Snow

Greetings from Siberia, all! You might have heard we had just a bit of snow in the Washington, DC area. We live a little south of the Beltway, so we got a bit less--maybe 20 inches. It was quite a storm, but we came through it just fine, with lots of stitching and hot chocolate and no loss of power, for which we are grateful. Now the sun is shining and we're looking forward to being plowed out. I suspect we'll be in for another day as our local roads are impassable. Here's a shot of the house.

For obvious reasons I felt inspired to start "Up on the Rooftop" by The Drawn Thread. I had all the called-for GAST fibers, and I knew I had the called-for Wisper somewhere in my stash, so I went on a dig.

I didn't find the Wisper because I found this chart instead. I started it some time back. This is Miriam Chilvers' Sampler 1833, by Samplers Remembered. I originally started her in 2010--time for her to be off my q-snaps and framed. I don't generally imagine what a frame should look like in advance, but I'm thinking something in the gray blue color of some of the motifs.

Here's a photo of the entire project as it stands. It is photographing lighter and bluer than it is in real life. The lighter blue threads are more of a blue-gray, and the fabric, Lakeside 40 count, probably Lentil, is photographing a light blue as well. Probably the reflection of the snow changing the color of the light.

Here's a close-up of the project.

Here's a shot I took last night with my phone. I've done more since then, but this gives you a better idea of the colors of the fabric and floss.

Here's my stitching cat, Slinky. She loves it when I settle down to stitch and snuggles close. She's a bit camera-shy.

Happy week, all!