Back again with another piece by Cute Patterns by Maria! This is part of her Forest Witch Sampler, but you can buy just this hand here. As always, the pattern was super clear, legible, and was a pleasure to stitch. Only one colour used for the backstitching in the one, so a bit simpler than my previous piece by Maria. The trailing backstitched roots and details in the fingers give such a lovely effect though, don't you think?
I stitched this piece over two with two strands on 32 count Zweigart Lugana in Lavender (much more recently than my previous post, as you can no doubt tell from the fact that I actually know what fabric it is). I mostly used the called for threads, but I did sub out at least one of the rose shades as I didn't have it on hand. I think I subbed out one of the greens as well, and I definitely used 3371 instead of 310 for the backstitching - I almost always do, as I find it gives a softer look.
I was going to finish this set into a ring dish, because I had started working on it right after The Frenchman proposed and the whole hand motif seemed appropriate. Unfortunately it was slightly too large because I can't do math, so instead I just finished it in a frame and popped it onto the shelf above my desk!
I cannot believe it's already August. This year has been just... bizarre. I swear that March and April were six months long in themselves and then the entire summer was about two weeks. I'm visiting my parents this weekend at their lakehouse, so that's rather lovely - and much cooler than the city!
I'm certainly looking forward to the autumn (my favourite season) and the cooler weather! Phteven (my dog; she looks like the meme, it's a whole thing) is struggling a bit in the heat on her walks, so it will be nice to be able to go a bit later in the day when it's cooler. And I start work again soon, thank goodness! Hopefully the second part of 2020 will be an improvement on the first, worldwide! Frankly, I'm not sure how it would be worse, but I don't want to curse anything...
- Cedie
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