Caught Up

I'm all caught up with my blog reading and I've got to say that there are some very talented people out there. I wish I could meet all of them and see the pretties in person. Not to mention that some of you are very prolific. Makes me want to go sit and stitch the day away. But the garden is calling and needs some attention. Especially as I went to the nursery yesterday.

There was some sad news in the Washington Post today. The obituary of Ray Dockstader, needlepoint artist extraordinaire. I've admired his original artworks at the Woodlawn Needlework Show for years. His talent will be missed.

Last night was Stitch N Pitch here in Washington, D.C. They lost a close game. I brought my Sunflower Seed cross stitch - "When Life Hands You Lemons...." Didn't get a ton of stitching accomplished as I started outlining the word lemons in green and didn't like it and pulled it out. I guess I will do this with the yellow instead. Somehow this word needs more definition on the yellow fabric. That's what comes of changing colors willy nilly.

Stitch N Pitch Haul

It's only been over a week and I owe a post on what got brought home in three goody bags.

1) set of 16" wooden knitting needles size 19
2) set of 10" metal knitting needles size 8
3) two skeins of Willow from Trendsetters Yarn - that more than enough for a scarf
4) two luscious skeins of merino sock yarn from the Neighborhood Fiber Co.
5) four knitting patterns - these will be recycled to my SIL who is a knitter
6) one crochet pattern for a Euro bag - a string type market bag - I've got plans for this one
7) five "freebie" cross stitch patterns
8) one hardanger pattern
9) one Mosey 'N Me "Willie Stitches"
10) one Val's Stitchin' Stuff "What a Wonderful World"
11) one Carriage House Samplings "Only One Ewe"
12) one Stitchy Kitty "Lives to Stitch"
13) two Prairie Moon Designs - Halloween designs #7 and #8

plus three more red bags with the curly W of the Nats

Not bad.

Stitch n Pitch

We went into extra innings - 14 to be exact. My family left after 2/3rds of the fans had already left, in the bottom of the 14th. This meant the Metro was not crowded at all. Nats won.

Got some good stuff in the goody bags. Will detail later.

Did not stitch anywhere near as much as last year.

I did not see a single reference to Stitch n Pitch during the game. Maybe I missed something on the large screen.

Whatever. I'm exhausted. We got home at 12:45 and the cat woke up us this morning quite early demanding attention and food.

Stitch N Pitch

Tonight is our turn for Stitch N Pitch at the new Nationals Stadium in Washington D.C. This year we get an interleague game as the Texas Rangers are in town.

This means I've set the DVR to record the Red Sox pregame show and the game as St. Louis is coming to Boston for the first since the 2004 World Series and we all know how that series turned out. Plus the Red Sox will be saluting the Celtics Championship team.

Ah. Baseball.

And in stitching news:

I've picked up my Monkey Works project - In the Sea - for the first time in a year and chose it as my project to bring to tonight's game. I, of course, changed the colors and will post a progress pic sometime this weekend.

Also spent 2 hours yesterday afternoon outside with my newly rechristened "in the midnight hour." (Which for those not paying attention is Laura J. Perin's Amethyst Dreams.) I've got like 80% of my divider lines stitched. DH thinks it looks weird. Okay. Whatever. Will look beautiful soon.