I don't perform well, stitching (or crafting) in groups. I have attended a few quilt guild retreats and accomplished very little over three-day weekends; I have attended a few in-person mixed media/papercrafting events and I have watched a number of similar events, live-streamed over long weekends (FaceBook Live and YouTube Live) and find that I can't craft and learn at the same time! And my few experiences with FaceTiming and with Zoom have shown me that I get restless and itching to get on with something, anything other that what I am participating in.
I am very much a solitary stitcher!
~~~~~Long-term WIPS~~~~~
When I checked in last month, I had only one long-term WIP in my project bag: The Elizabeth Almond "Save the Stitches" blackwork sampler, which is roughly 60% complete . No progress this month...
~~~~~Travelling Needlepoint~~~~~
Not having travelled since the pandemic, I have not been motivated to stitch on "Butterfly on Scroll" by Dimensions since February 2020. No road trips, no progress to report.
~~~~~Kits started in 2021~~~~~
There is one kit I started in 2021 that is still unfinished: "Hope & Strength" by Glenwood Place, stitched on Jade Lugana and using the recommended Dinky Dye threads. In June, I had competed the pink and purple stars in the lower border and started on the "white" filler/background to the stars. This white border has progressed a little in August:
1. Lakeside Needlecraft SAL "Crystallised" which started January 2, exclusively designed by Oxana Polyakova, with monthly installments. Stitched on 36-ct white even-weave with DMC floss.
There are twelve installments in this SAL: Installment one - "Larimar", installment two - "Malachite", installment three -“Amber", installment four - "Obsidian", installment five - "Jasper”, installment six - “Quartz”, installment seven - “Tiger’s Eye” , installment eight -"Agate", installment none- "Amethyst", and installment ten - "Garnet" were completed last month. Installment 11 - "Lapis Lazuli" was issued on July 31 and finished in early August:
4 A Stitchonomy pattern designed to be a companion to the "Spring 2022" SAL and the "Winter 2021": "Summer 2022" was all but complete in July. I am still waiting for the ordered charm/trim kit (which I find I ordered twice and, as of yet, and have received neither!). The "Autumn 2022" version is due out this month...
5. A Stitchonomy Halloween SAL called "A Cabinet of Curiosities" is due to start in September. I have the kit in hand...
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In summary, this month I made progress on one WIP and two SALs and acquired the kits for two new projects.
Wishing for an honorable peace... both at home and abroad. And stay healthy!