It's growing! Jeweled Lines is growing. This photo was taken a few days (when I thought I would sit down and write a blog post), it was just a hair short of 52 inches at the time, with one row of the turquoise section started. Got it stretched out as well as I can without having stitches fall off the needles, so it doesn't look very even in the picture, but truly it is. Mine concern at this point is whether or not I have enough turquoise to finish the current section and complete the last section....It's going to be close I fear. Once again the problem with quesstimation and no pattern, but when working with yarn you have on hand and or yarn that's been donated...........well. You play through and hope for the best. This ghan will be donated through my charity blog, Bridge and Beyond.
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For my blog friends who cross stitch, a project from long ago. So long ago, this was a photograph, not a digital picture, lol. Two quilted placemates basically sewn together to make an apron with a cross stitch area. This was a Christmas Gift for my Mom. Over the years the picture has faded...tried to brighten it after scanning, but it's still not a good photo. Wish I had done more of design. With today's eyes, it's rather plain. I wonder whether or not my Dad still has this somewhere in the house. I should ask him.
This was posted on Facebook as a teaser a few weeks ago when my friends across the pond were anxiously awaiting the next session. We here in the US...are still waiting. Just thought it was comical, so thought I'd share.
LOVED this yarn. Sooooooo soft. When my Darling Daughter was home for a visit, we naturally went yarn shopping. She purchased 5 different types of yarn, all at 50% off. I wasn't as lucky. This is one of two hanks I purchased, mine were only 15% off. This is 400 yards of hand dyed fingering weight. It suggest a needle size of 1............what was I thinking!!! Loved the colors, and softness, but now am in search of something to make with it that maybe I can use a size 3 for.
This is yet another of my English viewing while knitting and icing my foot. This was a very short mini series. Little Dorrit is a Charles Dickens story that takes place between 1855-1857. The story of being born and raised in Marshalsea Prison, a debtors prison. As many of Dickens theme, it's full of many emotions; but shows a good deal of the dark side......the hard times that people endured. Central figure is the same as Queen Elizabeth in The Crown, Claire Foy...who was also in Upstairs Downstairs, as the very colorful and not very nice sister. I do recommend this short series.
I don't often post political things on this blog, but felt this was very appropriate given current events. This Holocaust Memorial by Marie Uchytilova remembers 82 children who were taken from Lidice to Cheimno, an Extermination Camp in July of 1942. The fact there are large number of people led by extreme groups who say The Holocaust is fake news, never happened.......makes me sick to my stomach.
**Longer than normal post, catching up since it's been a bit since my last post.
Finished this series a few days ago. It premiered back in 2016 and was a remake of an earlier The Durrell's. Took me some time to get into this series, but am glad I played through. It takes place in Corfu and was re-titled for release in United States as The Durrells oin Corfu.
The scenery alone is a reason to watch this. A good deal of the series was in fact filmed there on the beautiful Greek Island. I found it sometimes funny, sometimes sad, sometimes dysfunctional. I wanted the Mother to knock some sense into her very self absorbed kids......but, I did not know while watching, this was in fact based on a series of books (My Family and Other Animals, Birds Beats & Relatives, and The Garden of the Gods by Gerald Durrell. This series is based on a real family who did indeed live on the island for 4 years. The island had no electricity. They left the island due to troubles when the war broke out. I learned a bit more about the real family, but won't spoil it by saying more.
Watch the series, or read the books and then watch. Gerry, whom I did not like at all in the series, became a well known naturalist and zoologists. So, I guess he eventually grew up...and maybe took a bath.
Yes, I've continued to knit on with Jeweled Lines and it is growing. Finished the turquoise section, added the small gray section and have started the large Amethyst section. We're at about 46 inches thus far. The olive green section is next. Hope to get to that point for the next blog post. This afghan like 99% of those I make will be donated through my blog, Bridge and Beyond, which is dedicated to helping homeless. I'm needing to start another project so I have something small enough to tote with me. This is getting to large and heavy to carry around and work on anywhere but in my chair in the living room.
Progress on the foot went backward for about 2 wks, but I believe we're on the upswing again.
Continuing to work on finding lost classmates for my 50th class reunion.
And to leave you all with a bit of smile........a laugh for the day. Spotted this the other day on Facebook and thought it too good to not share.
