1/01/2012

Crazy January Challenge 2012 - Day One

Today was Day One of the Crazy January Challenge 2012.

My start today was The Home of a Needleworker (Too!) by Little House Needleworks. I am stitching it on 36ct Flax Edinborough Linen with the Crescent Colour threads listed on the chart.





I already have the first Home of the Needleworker in my pile of WIPs. It would be great if I managed to finish both of them this year.

I did some stitching on a couple of pieces for two exchanges I am currently participating in so I can't show them right now. One of them falls into this here month's theme for Theme-a-licious and the other works into the next challenge at Christmas Ornament Challenge 2011.

I am also joining Elaine in stitching Christmas ornaments throughout the year. She has set up a new blog for this and you can find it here. This month's theme is Santa Claus. This is the chart I will be stitching (it was already on my list for the CJC 2012.)



It is a design by Sandra Sullivan called Santa, Please Bring Me.... (2008 Santa Ornament). I am stitching it on a leftover piece of 28ct earth tone mottled fabric I had in my stash using DMC, WDW and CC floss.

Besides cross stitching today, I also knitted the first 20 rows in the January dishcloth in the KAL at Monthly Dishcloths (Knit-A-Long). I am hoping to keep up with the KALs this year and have 24 cloths finished by December.

I wish you all the best in 2012 and hope you all have a great year stitching!!!!

Take care!

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11 comments:

  1. This is a beautiful little chart. I had great fun stitching this and it's looks so nice finished.

    Enjoy. I am looking forward to seeing your progress.

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  2. wow you truly sound so busy..great start on your stitching..enjoy all the other projects too..
    big hugs cucki xx

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  3. Happy New Year. Great new starts. Look forward to seeing your stitching in 2012.

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  4. Great progress on Home of a Needleworker, can't wait to see more. Love the Santa ornament you've chosen, that will look so cute when finished up. Looking forward to seeing your monthly dishcloth, I have a personal one of knitting a dishcloth a week this year and will have a post to it each week. :)

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  5. Great start and really like that santa ornament.

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  6. Lovely progress and what a great choice for the chart :D I love it :)

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  7. Looking for to see your stitching progress!! :D

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  8. You chose lovely patterns!

    Hugs,
    Laurita

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  9. Hello Loretta,

    I too am participating in the "The Twelve Days of Christmas"! I would to be entered for a possibility of receiving the LHN "Home Of A Needleworker" design.

    Wishing you blessings and happiness for 2012 too:)

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