Weekend Stitching

No traveling for me this weekend.  I didn't fancy a drive across the mountains in the crummy weather on Saturday, so I stayed here and stitched and waited for the Verizon repairman who.never.came.  Not real pleased with Verizon at the moment, oh no I am not.  My land line has been out since Thursday.  When I called, I was told someone has to be here when the repairman comes in case he needs access to the house.  Fine.  So he was supposed to be here yesterday; the service window was between -- ready for this? -- 8am and 8pm.  12 hours.  Really?  Anyway, he didn't show and when I called Verizon, they re-scheduled for today between 1 and 5.  No show again.  So now he's supposed to come on Tuesday; my guy will be here.  It's probably best that I won't be.

Any-hoo, it was too darn cold to go anywhere this weekend, so I stayed home and did some chores and stitched.  I've been working on Sharon's Stocking Reindeer ornament and I finished it on Friday evening:

I've been stitching these on scraps of 40-count from my stash.  This one is on something from Lakeside Linens, Maritime White, maybe.

I couldn't resist a new start.  Sometimes I just can't help myself; I'm sure you guys know how that goes.  I was feeling the call of Startitis but couldn't decide what to start, then I was reading a blog and the author mentioned Isabella Johnstone.  "Aha!" said I.  "I have that one kitted up and ready to go."  So I started Isabella yesterday evening whilst watching football.

Last night's progress:



And this afternoon, with more football in the background:

The leaves are a little fiddly and they go all the way around.  But I like the shade of green (DMC 3012), so it's not as annoying as it could be.  In fact, the color scheme is one of the things I really like about this sampled, along with the cow in the middle of it.  I'm stitching her on a piece of 40-count LL Pearled Barley, with DMC fibers.  It'll be fun.

Have a great week and stay warm -- happy stitching!