YOP Week #6

 I have 2 finishes!!!  I've caught up to my goal of 1 finish per week!  We'll see how long this lasts! LOL!  I finished my Liberty cross stitch which was  a SAL with Jeanna of Slamminthescreendoor blog.

This was a fun stitch.   Although you can see the green fairly well in this photo, in real life it is not as bright.  I would use a brighter green if I had thought of it.  Also, I used 'chalkboard' Aida cloth and it is more charcoal gray where I would prefer a black.   Just personal preference but FYI's in case you are planning on stitching it.

 My other finish is the little Dala horse for one of my daughter's advent gifts.  This cross stitch and the one above still need to be Final Finished but that counts as another 'finish' and is a separate project.

I worked on my first sock a bit and finished the cuff and have started the leg.........

I also went down another rabbit hole this week.  All of a sudden I have gotten enamored with cross stitch samplers.  In all my years I have never been interested in them at all.  Something happened and now I want to stitch samplers!  I could not justify buying one and most of them are large so I ran across a free little one on Blackbird Designs and decided  that would satisfy my wanting to delve into the world of samplers; for now anyway! LOL!

Here's my progress.........

I received my silk floss for my Gathering Berries pattern by Misty Pursel and it is a dream to stitch with but this will probably be the only time I do as it is very expensive!

I received more treasures this week too.  In the cross stitch world there's a saying when you buy cross stitch patterns that "no pattern should travel alone".  So, they didn't! LOL!  Here's some haul.....

Remember when I made the little ornament of the little boy skating last year?  Well, it was a Prairie Schooler pattern that was no longer in  print so I did my best to copy it.  Since then they have reprinted it!  So, I bought it..........

I love this pattern as it reminds me of when my children were little...........so cute!

Then "because no pattern should travel alone", I got this one for Halloween.......this will be my Halloween stitch for this year...Misty stitched this one and as in all cross stitch, if you thought it was gorgeous on the pattern photo, it's always prettier once it is stitched.

Since Halloween is like my favorite holiday (no cooking or gift giving or house cleaning involved....hmmm....no wonder it's my favorite!) I decided there would be 2 Halloween stitches.  Mostly because I couldn't make up my mind.  This one was gifted to me.......

This was also done in silk floss but it would take about $60- $80 worth so I'm pretty sure I'll be using a less expensive floss! LOL!  BTW, I dyed my own fabric for both the sampler and Gathering Berries.  I have more fabric to dye and I really enjoy that process.

 So, that's all for this week.  I did work on Candy Kisses and the Brill shawl but there's not much difference from last week.  I've been watching a lot of Floss Tube videos and this week I watched mainly Susie Reno.....she has so many tips and tricks and she also quilts and travels and does lots of interesting things.  She's from Minnesota and they have a cabin up North too.  She's a respiratory therapist so she is keeping busy!  Respiratory Therapists are in high demand nowadays.  Keep her in your prayers along with everyone and anyone who has to deal with the public much less Covid patients.

Stay safe and well everyone!

Happy Trails!!!