At last! Afghan

Well, Jillian's wedding afghan is done. The back stitching is finished, and helped point out some areas I missed stitching, and the fringe has been fringed and tied. It doesn't get better than this.

The afghan has been packaged and is ready for the mail tomorrow, along with a note inside to explain how to care for the afghan. It did turn out beautifully, but the only picture I took was before it was fringed. Behold the finished and closeup of the finished before fringing.

I am pleased that it's done. Now I can finish Savannah and Jordan's Xmas stockings and move on to a much bigger project, the one that proves I am insane. I decided to go with Teresa Wentzler's Mermaid.

I received the last of the thread yesterday. The fabric is already prepared and the floss has been carded and numbered. It nearly fills an entire 17-compartment plastic box.

I separate the colors and put them in numerical order in a project box, unless the project is a kit, in which case I go with the floss separated on a paper palette of sorts. That's what I have with the Xmas stockings.

At any rate, I will keep at least one small project going, like the leopard that I'm making. It's from Lanarte and on a fabric I've not seen or used before, but it's coming along. I've found having a task light helps to shine light directly on the stitching area. My eyes aren't what they used to be -- or at least that is what I thought until I remembered I used to have a task light when I stitched 20 years ago. My eyes are succumbing to the rigors of age and constant use, but I'm not even close to being blind, just a little more far-sighted than I once was. I use reading glasses to help and a task light to shine much needed light on the subject.

I will leave you with a progress picture on the leopard, which is a beautiful piece of art work. I hope I can do it justice.

The package above and the work in progress below. 

Keep stitching.