I've had lots of time to stitch while having this broken rib. The CT scan didn't show anything much with the rib (it is not reliable for detecting breaks) but it found plenty of other things wrong. Since I want this to be a positive, happy place for stitchers, I'll drop it there.
The flower band at the top of the photo was tricky. Modern patterns are usually symmetrical, and this band surely isn't! The Frog was very active here. The width of the winding green vine (?) varied every time, and if you look at the flowers, they are all spaced differently. There are 0, 1, 2, or 3 spaces beside each. Well, I kept going on autopilot and centering them. And the stems are different lengths, which got me, too. Now it is the way it should be.
It feels like I have been working on the current band for weeks, but it's really only days. The birds are different, the trees are the same shape so far, and the satin triangles are all different. Notice the trailing red on the 2nd one. Yes, I forgot it and had to go back. This one is keeping me on my toes!
I stitched this freebie yesterday and finished it today. I tend to have a lot of needles threaded when working each project. I have lots of pincushions, but they are small and lightweight. I stuffed this one with weighted polyester pebbles for stuffing weighted dolls. Not the best choice, most likely, but it weighs enough that it stays put.
It is poked full of needles from Mary Burgess at the moment.
I have another freebie started for something more mindless to do while recuperating. I find Mary mentally taxing as I have to pay soooo much attention to the chart. I think after that freebie is done (maybe tomorrow?) I will start something else on a larger count for when I am ready for breaks. I do have Our Lady of Guadalupe started on 28 count, and I finally gridded her this week. I kept losing my place and it was wasting so much time trying to figure out where I am. Perhaps something more mindless and simple. I could start this year's Christmas ornaments but it takes me ages to decide what to stitch for each child. It takes longer than the actual stitching!
It's rained every day since I last posted, which is very unusual for this time of year (or any time, really). It's been so dark in the house! When it's like that I tend to yawn most of the day and go to bed early. I'm going to try to get through two periods of the hockey playoffs (Go Lightning!) I normally enjoy stitching through baseball games but tonight the boys are channel hopping between the two sports. Playoffs are stressful — not time to work on Mary.
Have a wonderful week, everyone, and enjoy every stitch!