Jacobian Pomegranate Final Product!

The past couple weeks I have been busily finishing up high school. I have also completed my crewel embroidery piece! I took it to the dry cleaners and they did a splendid job of blocking and cleaning it. Honestly, I was a little hesitant to do all of that myself. I am so glad we have dry cleaners!

After my project, all clean and beautiful, returned home, I went to Michael's and picked out mattes and a frame with my mom. Little did she know it would be a surprise for her on Mother's Day!

We were unable to have the frame completed by Mother's Day, so I kept the piece so I could actually give her something, and today I officially bought the frame and mattes, and the final product should be finished in a few weeks! I will post pictures when it comes back in splendid glory. :)

Crafty Bag!

Hola! Remember the crafty bag I made several months ago? At the same time I made others in different colors. I ended up giving them all away, as per usual, but I found one this week, and I think it will be an excellent addition to the county fair. ;)

I really like the colors of this one, so I am glad I was left with it. :) It is interesting working with cotton yarn again after crocheting with the acrylic yarn for my blanket. It likes to stick to the hook and pulls through with a lot of grip required. :)

Anyways, thought I would keep you updated. Does this count as a Project UFO?

Quirky Octagons~"Project UFO's"

Here is how much I have completed of my blanket! A whole row and a half. It took me such a long time to connect the pieces and change yarns for each little side.

I HAVE TO TAKE IT ALL OUT.


Let's let that sink in a little bit.

ALL OF IT. IT HAS TO BE REDONE.


Can you believe it? After all my work, I must painstakingly remove each square from its octagon and each octagon from its square. Why? Because I have never put together anything like granny squares, and the front must look like the back, but when I sewed the pieces together it left the bottom with a ridge and the top with a slight pucker. I am sure I puckered my lips into a bit of a pout when I heard this. After all, it was a lot of work. However, if I fix it, it will be an extraordinary accomplishment. :) So, here I go to take out my work. See you all in the future.