Yet more plans

Someone here's what I'm planning now 

I have 5 scroll frames and would like something on each.

The frames i have are 8, 14, 20, 24 and 31 inches wide

I currently have Iris Keeper and Mini At the steps on the 8 and 14 inch hoops. Here is what they'll look like when finished.

Way back in 2017 I started Gossips. It was abandoned when I stopped stitching gor a few years. I can't find it so must have thrown it out.

I still really like it, do I'm planning to restart it on my birthday in April.  This will be on the 24 inch frame. This is what it will look like.

As a Christmas start,  im planning a new purchase from HAED.   This is Cat Nap by Jeff Haynie. This will be on the largest frame, 32 inches 

This leaves the 20 inch frame needing filling.  I'm thinking either QS Old Friends, Mini Little Puppy or mini childhood sweethearts 

I don't have a plan for when to start one of these.  Both old friends and little puppy were previously started, but must have been thrown out.  The little puppy reminds me so much of my Gracie.

At the Steps will be my focal piece, aiming to finish in November 2026

At the Steps, third time lucky

Now i have my magnifying lamp i decided to give 25 count another try.  I was doing 2x1 tent on At the Steps  on 18 count and wasn't altogether happy with the coverage.  I experimented and found placing my needle through the holes of fabric was actually much easier than the 18 count Aida.  Using my magnifier was much easier.

So I pulled out my mini At the steps that had been started on 25 count and continued.   For this one,  I am using the typewriter method, per page.   I had already done 1029 stitches and increased it to 1630 in one afternoon.   On my 18 count I had reached 2730 stitches, so I not too far behind where I was.

I am finding the typewriter method so much faster than diagonal parking.

yet another plan change

I was not enjoying stitching on 25 CT fabric. I had a small clip on magnifier that i constantly had to move to get into the correct position.    I decided to restart on 20 count.  That meant a trip to The Ribbon Rose for fabric.  They had a sale on magnifying lamps, so I treated myself to a Triumph Led light magnifier.

What a difference this has made.  I can see the stitches much more clearly and enjoying it much more.  You can see the tiny start I made on At the Steps. 

Before purchasing fabric, I had a small piece of 20 count that is just big enough for Iris Keeper, so tested that first. I did a mix of tent and full cross and decided i enjoyed full cross much more. I will stick with full cross in future.

Before the HAED  sale ended, I ended up buying another chart.

Mini The winter reading nook, by Aimee Stewart.  I may start this on Christmas day instead of childhood sweethearts