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Entries Tagged as 'cross stitch'

O Cross Stitch, I’m Yours

July 28th, 2011 · 3 Comments · cross stitch, projects

Remember back in December, I had this plan to devote each new month to a new craft? I devised this plan because I was getting burned out on knitting. I should say, burned out on knitting again. Crafting does go in waves, doesn’t it? With knitting, it’s sort of a seasonal thing, with not much [...]

Oh, hi.

January 20th, 2011 · 1 Comment · books, cross stitch, knitting, projects, reviews

First, a big hearty cheers to anyone venturing over here from the Five O’Clock Cocktail blog, where I have a post today. *clink* Second, hi! I’m here. Been letting the blog lie fallow for a little bit in the hopes that it will eventually yield . . . you know, I’m not a farmer. Do [...]

Run, Coward!

January 3rd, 2011 · 1 Comment · cross stitch, projects

I finished the Sinistar cross stitch a little while ago and have since realized that the task of framing is very much like that of seaming a knitted sweater. The main part of the work is done, and my mind and hands would much rather move on to the next fun thing rather than take [...]

(More) Cross Stitch Geekery

December 16th, 2010 · 1 Comment · cross stitch, projects

Quick question: Do you recognize this? This is Sinistar. From the 80s arcade game Sinistar. Yeah, I didn’t know either. But over the past week I’ve become intimately acquainted with this pixelated dude. No, not like that. Like this: It all started when I was working on my Death Star cross stitch while Dan was [...]

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Ta-da! (more cross stitch)

December 6th, 2010 · 2 Comments · cross stitch, projects

That went quickly. (See: Previously.) This is what I had at about 11:30 am on Saturday, before I left to hang out with friends. Got up early the next morning (my sleep schedule is so out of wack lately. One day I sleep in until 9:30, the next I’m up at 6, then 8, then [...]

December is for cross stitch

December 3rd, 2010 · 3 Comments · cross stitch, projects

Cross stitch was my first real craft. I’m not sure I can explain why it appealed to me as a kid, aside from the fact that it was what I saw the grownups doing and I wanted a piece of that action. Maybe it was because I was horrible at drawing, and cross stitch was [...]

Found Objects

February 25th, 2010 · 2 Comments · writing

I own a number of things that I inherited from my grandparents — on both sides, I suppose, but mostly from the ones I lived with growing up. And by “inherited,” I really mean these are things I picked up from their house when we went through it to prepare it for sale after my [...]

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