WIP Parade 2020.10 - Words to Live By

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What can I say... its 2020
So, instead of trying to catch up from the spring, I'm doing another WIP Parade
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WIP PARADE 2020 - WIP #10

Next WIP up is Words to live by.

PROJECT NOTES:

Designer:	The Tiny Modernist
Start Date:	December 6, 2019
Fabric:	28ct Navy Lugana
Thread:	Called for DMC
Other Notes:	One of the smaller blocks per month in 2020

UPDATE:

I made awesome progress on this WIP... until COVID hit... or tax season... I am blaming both

I would like to get back to working on a square a month in 2021 and have a finish by the end of next year

April 2020 Plans, March check in

April 2020 Plans/Goals

This is what I hope to do/accomplish in April

• Stitch an ornament - Still need to decide on which one
• Stitch on 4th saying block on Words to live by (Part 5)
• Keep up to date with the PP 52 week SAL
• WIP??

Now lets see how I did with March

March 2020 Plans/Goals

• Stitch an ornament - YES

• Stitch on 3rd saying block on Words to live by (Part 4) - YES

• Keep up to date with the PP 52 week SAL - YES

• WIP?? - I pulled out Ink Circles Castle walls.  I managed to get a page finish

I hope you are being safe and healthy.  Stay strong and Stay home!

March 2020 plans, February check in,

March 2020 Plans/Goals

This is what I hope to do/accomplish in February

• Stitch an ornament
• Stitch on 3rd saying block on Words to live by (Part 4)
• Keep up to date with the PP 52 week SAL
• WIP??

Now lets see how I did with February

February 2020 Plans/Goals

• Stitch an ornament - YES and FINISHED

• Stitch on 2nd saying block on Words to live by (Part 3) - YES and FINISHED

• Keep up to date with the PP 52 week SAL
• Weeks 6 - 9 done!

• Make more progress on Tapestry (maybe even see a finish???)
• Here is where Tapestry started at the first of the month:

• And here is where I were I am on the 29th:

YES... THAT IS RIGHT!  I FINISHED!!!

(And to anyone pointing out the bottom left motif... I fixed it but didn't take new pics)

2020 updates - Week 6

I have been trying to do my blog updates Sunday afternoons or evenings, but I had a massive headache.

I finally got a change to get caught up tonight.

Monday I worked on Tapestry for Ink Circles Monday

Wednesday is release day for the Peppermint Purple - A Year of Blackwork SAL.  I got week 6 done as started work on the border.

Saturday I sat down to work on Words to live by, but the mess of my stitching area was BUGGING ME!!!
So, I cleaned it out, and then got to work on the border of Part 3.
I didn't get too far as Hubby and I spent a big part of the day together and then joined some friends for gaming.  Day out included YUMMY Indian Food

Like I said, Sunday wasn't a great day, so no stitching to report.
Let hope this coming Sunday is MUCH MUCH BETTER!!

2020 updates - Week 5 - Tapestry, blackwork, and socks!

Some of this will be a repeat of the January check-in, but still wanted to keep my weekly posts

This week had a bit of everything.  It started with a bit of a panic to find yarn for a sock class on Saturday.  I needed 2 coordinating colours... Now I have a bunch of sock yarn... but most is multi-colour or self striping.  I wouldn't have been able to get to my LYS (Yarn it!) until Thursday night, and worried this wouldn't give me enough time to get a toe done for the class.  Thankfully I found something I think will work well, and managed to also get 1/2 the toe done... all on Monday night.

These are the colours I finally choose.
That bag at the back is new.. .isn't is the cutest! Check out Gail's etsy page to get your own

Wednesday is the release of the weekly Peppermint Purple - A Year of Blackwork SAL part.  I had to go to a clients today, so couldn't finish all in the morning, but managed to finished Wednesday night.  I am all caught up on this, and will hopefully start my border in February.

Thursday and Friday saw a bit more work on Tapestry.

I am going to try my hardest to stick with this until I get a finish!  It will return as soon as my top February Goals are done

Speaking of February, Saturday morning before my sock class I started my monthly ornament.
This month was Christmas Bullfinch from the JCS 2019 ornament issue.

After the ornament was finished Sunday morning, I pulled out Words to live by from The Tiny Modernist.
Not much progress, but a bit done on the border

Hope everyone had a great week... and who else is glad the grayness of January is over!!!

February 2020 plans, January check in

February 2020 Plans/Goals

This is what I hope to do/accomplish in February

• Stitch an ornament
• Stitch on 2nd saying block on Words to live by (Part 3)
• Keep up to date with the PP 52 week SAL
• Make more progress on Tapestry (maybe even see a finish???)

January Check-In
Lets check in with my January plans:

• Start Let it Snow - SAL with Dani, Christin, Kathy, Becca - YES! and its finished

• Stitch an ornament - YES! and its finished

• Stitch on First saying block (Technically part 2) on Words to live by - YES! and its finished

• Make progress on one of my older WIPS - Canada Sampler or Tapestry
• I decided to pull out tapestry and this is where I got by the end of the month

• RESIST STARTING ALL THE THINGS! - KIND OF
• While I tried to be good... I did start the 52 week SAL that I added in the first January update.  At least it wasn't all the things :)
• Edit: Start the 52 week SAL from Peppermint Purple and keep up to date - Started.
• Weeks 1 - 5 DONE

2020 updates - Week 3 - Words to live by and some knitting

Week 3 of 2020 is now history

This week I went with the next thing on my goal/plan list, which is my Words to Live by SAL from the Tiny Modernist

You last saw this during my WIP Parade

Before

I finished Part 2 on Saturday night

Part 2 Done

On Wednesday I got up a bit early to pump out Week 3 on the Peppermint Purple  A Year of Blackwork SAL.  I got it done early that evening

Sunday morning I decided to pull out Tapestry (one of my oldest WIPS)
This is where I was from the WIP Parade

A bit of progress was made

KNITTING
This week I also started the Everyday Shawl from Andrea Mowry.

Everyday Shawl - Drea Renee Knits

I attempted it late last year, but wasn't happy with the way it looked with the yarn I had picked.  I changed yarn and am much happier.

This is my small progress to date

January 2020 Plans

I have been worried about making goals for my stitching lately.
2019 wasn't the greatest year that that carried into my stitching as well.

Back in 2018 making plans each month really helped motivate me though, so I'm going to try and re-start that this year.

January 2020 Plans

• Start Let it Snow - SAL with Dani, Christin, Kathy, Becca
• Stitch an ornament
• Stitch on First saying block (Technically part 2) on Words to live by
• Make progress on one of my older WIPS - Canada Sampler or Tapestry
• RESIST STARTING ALL THE THINGS!

WIP Parade 2019 - Words to Live By

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In an effort to update my blog, I am presenting my WIPS that will continue into 2020

These will be posted in order by start started (oldest first)

I hope you enjoy!

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WIP PARADE 2019 - WIP #13

Next WIP up is Words to live by.

PROJECT NOTES:

Designer:	The Tiny Modernist
Start Date:	December 6, 2019
Fabric:	28ct Navy Lugana
Thread:	Called for DMC
Other Notes:	One of the smaller blocks per month in 2020

UPDATE:

This is going to be my monthly project in 2020.  There are 12 outside parts, and one in the middle which is what was started in December.

Here is where I am currently: