Homeward Snake

 

Back up the freeway we drove towards home, and the traffic was rather bunchy (when is it not in LA?!), so I got out the Snake in The Garden for more stitching. The offending one is on the right hand side, much too thick of thread in the wrong color.

I used the other color of red tharead that I had along in my to-go bag that was a much thinner weight and went around the oval in-between the green stitches. I think it's looking much better. Still not sure what to do about the chicken scratch stitches in the red oval--either take them out or leave them?

There's how the second oval looks with just the new lighter weight and more correct color thread around the outside in-between the green stitches. I think I like the look of that oval now as is, so I'll be taking out the offending stitches on the first oval I stitched.

Freeway Stitching Again

 

Today DH and I drove home from the redwoods up North through the Avenue of the Giants in Redwood National Park.

Once we got back on an actual freeway, I got out my hand stitching again. Still working on Snake In The Garden, last seen being worked on in San Diego in March, This piece has A Lot of freeway miles on it. I'm finally almost done with the purple-pink section.

I have my whole kit ready to go on my lap, it's easy to put away quickly.

I put it away again once we saw the Golden Gate Bridge. It's so nice to be back home once again. Time for more laundry...oh goody.

Road Stitching

 We traveled up to my SIL's for Rosh Hashanah dinner, (Shanah Tovah! It's finally 5784) so I got to do some road stitching. I wish I'd taken a picture of the lovely table, but I think I was too busy eating the fabulous brisket that she made for us. As you can see I am using the great project bag that friend Jaye gave me.

Road stitching is what I call it when I take out my on-the-go bag to avoid the stress of being a passenger in freeway traffic. It's safer for everyone, really. Except for me vs, the needle of course.

My trick is to pre-thread a needle with floss before we are driving, that way I can at least get started easily.

One thread's worth done at a time will eventually finish this piece, right?