Happy Easter to everyone celebrating it today. Happy random Sunday to everyone else!
With it being Holy Week (with all the associated activity at church this week) and the garden going in (our last frost date is April 15), there was very little actual crafting done this week. I did keep up on my daily goals on the Temperature Log and the Mead Dragon, but everything else was actually travel stitching progress.
And the lion's share was on the perforated paper Santa. I started this one on the fourth of April and I'm about ready to start beading it! Just the cross-stitch part of the bell, a little bit of trim on the coat hem, and the rest of the hat to do first. As per usual, the face without the beard looks a bit odd.
I also got the next charity hat cast on, the ribbing finished and halfway to the crown decreases completed. The pattern is "Turn A Square" by Jared Flood; it's available as a paid pattern on Ravelry. The yarn on this one is a cotton/acrylic blend, so it will be a good 'three season' hat.
Hopefully this coming week I can get back to my usual rotation. I've promised the folks on the SSS crew an Eagle! (link to this week's roundup)
What a lovely perforated paper Santa! Might you have any hints for working on perforated paper? It seems pretty intimidating. It’s going to look extra pretty with the beading work. What a great idea to use a cotton/acrylic blend for the hat! Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteMy biggest hint is to watch your tension. There's absolutely no 'give' in the ground with perforated paper. You want to keep the paper intact, so be careful how you handle it. Also, your floss will snag on the edges of the paper. I just put up with it, but there are magnetic holders made for perforated paper which I do want to try.
DeleteMy best advice is to get one of the smaller Mill Hill kits and just give it go. The hardest part is sorting the materials, IMHO.