Crazy January Challenge ~ Day 15

Finally … the final day of the Crazy January Challenge – Starts!

For day 15 I have selected a pattern from the Just Cross Stitch Christmas Ornament Issue by Raise the Roof Designs called ~ Nickademus.  I really don’t know the reason behind the name but it is a simply darling pattern of a Sock Monkey holding a big red heart.  The pattern calls for small button mittens to be stitched on the hands.  I am stitching him on 14 Ct. baby blue Aida with the called for DMC threads.

Here is a snap of the days progress.  I really got a lot done.

 

I am stitching a pair of them for a group I am in that is called The Stitching Corp.  It is a group of stitchers that make pairs of Christmas Ornaments each year and the coordinator, Tina mails one of them to a Military Service Member that is deployed and the matching one to his or her family.  Having a son in the Army makes this project something close to my heart.

Now to decide how I want to rotate all these 15 projects in and out to get them finished!

 

Crazy January Challenge ~ Day 14

 

Can you believe it is almost mid month already?  And tomorrow is the last new start for the Crazy January 2011 Challenge. 

For today’s start I have selected another of the Stitcher’s Surprise projects from my LNS ~ Stitcher’s ~ It is called – Garden Fresh and is stitched on 10 Ct. Sunshine Yellow Tula using DMC perle cotton floss.  Also included with the kit is a darling button shaped like an Eggplant and it was designed exclusively for the Stitcher’s project by Honey Bee.

Also pictured is the finishing fabric, a cute print with different garden motifs and a deep purple, to stitch this into a double flange pillow. 

Crazy January Challenge ~ Day 13

 

Day 13… a very small start … but a start non the less!

The project for today is Patriotic Pride by Sue Hillis Designs.  This is a cute little piece with snowmen and a little American Flag charm.  I am stitching it on Blue Dynasty 28 Ct. Cashel with the recommended DMC threads.

The snap of the chart:

And the tiny little snow man head I finished today:

Crazy January Challenge ~ Day 12

 

It is a good thing that there are only 3 more days left on the starts for this Crazy thing we have gotten ourselves into, because with today’s start I see a theme beginning.

Day 12’s project is by Ink Circles and is titled Full Moon.  Do you see the similarities to yesterday’s piece Trick or Treat Tree ?

This one is stitched up on Silver 28 Ct. Cashel over two using DMC threads.

And for the days stitching (and frogging):

On another note, I have been asked where to get the patterns for my Day 9 piece – Dragon Dream’s Rune Keeper.  It is available here at 123Stitch.com.  The companion piece – Dragon Dream’s Fairy Tale Sampler can also be found there.

 

Crazy January Challenge ~ Day 11

 

Oh boy, on the final stretch of the beginnings!!

Day 11’s project is Trick or Treat Tree  by Heart Strings.  I am stitching it using the called for DMC threads on Off White Even weave Fabric.  This one is so cute and the “decorations” on the tree are stitched as separate little pieces, finished off and attached to the “tree”.

 

……and my days worth of stitching …

Crazy January Challenge ~ Day 10

 

Todays start is a really simple little piece.  Again it is another of the project kits from my LNS called Stitcher’s Surprise.  The title of this one is simply ~ Friends.  It is stitched with pink and green Sampler Threads from Gentle Arts on off white 10 Ct. Betsy Ross Linen.

Crazy January Challenge ~ Day 9

I am really excited to start the piece for Day 9.  It is a companion piece to one I stitched in the fall.  It is by Dragon Dreams, and were free charts back several years ago titled ~ The Rune Keeper.  It is a grouping of 12 small 40x40 stitch pieces and has a mythical theme to it…A Knight ~ A Sword ~ A Crown ~ A Dragon ~ A Fair Maiden…you get the picture.

I am stitching it on 28 Ct. Angel Blush Cashel linen using the called for DMC and Kreinik Metallic threads. 


And here is the tiny amount of stitching I managed to complete for the day.


  (I did have to stop and order the Kreinik threads since of the 25 some odd colors I do have ~ I didn’t have the required colors…123Stitch loves me!)