More Friendship

Even though we brought Thanksgiving in, I did still make a couple of veggie dishes because the store bought was light on those (mashed potatoes, creamed corn). I made a beet salad (Ina Garten, you can go wrong with her ever) and roasted squash (triamble from the farm share, and it's a beauty*). Between this and the hike we took with Stella, my stitching time was limited. Now this is over one, so no matter how much stitching you do, it doesn't look like much!


This is Brightneedle's Friendship, which I started on New Year's Day in 2014. And I don't think I've worked on it since then. (So much for begin as you mean to go on!) (Or maybe that's exactly what that means? If you have a new start, you will just keep having new starts...maybe I should finish something on New Year's Day!) It is stitched on an off-white fabric, 32 count with the called for colors, mostly DMC.

I think in next year's rotation, I'm going to have to include an over one project, because my over one days are numbered. (Although I do still have that magnifier I never use...)

*And by that I mean it has a beautiful, tasty flesh, not watery, perfect texture.

New Year's Start

Like many others, I made a fresh start on New Year's Day. For my first project in my “connected” year, I thought Friendship by Brightneedle with its saying, “The Road to the House of a Friend is Never Long*” would be terribly appropriate. I've also bought a lot of Bright Needle charts and never stitched any. I thought it was about time since they haven’t been designing for years. (Please come back. We want you back!)

I picked out some linen from my stash and did a floss toss. Looking good! (I realize you may quibble with a color or two, but trust me, IRL the fabric is darker than all the light beige colors.)

But here’s the thing. Bright needle charts are mostly stitched over one. So I went along and started stitching over one. What happened to my colors? Clearly one little strand of floss does not look true to the color that appears on the bobbin. Which I think I knew once...

Seriously, can you even tell I’ve stitched anything in that picture?

So I started again. I had a choice of a yellowish-ivory linen and a not-quite-white linen. Both will no doubt have colors getting “lost” so I chose the white, I figure if something blends in, I can throw in some backstitching.

My progress, not bad considering the inauspicious start. I apologize for the lousy color in this picture. I took it before I left for work and the sun, not so much.

"Friendship"
Brightneedle
Recommended colors
32-count linen, color unknown 

Thank you for your lovely comments on my old year wrap up and my New Year plans. I hope I live up to it!