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Rhoda Morley #3

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1.

I took this photo with This Machine.

So far as I can tell, the only thing that's really better is that because it's bigger, there seems to be less wobble. I only needed 2 shots, and the first one was because my light got in the way.

2.

This is also my first post for Measi's  WIPocalypse, and, as everybody knows, I need a WIPocalypse.
Rhoda, as you can see here, needs a lot more work.

Loara & I #3

1. 

I have just discovered that the piece of Kingston that I bought for Loara is just a couple of inches shorter than the 35ct Northern Cross that comes with the kit. 

It feels very good not to have any worries about not having enough fabric. 

2. 

I may have to change some of the colors, though people have generally approved of the colors I'm using. 

I take umbrage at having to use Umbrage, even though rationally, I know it does look good as it is, and I have had no luck finding another color that would work. 

3. 

I suspect I may have to push back my Loara re-start, which was planned for this weekend. I'm getting a new toy this week, and may give play with it instead of stitch. 

A Sampling of Stitches #1

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My first real start of the year.

I am not actually sure what fabric this is, but I know it's from Rianne and it might be 40ct Weddigen.

I'm using the new Valdani silk, in S78 and O86.  The latter isn't showing up some well though.

I kinda feel my Queen Stitches aren't sharp enough -- I believe they are not meant to be round. Sigh. I just can't deal with more frogging this month.

Loara & I #2

1. 

This sampler is meant to be worked band by band. Especially given how Joanne Harvey (there appears to be a wealth of JHs who are giving me instructions) laid out the instructions and the charts. 

To be brutally frank, I think that given how much the chart costs, Harvey should have re-charted it because the diagrams are pretty rubbish. I am not impressed, and will not be buying any more complex kits from her because I have better things to do in my life than to decipher hand-drawn charts. 

I am using this <a href="http://loarastandishsampler.blogspot.com/">blogger</a>'s photos as a guide. She's amazing, and also she's changed the colors so that they are more contrasting which also helps. 

2. 

Janice of Traditional Stitches said somewhere that she has multiple copies of pretty much everything, especially the stitch diagrams and the instructions. 

That's certainly one way to go about it. 

I recommend only taking out the sheets and the threads required for each band. 

For the larger sheets, I folded them into quarters, and wrote down what each sheet contains on the outside for easier reference. 

I may also reprint her stitch diagrams on stiffer paper, and cut them down to size so that they are kinda like stitch flashcards. 

3. 

And on that note, I will tell you that I did start Loara. 

I'm also going to have to re-start her. Don't ask. It's a long story. But since I'm writing about Loara, here's another warning for ya: 

Please read the instructions. Many many many many times. 

2012: The Year of Many Many Starts and Finishes

Or so I hope. 

1. Start Loara. 

Hopefully today. Because it is getting pretty ridiculous. 

2. Start and finish Elizabeth Ann Thorn. 

3. Work on the misses Rhoda and Metta intermittently through the year so they will not be too lonely. 

4. Finish Stephanie Desmidt, the Queen's Crowns and at least one other piece. 

5. Start an anniversary sampler for my parents (the 25th!). 

6. Sign up for SS-1753 when the class starts. Woop! 

7. Start on my sekrit projekt.