New finishes :D

I think it's time for a new update :)

Can't believe it's over 9 months since my last craft related update and already over 5 months since my London/Dublin update. Time flies.

But even tho I don't update often, I did finish a few things this year. *happy dance*

First there's "Individuality" by Tammara Markegard. It was started 28/08/2014 and finished 25/04/2015.

And the second finish is "Lucifer" by Linda Ravenscroft. Started 03/10/2013 and finished 22/07/2015.
Stitched on 28ct white Lugana, 2 over 1, basketweave stitch.

I've also discovered crochet again this year.
The last time I've done some crochet, I was about 10 years old. I've tried it a few times after that but I've never worked on a pattern and I got bored after 2 or 3 rows. So you could say I haven't done any serious crochet in over 20 years.
Then earlier this year I've seen a cute little amigurumi dragon I just HAD to try.
I didn't know if I was still capable of doing that but it was quite easy... sewing the parts together was more of a challenge then the crocheting itself.
I knew I wouldn't keep the dragon. Crochet is just another hobby, something to pass time when I need a break from stitchting. I just can't keep them all - not enough space and already too many memory-laden stuffed toys in the flat that I can't part with - so I decided my first crochet toy will be an x-mas gift for my cousin's baby girl (33 months by then).
But this little girl has a little cousin herself... she'll be 27 months by x-mas. I can't bring only one toy if there are two little girls so of course I decided on making a second dragon.
And I've thrown some cute little snails in aswell cos I think they're great little gimmicks in gift baskets etc.

So here they are... the little gang that I put the last finishing touches in today:

At the risk of sounding smug... I'm a little proud of my self *blush* Didn't expect it to work out this well. Not after 20 years.
Still I won't crochet anything else this year anymore (except for 2 little catnip toys for my Lily right before I'll see her again) as I really despise the sewing part.
And I got quite some cross stitching withdrawals these past days. Will focus only on cross stitch for the rest of the year. :D

For anyone wondering - I got the patterns for the dragon and snails here:
(Note: they're only in German)
http://de.dawanda.com/product/25194801-hausdrache-xxl-amigurumi-haekelvorlage-pdf-dateihttp://de.dawanda.com/product/16826490-haekelanleitungjasper-josephine-schneckenliebe



 

So now I'll be off to work some more on Garnet... but SuSi's World travel bookshelf and No smoking are waiting as well :D

Cross stitch updates

Oh boy, I seem to get worse and worse when it comes to blogging. *blush*

But I'm still stitching and I'd like to show my updates.

In the last post I've mentioned my yearly goals of finishing 15 pages on "Lucifer" and 12 pages on "Garnet". I've completed these two goals about 2 months ago.

So I set a half year goal too: to start Individuality by Tammara Markegard and to finish 10% (10480 stitches).
As of yesterday I have 5 out of 47 colours finished and 34197/104800 stitches... so all my 2014 goals are done :D
This is stitched on 28ct light blue Lugana, 2 over 1, basketweave stitch.

And I've already kitted up my next project: World travel bookshelf by Aimee Stewart on 28ct white Lugana.

Will have to finish Individuality first tho.