With all the activities last weekend supporting my grandkids (arena cross race for Carl and gymnastics meet for Alexis - no photo from that one, unfortunately), I did not have time to put any work into the official "Blackbird Weekend SAL".
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| JC in the blue hat and grey hoodie, Carl in the white helmet right in front of him |
So I moved the BBD weekend to this weekend which is not so crazy, though I will be going to a concert at the church this afternoon.
Our church is downtown and hosts cultural as well as religious events and small concerts in our "Great Spaces" series, most are classical music of one sort or the other, but there have been bluegrass and gospel offerings and there's an annual Halloween silent film fest with live organ and sound effects "Silents at the Cathedral". If you are ever in Topeka when one of the public events is going on, do plan to come to Grace Episcopal Cathedral. (or for Sunday services for that matter!)
But back to stitching, here's where I am on the BBD "Beyond My Heart" All the time was spent on the basket in the lower part of the piece. I will work some more on this project before I put it away. Those eyelets were tedious and time consuming, but I love the texture.
Where I was before for comparison:
Other needlework also got a lot of love this week. I got to 5 hours on my birthday start "My Day Complete" by Kathy Barrick. It will be going away for a while since I'm doing a truncated rotation (5 hours instead of 10) in the month and half until the yearly reset on New Years Day.
Of course there was knitting. The shawl got some new colors going. I think I need to run in the ends as I go, there are LOT of random color changes in this thing.
And I am about 2/3 of the way down the sole of the foot on Bob's Christmas Stocking re-work. Gusset decreases all done and well started on the straight part of the foot. The colorwork on the top of the foot looks really interesting from the back - almost like a darning pattern.
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| the two layers need to be the same length before I can seam them up |
The shawl will be coming to the concert with me this afternoon. I think I'll move it to a longer needle as soon as I catch up with the SSS crew (link to current roundup).
A lot of great stitching going on.
ReplyDeleteYour needlework is both very beautiful! There is also the shawl and the socks. the shawl, I had to study how you knit it. I liked the way you knit it, by starting from one side instead of the middle back, and then the stripes are also vertical. Great pattern on the socks too!
ReplyDeleteI googled your church and the pictures showed a beautiful old church! Nice to see it, but it's a long way from where I live in Norway. Look forward to concerts and what you attend there!
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The church is only about 100 years old and the inner parts are only about 50 years old - rebuilt after a catastrophic arson fire in the mid 1970s. (It looked like the bombed churches after WWII with only the outer walls standing). But it was originally built to resemble the Gothic churches in Europe. At lot of churches built in the US in the 1800s and early 1900s were 'Gothic Revile' style. I love it and have been a member here since the mid 1960s when we moved to Topeka from central Kansas (except for a few years during and after college).
DeleteGothic Revival that is - spellchecker error LOL
DeleteYou have fun projects going on there! I love looking at the intricate designs in your cross-stitch projects. I'm very rusty at cross-stitching, so have only done a little lately and very simple designs. Enjoy the concert at your church - sounds like they have many interesting events!
ReplyDeleteYour church sounds as if it is a thriving place of culture and activities. It sounds like a happening place to be. LOVE the knitted Christmas stocking! Oh my goodness, it is amazing! And as for those little eyelets in your embroidery......so lovely.
ReplyDeleteOh Karla that is such precise and detailed work you are doing in all your projects! The eyelets really are giving such a pretty texture!
ReplyDeleteI love watching the rotations of your projects. I have never worked eyelet. It looks quite challenging. Your cross-stitch and knitting are very pretty. I would weave in those ends as I go. Easier than everything at the end.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great texture on the basket. It is so worth the extra time for the eyelets. Happy stitching ~~ Kathy S.
ReplyDeleteOH MY GOODNESS! I love your cross stitch and knitting. I would love to have someone who could work with me on knitting! I am sorry about the nasty spam. I keep getting phone calls that are spam. I finally turned them off through the iPhone. Is there a way to get your posts emailed to me when you post?
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