Textileophile

I know it's only been a few weeks since I last posted, but it feels like a thousand things have happened! Finishing that epic cross stitch really messed with me for a few days. I know I talked about it last time, but there really was something like a vacuum left in my creativity when that thing was done.  I might still be feeling the effects.  For example, I am not sure which direction my blogging should go in, while I had pokemon to stitch there was always a page to share and progress to see.  I'm afraid it really might turn into "I started this," and then the next post is "I finished it."  Knitting really does go that quickly for me. For illustration: I could share the WIP pictures that went thusly: half a sleeve, one sleeve, half a second sleeve, two sleeves.  But, I'm not going to.  I will share the selfie I took on Terrific Sweater Day though! Blocking is magical, lemme tell you.  The sweater eased to the correct size.  The sleeves are just a...

I know I do this sometimes.  I mean so much to post about things that are happening while they're happening, and then I put it off and put it off and then I realize I have a lot more to talk about than room to post it seems.  Although, there really isn't a space limit for these things. There is a limit to your patience and willingness to continue reading me prattling on.  So, with that, I'll jump right in. Last I left, I was stitching endlessly on pokemon. I  was on the bottom row, and needed 4 more pages. This is the end of page 27, three more pages! And here's the end of page 29! the penultimate page! I did this one in an unusual order, starting with the blue edging, then moving through the browns, oranges, and yellows, finally ending on various shades of blue. It is done.  The final stitch was stitched on January 31. I started on a complete whim on April 20 last year.  I am beside myself, I didn't realize how dedicated I would be to finishing.  And ...