As you can guess, with my obsession with the Wensleydale Quilt, not a lot else had taken place on the stitching front.
Having said that, there is a little to report.
Firstly, my linen knitted top. I had wished to have it completed. That happened…..sort of. You see, when I tried it on, the top section fitted beautifully and the knitted fabric had a lovely drape and I don’t need to wear a camisole, as feared…but…… it is way too short. It has side splits that now end up half way up to my armpits.
Not to worry….I have a plan…..
I will simply stitch up the side splits and then comes the big experiment….
The plan is to pick up the cast on stitches and knit more of the garter stitch, the same as the bottom band and work another three or so inches to the length. Fingers crossed it will work. Regardless, it will be a nice comfy, cool top to wear at home, if nothing else.
Remember, it was just yarn I picked up at an op shop, so not great financial loss.
Next, I needed some hand stitching to work on at my stitching days.
I worked on the free Anni Downs Christmas stitcheries that she has released over the last few years. (You can find them on her website and Instagram sites.)
Firstly, I completed the 2023 release that I had started in October.
Then, I traced and stitched the one from 2024. I do hope she releases another this year and then, hopefully, I will make a Christmas quilt incorporating them and a collection of other Christmas redwork stitcheries that I completed during Covid that were released by “Love and Hugs Australia”. It will be nice to get them out of their box.
And, that’s all I did. Everything else will still be there for another time.
How did I go with my 15 minutes a day? Pretty good.
November = 28/30
Year to date = 259/334 = 77.49%
