Granny square 1 Up blanket

Let's be honest - loads of these have been made before. They are all over the internet. Still, I wanted one of my own! This was an on/off project that I started a few months ago and finished last week.
288 squares in total, made from cheap acrylic yarn, approximately 75cms wide - perfect for keeping my feet warm on the couch!

Soko's winter coat

Boooo winter! The cold has been a bit much for my poor little puppy, so I made her a cute little coat.
The pattern was just made it up as I went along, increasing from half double around the neck to treble at the back, with some random detail thrown in. The thick blue stripe was done as a separate piece and wraps around the belly and buttons up at the side.

Isn't she adorable?

Community 'Digital Estate Planning' Cross Stitch

(see my current progress here)

As soon as I saw the first screen cap of the pixelated study group from Community online several weeks ago, my first thought was I have to stitch this!

A couple of days after the episode aired I picked through some hi res screen caps, and created my ultimate Community cross stitch. I cheated a little and manually added Pierce in - I really wanted the Greendale Seven all together in the study room.

In total, 57600 stitches. My last major project of under 40000 stitches took me 9 months - here's hoping this doesn't take as long! An up to date progress shot is coming soon, meanwhile here's a .gif of my progress as of about a week ago.

Mother's day

Taking inspiration from this amazing creation, I made my Mumma a jewellery display board for Mothers Day. She loved it, but will need approximately 20 more to house her full stash - at least it's a start!

I was so pleased with the result I'm tempted to make one for myself - just need to pick a colour!

Russell Crowe's band

This idea popped into my head one day after checking out Subversive Cross Stitch. I found a random cross stitch lettering generator online and got my text, and designed the 'shit' myself. (Not often you can claim you've 'designed' a shit, right?)

The quote is from the Frenzal Rhomb song 'Russell Crowe's Band'. I stitched it off and on for ages and ended up finishing in time for the birthday of a friend who is a big Frenzal Rhomb fan, so I've sent it off and am hoping she loves it!

Hyperbole and a Half

Seems I just keep finding completed projects, here is my stitched Alot.

From Hyperbole and a Half, "The Alot is an imaginary creature that I made up to help me deal with my compulsive need to correct other people's grammar.  It kind of looks like a cross between a bear, a yak and a pug".

I love this Alot. I made the pattern myself but obviously the artwork is not mine. Follow the link above to Hyperbole and a Half for more awesome and strange drawings and stories.

Treat Jar

The Armor etch came out again tonight, this time to make a treat jar for my beautiful (and well behaved) dog Soko. After putting on the floor to get a good picture she waited patiently for her reward - chicken treats!