'Lloyd is back' and I have another finish!!!!!

As I mentioned before, I am a big Coronation Street fan.   Last night while I was stitching I watched the episodes I PVR`d last Sunday and was so pleased to see Craig Charles back playing `Lloyd Mullaney`.  I missed him.  I am looking forward to seeing him in future episodes.

This week I managed to finished the LHN Christmas Ornament - Deck The Halls on Tuesday and sewed it into a pillow ornament last night.

Pattern:  Deck The Halls

Designer:  Little House Needleworks

Fabric: 30ct Cocoa Linen

Thread:  DMC, CC

Here is a picture of my ornament basket that I pass around at Christmas for everyone to pick their own ornament.  It is quite full already but I still have a few more ornaments the I want to stitch before the 25th.

I also made another display pillow with my finished Reading with Jane.

 

Well that is my little update for today.  I hope you are all doing well and I wish you all a great weekend.

Take care and happy stitching!!!!!

Holidays are almost over :(

One more day and then it is back to work!  :(  Holidays are over!!! We came home a day early (yesterday) because I came down with a cold (What a way to end a perfectly glorious holiday - Just my luck!!!!) I really enjoyed this the past two weeks doing the things I love - spending time with my DH, cross-stitching and reading.

I managed to finish a four projects in the past few days:

 Pattern:  Red Alphabet

Designer: Sheepish Designs  

Fabric: 28ct linen (1 over 1)

Thread: Unknown (misplaced tag)

 Pattern:  Hearts of Canada - New Brunswick

Designer: The Victoria Sampler

Fabric: 28ct evenweave

Thread: DMC, Kreinik

 Pattern:  Reading with Jane(freebie)

Designer: The Sampler Girl 

Fabric: 40 ct linen (1 over 2)

Thread:  Soie d'alger

Pattern: Starlight Ghost
Designer: Mill Hill

Fabric: 28ct evenweave

Thread: DMC, Kreinik

I also worked on a couple of Christmas Ornaments and added a few more stitches on It's Berry Time.

Don't Peek by Little by Little Designs (JCS 2004 Special Christmas Issue)

Deck The Halls by Little House Needleworks
 

 

Even had time to had a little time to knit some more dishcloths.  I didn't press them yet so they are a little off kilter.

 Ramen Noodle Knitted Dishcloth - Little House in the Suburbs 

Pattern came be found under "Crafts - Knitting Patterns"

 Rippling Diag by Janet Nogle

Daimonds with Moss Cloth by Janet Nogle

I listened to 3 audiobooks while stitching and knitting:

Simple Genius - David Baldacci
Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen
Persuasion - Jane Austen

and read

The White Queen - Philippa Gregory

Well that was my holiday.   And outside of the cold (and now a bit of poison ivy - from the dog) it was everything I wanted it to be.

Take care and happy stitching!!!!!