April WIPacolypse

Time for another WIPacolypse posting, on the new moon every month people participating in this SAL place an update on their blog about the progress they have made this month.  If you would like more information please click here to get more information.  Last month my plan was to get M-P finished on my alphabet afghan.  Now looking at this aspiration, I realize this was just a crazy goal.  First M and N were both little kids, and the kids in this pattern take a huge amount of time.  Second, finishing four letters seems like a pipe dream kids or no.  I did finish M and N.  I started O.  Here are pictures of those:

I feel like doing both M and N has burned me out on this project a little.  I feel like in the future I will alternate animal block with kid blocks.  So my goal for next month is to finish O-Owl, Q-Queen (kid), and P-Pig.  I want to finish them in that order to see if it help me stay motivated to finish this stitch.

Heaven and Earth Designs is having a second challenge this year.  The challenge is to use cross country stitching one color at a time to finish one full page of a chart by June 15th.  I have chosen the Mourning for Icarus chart as my challenge piece, check it out here.  This is my progress so far:

I don't know if I will be able to finish this page by June 15th.  However, that is my current goal.

This Month's Topic is What do you listen to while stitching?
I watch Flosstube or TV Shows.  My favorite shows to binge while stitching are Medium, Crazy Ex-girlfriend, and Stargate Atlantis.  We have Hulu and Netflix so I watch watch ever is on my list.


That's all for this month!  You can find me on Facebook at facebook.com/firecrakrprojects and on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLsDO14LqmaIzv89nZmkfBA

 Happy Stitching!
Laura Nicole

International Hermit and Stitch Weekend (IHSW) April 2016

I am so EXCITED!!  After years of wanting to get back on schedule with the IHSW SAL, I finally had an opportunity to hermit and stitch this last weekend.  I got a good amount done.  I was hindered to a small degree because I have had migraines all weekend, but I still feel like it was a very successful weekend!

The first project I worked on was the Precious Moments Alphabet Afghan.

Here's what it looked like on Friday.

This is the N is for Nurse Block.  Here is what N looked like at the end of the day yesterday.

I am so excited that she is almost finished.  I haven't gotten as far as I wanted to this month.  Since the kids take such a long time, I have decided to alternate between blocks with animals and those with kids.  Up until now, I have been doing the blocks in order.  We will see next month if that helps me achieve more progress or not.

I have also started The Mourning of Icarus which is a Heaven and Earth Designs.  I am trying to participate in Challenge 2, but I don't know if I will be able to finish one page of this pattern by June 15.

Here's what it looked like on Friday.

As you can see, I hadn't started yet.  This is how far I have gotten by yesterday.

It's really hard to see because the first floss I have decided to start with winter white.  This is the first time I have worked on 25ct Linen.  I have decided to do 2 over 1.  I am liking the coverage thus far.

So over all a pretty successful Hermit and Stitch here.  If you would like to join the IHSW SAL, there is usually a sign up each month on this blog (click here).  If you would be interested in seeing more WIP pics of my project please like my Facebook page facebook.com/firecrakrprojects.
 I have a Youtube channel, and this week I will be adding a video about the Crochet and other Yarnwork projects I am currently working on and a second Flosstube video.  You can watch and subscribe to my channel here.

For next month, I have would like to finish the Winter White for all of the first page of the Mourning of Icarrus.  I would love to finish up N plus two more letters.

Happy Stitching!
Laura Nicole

Flosstube #1

I made my first Flosstube video.  It's about cross stitch afghan fabric and my current WIP.  Enjoy!