Lost in Stitches

Friday, December 31, 2021

2021 in review

Coat of Arms from Stickideen von der Wiehenburg

started 3/12/12

1x2 full x 40 ct from HDF

Goal: Finish

2/3/21 - page 33

2/5/21 - page 34

2/7/21 - page 35

2/11/21 - page 36

2/13/21 - page 37

2/15/21 - page 38

2/16/21 - page 39

2/18/21 - page 40

Page 41 - 2/21/21

Page 42 - 2/23/21

Page 43 - 2/24/21

Page 44 - 2/27/21

Page 45 - 2/28/21

Goal met!

Loara Standish

started 1/1/13

1x3 50 ct Kingston
Front

Back

Goal: add stitches

10/7/21 - Goal met

The Master (Tilton Crafts)

started 5/5/13

2x1 tent 28 ct Monaco

Goal: add stitches

9/24/21 - Goal met

HAED's Nightshade

started 10/31/13

1x1 full x 28 ct Monaco

Goal: add stitches

Goal met 12/30/21

Love Thy Thread

Lonliness of Autumn

started 9/6/14

2x1 tent 28 ct Monaco

Goal: add stitches

Goal met 10/9/21

started 5/10/15

Eclectic Bloke Designs Warrior Alice

2x1 tent 28 ct Monaco

Goal: finish row

Page 5 - 9/3/21

Page 6 - 9/9/21

Started 6/1/15

HAED's Her Private Garden

2x1 tent 28 ct Monaco

Goal: add some stitches

Goal met 11/17/21

Chatelaine's The Heritage Sampler

started 7/25/15

2x2 28 ct Monaco

Goal: Finish current alphabet and borders

Goal met! 8/1/21

HAED's SS Daybreak

started 10/31/15

2x1 tent 28 ct Monaco

Goal: add stitches

Goal met 9/25/21

Sea Witch by HAED

started 1/1/16

2x1 tent 28 ct Monaco

Goal: 5 pages

4/23/32 - page 5

7/13/21 - page 6

Page 7 - 8/28/21

Page 8 - 10/7/21

Star Spangled Banner by Northern Expressions Needlework

stitched on 40ct PTP Cauldron with HDF conversion

started 5/30/16

Goal: finish

Didn't quite make this Goal but I'm not too far away from it.

Chatelaine's Hawaiian Garden Mandala

stitched on 28ct black Monaco with my HDF conversion

started 7/31/16

Goal: finish part 3

3/12/21

3/20/21

11/6/21

12/10/21

Tilton's Feathers in the Wind

started 10/1/16 on 28ct white monaco

Goal: add stitches

Goal met 12/30/21

Started 1/1/17

The Forgotten by Charting Creations

2x1 tent 28 ct Monaco

Goal: add stitches

Goal met 9/9/21

Started 1/1/17

He Came With the Rain by Unconventional XStitch

2x1 tent 28 ct Monaco dyed by me

Goal: 2 page

Page 4 - 9/18/21

Goal met - page 5 - 9/24/21

Started 3/10/17

Chatelaine's Beaded Dragonfly Tile

Goal: finish

Finished 11/28/21

Started 4/3/17

Steve Rousseau's Old European Sampler from Needleprint

Goal: finish

Page 13 - 5/7/21

Page 14 - 5/12/21

Page 15 - 5/22/21

Page 16 - 6/4/21

Page 17 - 6/11/21

Page 18 - 6/17/21

Page 19 - 6/21/21

Goal met! 6/21/21

Chatelaine's Blue Moroccan Lace Mandala

stitched on 28 ct monaco in Raspberry Beret from Colour Cascades with my HDF conversion

Started 7/5/17

Goal: add stitches

Goal met - 5/29/21

Chatelaine's Polar Mandala

started 1/1/18 with my HDF conversion for the silks
28 ct white monaco

Goal: add stitches

Goal met 12/2/21

Renato Parolin's The Bengtsson forest

Started 9/1/18

Goal: add stitches

Goal met 11/29/21

Chatelaine's Evening in the Park

started 1/1/19
32ct Belfast in Cobblestone in called for fibers

Goal: add stitches

Goal met - 7/4/21

Wolf Totem from Charting Creation

started 6/16/19

2x1 tent on 28ct antique white monaco I dyed

Goal: add stitches

Goal met 11/18/21

Game of Swannes - Long Dog Samplers

2x1 on 36 ct Putty from Silkweavers with a conversion from my stash

started 7/7/19

Goal: add stitches

Goal met 4/5/21

Louisa Coulimore from Hands Across the Sea

2x1 on 46ct Egyptian Sand from Silkweavers

HDF superfine OMOT Heart

started 7/15/19

Goal: two alphabets

3/7/21 - Goal met!

And just a touch more 12/31/21

Death By Cross Stitch by Long Dog Samplers

2x1 on 36ct Legacy Linen in Examplar in HDF Besmurfed with more blues to be added

started 7/17/19

Goal: add stitches

Goal met - 11/20/21

Celtic Snow from Northern Expressions Needlework

2x1 on 36ct Midnight Sky from XJuDesign with charted silks

started 7/18/19

Goal: add stitches

Goal met 12/12/21

Long Dog Samplers Life After Death

on Cream 36ct from Legacy Linens with HDF OMOT Lost Loves

started 7/19/19

Goal: add stitches

I'm struggling with this one. I don't like the coverage of the silk so it's going to sit in time out for a bit while I decide if I'm going to restart.

Chatelaine's Convent Herbal Garden

on 28 ct Monaco I dyed

started 7/20/19

Goal: add stitches

Goal met 12/14/21

Autumn Quakers from Rosewood Manor

on 40ct Toffee from Silkweavers

started 8/17/19

Goal: add stitches

Goal met - 5/31/21

M. Woods 1759 from Milady's Needle

on 46ct from xJuDesign with a custom HDF conversion

started 10/6/19

Goal: make a decision and add more stitches

Goal met - 5/23/21

I'll be keeping the colors as is, at least for now.

Sarah Brezier - Hands Across the Sea

2x1 with DMC on 46ct custom dyed fabric from xJuDesigns

Goal: page 2 & 3

Page 2 - 3/28/21

Goal met - page 3 - 4/4/21

Mary Clayton from Hands Across the Sea

40 ct Autumn Blush from Silkweaver with DMC

Goal: Finish

1/23/21 - page 5

1/26/21 - page 6

1/29/21 - page 7

1/29/21 - page 8

1/30/21 - page 9

1/31/21 - page 10

1/31/21 - page 11

1/31/21 - Goal met - Finish!

Jane Fiddes 1835

stitched on 46 ct Lambswool from xJudesign with called for 100.3 silks

started 7/4/2020

Goal: stitches

Goal met - 4/5/21

Peace by A Stitchers Hands

started 10/8/20 on a piece of unnamed 40ct HDF fabric with AVAS converted to HDF

Goal: stitches

Goal met 12/14/21

Growth Rings from Ink Circles

started 10/15/20 with called for HDF silk on Silkweaver's 40 ct French Vanilla Swirl

Goal: stitches

Goal met 12/2/21

Ann Bowers from The Examplarery

stitched using the cotton kit on 35ct

Started 10/27/20

Goal: stitches

3/22/21 - Goal met!

Anna Sophia Bircham 1871 from Hands Across the Sea on Silkweaver's 46ct Solo with HDF conversion

Started 12/31/20

Goal: stitches

Goal met: 9/13/21

1/1/21 new start

The Mermaid of Salem Bay by The Primitive Hare stitched on the called for 30ct fabric and called for threads

Finished! 7/3/21

Cider Dragon from Paine Free Crafts

stitched on 28ct Monaco dyed by me

Started 1/9/21

Page 1 - 7/17/21

Come into my Garden by Blackbird Designs

40ct Grandpa's Sleeve by xJUDesigns with charged cotton

started 5/23/21

Emily Ann Foster 1892 from Hands Across the Sea on 40ct Rocky Mountain by xJudesign with BeLoved from HDF - started 7/17/21

Finished 7/25/27

Merry and Bright by The Shepherd's Bush

Stitched with kit materials

Started 8/21/21

Finished 8/23/21

Eva by Nora Corbett on 32ct Belfast in Moody Blues from Colour Cascades with charted DMC started 10/9/21

Finished 11/17/21

A Rosey Garden by The Shepherd's Bush with kit supplies.

Started and finished 10/16/21

Sarah Redfearn 1826 from The Scarlett House

stitched on 46ct Little Dove by xJudesigns with called for Belle Soie and Gloriana silks

10/28/21

I started 2021 with 38 WIPs

I started 7 new projects

I finished 9 projects

I UFO'd 1 project

Which means I will carryover 35 WIPs to 2022

Happy New Year!

12/31/21

Star Spangled Banner is destined to be a 2022 finish. I just didn't pick it up early enough this year to finish and was tempting burning out on it for a good long while if I didn't take a break.