alexis (and me, I'll confess) have been raiding the Halloween stash and I don't want to run short!

Here's where I started the month for comparison.

Slow Sunday Stitching - October 26, 2025

Well, I only got a little bit done on my birthday start on the Drawn Thread "Boo Scissor Keeper" project.  But what I do have is cute!  These two pumpkins are pretty much the bottom left quadrant of the fob (once I get the rest of the vine and foliage double running done).

Not trying to get this done by Halloween or anything.  It's actually going into the next rotation in the Modern slot.  Goal on this was just a solid start, which I have.

I did have a finish this week, though.  The Willow Hat hasn't made an appearance in a while.  I did run out of the fluffy yarn, but I had a pretty good substitute in my yarn stash.   The new yarn is lace weight, though, so I used it double to get to the DK weight that is used in the lower part of the hat.   Only needed it for the last few rounds, and I had plenty of the green sock yarn.   The replacement yarn is a brighter white, so I kind of wish I would have striped it with the creamier white for a few rounds.   As it is, the line of demarcation shows up.

But at least it's finished and I'm not going to rip it out now.  Those fluffy acrylic yarns are a BEAST to frog back.   No new cast on yet - I'm sort of feeling a scarf maybe.   I'll need to look though the stash and see what I can find.

Linking up with the SSS crew (current round up is here). 

Slow Sunday Stitching - October 19, 2025 AND my birthday start

 Next week is my birthday.  Plus I finished the stitching on the Just Nan project, so the 'Modern' slot is empty. That means I get a new start!

It's so cute!  It's the "Boo Scissors Keeper and Purse" from the Drawn Thread.   I've had it kitted up for years and I just want to stitch something fall or Halloween and not a major multi-month project.   I'm planning on just doing the fob/ornament, BTW.  I'm going to be getting the linen set up after church and will be stitching on it in and around the finishing that I'm working on.  

I've got it all kitted up, and I have even picked out a backing fabric with little yellow/orange moons.  Very seasonal.

Re the Just Nan piece.  All the stitching is done and beading is done, too; see the Changeover post for the details.

Linking up with the SSS crew. Current Roundup.

Rotation Changeover - 2025 Rotation #6, Slot #2 (Modern)

 

All the stitching is done on Just Nan's "Butterflies, Blossoms and Bees" class and it's all beaded.   When this slot comes up again, I will need to make a couple yards of cording, add the floral charm and get it all assembled as a doorhanger.

Slow Sunday Stitching - October 12, 2025

Pretty good progress this week on my Just Nan class "Butterflies, Blossoms and Bees".    I finished the stitching.  Those little bees were fun!

I've even started the beading.   I still have about an hour to go before the rotation slot is over, so look for a changeover post soon - probably tomorrow.  That will leave the twisted cord, embellishment and finishing to go.

And here's the whole thing so far.  

Overall, I'm pleased with the way it's coming out.

Linking up with the SSS crew (current round-up here).

Slow Sunday Stitching - October 5, 2025

 These months where the first falls midweek are strange.   I feel like I should have already reported on my daily projects since I've already put several days into them in the current month!   I'm just glad I remembered to take the pictures!

First up is the Daily Temperature Log using the "Temperature Stitches" pattern by Sarah "Stitching Mommy" on YouTube and Etsy.

September's stitch was the "Scotch Stitch" which is a diagonal variation of the Satin Stitch.  It's actually one of my favorite filling stitches for needlepoint and counted thread work.  I love the little pillow shapes and because it is worked in angles, it tends to cover better than the actual Satin Stitch which is either vertical or horizontal. 

and a close up.   It's been a month of very little variation, summer is hanging on into a warm autumn!  I'm afraid this in going to be one of those years that dumps us into winter with very little of my favorite crisp fall, turning leaves sort of weather.

What the entire piece looks like now:

October's stitch is the Lazy Daisy.  Not my favorite when it's done counted thread style, though I love it on stamped surface embroidery.  You'll see that one next time.

The "Mead Dragon" is coming along!  See the September month end report for all the stats.

And I have put about half my hours for the rotation into the Just Nan "Butterflies, Blossoms and Bees".  I am about to start the four little over one bees!  Really looking forward to those.

A slightly 'artsy' shot to show off some of the dimensional stitches

Checking in with the SSS crew to see what everyone has been working on (link to the current round-up).