Whew! I'm finally ready to get started on the next round.
Round 7 took me 8 hours and 42 minutes. I took a deep breath and added up the time I've got into this doily so far. Any guesses? A whopping 36 hours and 48 minutes! On top of my full time job. (No wonder the house needs dusting and Ruby remains unimpressed!) I suppose 36 hours and 48 minutes isn't really that bad over a period of 7 weeks.
This green Lizbeth gave me a few troubles. There seemed to be untwisted (or looser than normally twisted?) sections of thread - I'd catch just part and it was HELL trying to correct or tat over it. In one instance I just had to cut it off. And these instances just popped up for no particular reason - so frustrating. I won't be trying to incorporate any more of this green, just to avoid the issue.
Ruby does not care about doilies OR St. Patrick's Day. OK, maybe the corned beef is a little bit interesting.
From the looks of it this was time well spent :) I love the green, and every once in a while I get a roll of thread with problems, one time there were several knots in it. I have a Ruby and her name is Blackberry :)
ReplyDeleteWhat kind is Blackberry? Ruby would love her.
DeleteShe is a black pomeranian she gets along with a little chug which is a chiwawa pug mix :)
DeleteLizbeth - that sounds about right...
ReplyDeleteThe green looks amazing though. Glad you added it, even if that is all you will use. It really enhances the design and your other colours well, in my humble opinion!
I wondered if what I was experiencing was similar to what you have commented on in the past. I have had a few knots in Lizbeth before, but otherwise I've had pretty good luck with it.
DeleteIt's looking terrific! I'm sorry you had thread problems... hopefully no more!
ReplyDeleteIt's looking wonderful! I've had a few balls of Lizbeth that have given me grief in one way or another, but on the whole I don't have that much trouble. At least you finally made it through this round.
ReplyDeleteWell worth the trouble. I've been so lucky not to have this problem but oh, how annoying! Well done for hanging on!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful colors and wonderful doily!!! :)
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