The tree is still sitting right in front of me. And, yesterday, after I finished House on the Hill, I was rummaging around in the stash room, and stumbled across one of the bins where I stashed things I planned to stitch in retirement.
It happened to be the Christmas bin.
And Christmas is coming. And there is a tree sitting in front of me, calling for new ornaments.
So I pulled out one of Alison Cole's ornament kits and started it this morning.
I have now learned a new stitch, which Alison calls The Elizabethan Double Twisted Chain. It's a chain stitch that is slightly raised, so it has more texture than a regular chain or broad chain. This has me ridiculously excited.
It is quite possible that there will be Christmas music playing as I stitch this afternoon. Dearly Beloved (aka Santa's Evil Twin Skippy, aka Ebenezer Scrooge) is already muttering. After all these decades of marriage, he should know better.
What a pretty ornament you started, Ann! I'm chuckling about Dearly Beloved muttering. But a Christmas tree in the living room needs Christmas music.
ReplyDeleteCan’t wait to see the post of your ornament finish. Yes, spouses do mutter, sometimes a lot.
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