My current project is BAA from The Bold Sheep. The Bold Sheep is a UK based company owned by Louise Ellwood. The designs are wonderfully whimsical. And yes, some of them feature sheep! BAA is a popular design, and it has two companion pieces, MOO and OINK. I bought mine at eBay, but their web page is www.theboldsheep.co.uk. It comes as a kit with Anchor threads and 14 ct Aida, but I am using DMC equivalents with 18 ct Aida.
I also have some projects that are almost finished. One of these is Bless the Graduate from Lizzie*Kate. I'm making it for my son, Mark, who just graduated from high school and who is about to start at Columbia College Chicago. I only have a couple of lines of red berries to go, almost nothing, but I got hung up on BAA. I'm stitching it on 28 ct linen using DMC threads, even though it calls for Sampler threads. At least they won't bleed.
Another project I haven't completed is an iris bookmark for my mother-in-law. All that's left is the backstitching which, I must admit, is pretty extensive. It is stitch on an 18 ct ecru bookmark blank with a lace border.
Finally, there's Easter Kitty Moon from Stitchy Kitty Designs (http://www.stitchykitty.com/designs.htm). All I have left on this one are some lazy daisy stitches and a button.
I have one UFO (unfinished object) that I think will forever by a UFO. It's a Celtic Knot that I started right before I had surgery on my left arm at the end of December. It's a relatively easy pattern but it took me forever to get as far as I did. It's big and it's got only five colors and it's boring as heck. I took it out and started Easter Kitty Moon and that was the end of that.
What I really need to do is put BAA aside for a few days and finish the UFOs!
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