Stitching Away

Last week I started a small piece to get me back into the swing of stitching. I've been working at it, not as much as I would like, but it's coming along nicely.

It's from Dessins DHC and it's called Red 8. I'm stitching it 2 over 2 on 32 count pale yellow linen. It's Vikki Clayton's HDF silk in a copper to rust colour. It's really very rich looking.
It's a fun stitch and I love how quickly it's coming all together.

This weekend should see me restart Love with a Capital L by Papillon Creations.
It's a wedding gift for my nephew and his wife that is overdue. I finally figured out why I disliked working on it. It's because I've been struggling to see the holes in the 32 count evenweave. I can work on the linen just fine, but not so with the evenweave. :(
I've decided to start it again (thank goodness I only have about 4 inches done) on linen. My goal is to work on it at least 4 hours a day. I may only do this 5 days a week and then use the weekends for another smallish fun project.

I also received Dragon Opal silk from Vikki Clayton's HDF. It's a beautiful green and deep blue silk thread. I had intended it for Year's End by Papillon Creations. I've had to change my mind as the colour is not what I want for that chart. I've selected Willow Withies 3229 and will stitch it on French Lace linen with gold metallic specialty stitches. I think this will be absolutely gorgeous when finished.

We have a couple of weeks off showing. Misha has come in to her second season. I am so relieved because my nightmare was she would be right in the middle of it when Crufts came around!

I'm off to stitch! :)