Last post of 2019.

Hello stitchers!

As the title says, this will my last post of the current year.

I've decided to stop stitching for these last days, but don't worry! I'll be starting again once 2020 will be here.
I already have plans to start stitching again on WWAVMC because i'll participate in a fb group challenge that will require a total of 12000 crosses done in a two months time frame.
I don't know how well i'll do, but i'm positive that i'll make some good progress.

This is where the window is at the moment, with a total of 48180 crosses stitched as of Dec. 14th. I'm happy with the result i've achieved until now, stitching speaking.

I'll be sure to be more consistent with blog updates in the new year.




As always have fun stitching and...

See you soon,                             

Tips.

Hello stitchers!

We've already seen many pictures of my current wips and i thought, for this time, that i'll mention the technique i've used so far for some of them: the parking method.

Well, i'll admit: this method of stitching had me scared at first, with all that threads hanging down i thought "that's something impossible, those are all gonna be a giant tangled mess, i'll never use it, i'll do only cross country". I was so wrong! 
Once understood the correct way to do so, it very easy to use it to simplify the process of moving through the stitching, avoiding the constant need to end and start a new thread for crosses of the same color that may be near the one already stitched.
For pattern with many, many color changes (also known as confetti stitches) the use of this method will prove itself handy.

The perfect way to understand this fabulous techinque is to go grab a copy of a well written guide that will explain perfetcly how to move the first steps towards the use of the parking method.

Here there's the English version and here there's the Italian one. It comes as a PDF file and, differently from videos and such, it's perfect to read when you're off-line.

In the guide you will find some other useful tips and tricks that will make everything easier making it a perfect gift for someone that may be intimidited to start on such a long journey as it's stitching big patterns.
I think that every stitcher needs it, because you never stop learning.

Let me know how you like it.

                                                                                See you soon,            

                 

Little update.

Hello stitchers!

Now that we entered the final month of the year, i'll show you where i am at the moment with my current project, WWAVMC. The window is my main focus, i just want to stitch more and more on this wip, even if the progress are a bit slow.

Here's the latest pic, taken on the 30th of November with 45905 crosses already done.


What are your plans for this December? What have you prepared stitching wise?


 

See you soon,                     
                     

More challenges completed and news.

Hello stitchers!

It's been quite some time since my last post but i kept stitching and hopefully you did that too.


Let's see what i've been up to:

-Finished the Stitchig Gainz challenge;

-Finished the second part of the #100daysofHAED challenge;

-Finished the #StitchAroundTheWorld challenge.

All three were done on Spiders Queen and here she is at the moment:

Now she will take a nap...

-Finished the 2500 crosses challenge in the "For the love of diagonal stitching" fb group.

-Finished the 2000 crosses for the month of November working on the diagonal on 

WWAWMC.

Both challenges were hosted by the sweet Karen, who you can find also on Youtube here.


Yes, i've converted this project from a sort of cross country to diagonal. This stitching method is now my way to go to face the many changes of colors of the Max Colors chart. Yes, there are many instance of threading and re-threading the needle but working every little row after row (10 crosses wide) down the diagonal without leaving blank holes in the squares is perfect for me and it reduces the risk of missing a stitch.

The other news i want to share with you all is that i'm now using Pattern Keeper to search and mark my stitches. This app is simple to use but it's become a great help. There's also a fb group for support, in case you need it.
If you stitch you must try it, i promise you won't regret spending a little sum for puchasing this app after the two weesk trial.
Sadly, at the moment this wonderful app is only available for Android (after the 5.0 release) or, if you're like me and stitch from a pc, you can download  it after having installed Bluestacks 4.

Let me know what you think!
I'll take my leave now, happy stitching.

                                                                             See you soon,     

    

     


 

Progress on Spider Queen.

Hello stitchers!

After many days i finally finished the first row of pages on Spiders Queen for a total of 39200 tent stitches!

First row of pages completed.

Lately I've slowed down on this wip because WWAWMC was (and still is) screaming at me for attention.
I've resolved to stitch (whenever i can, obviously) on my fourth HAED in the afternoons and SQ after dinner. So far so good, as this is the first time I'm rotating two projects in a day and i still manage to get some progress on both wips.
*Maybe I'm a little crazy doing things this way, but it works for now.*

The #Stitcharoundtheworld2019 #challenge nonetheless is far from over, so wish me good luck...

See you soon,                             

100 days of HAED challenge.

Hello, goodnight and good morning!

As of 16th of April, the first #100daysofHAED challenge of the year is finished.

It was a long-ish journey, filled with many emotions other than many, many cross stitches.

I'm quite happy with my overall progress made on WWAVMC. I've managed to complete the page i was working on when the challenge started.


Then...

The starting point.

And now...

The finished challenge.

Now i'll have to stitch some white on white for the sky highlights. Oh well... The colors are many but the result is so worth it. 

 See you soon,                           

     

First legs of the challenge.

Hello there fellow stitchers!

As i promised last time, i will show you the progress made on one of my current wip, HAED's Spiders Queen, while stitching for the #StitchAroundTheWorld2019 challenge.

I leave you with some pics of the first legs already stitched.

The start, with the first page complete.

In January I've completed 12140 points on this project and i'm happy with the actual result.
Let's see how many stittches will bring the months ahead...

See you soon,         
   

Still there, still stitching.

Hello there!
I know, i'm bad at updating my own blog, but i'm trying.

Since finishing Leo and Night Moves, i've switched to stitch Window With A View Max Colors (my first MC! Whoohoo!) by Dominic Davison.

This is my fourth HAED start.


Well, after starting that in mid August 2018 and also participating in the 100 days of HAED challenge, and finishing just a bit more than two pages, i've found myself wanting to implementing Spiders Queen in the rotation.
She asked and deserved some attention after two long years and thus i gave in and in 2019 i'm participating in two challenges hosted over facebook:

1. 100 days of HAED with WWACMC
2. Stitch Around the World with SQ 

These challenges are fun and i'm still making good daily progress on both wips.
(Pics to come, after the first 100 days challenge is over).

See you soon,