The first step of making a Frankenjumper is to bring out the big guns.

The second step is to swatch...and most importantly, record the measurements somewhere they won't be thrown away.  Before having a bath....19 stitches over 4 inches on 5.5mm needles.  Nice and drapey.  The color is cocoa and is nothing like in the pic!  

I found a channel on YouTube called Hooked By Robin which I'm finding really helpful.  She explains things really well and includes small details which have lead to a AHA! moments.  These are some of the legs for a crochet octopus with the Premier yarn from the $100 Tree.  There's been a lot of frogging and some are being discarded (looking at you, top right leg! 😅) and it's slow going, but I'm making progress, which makes me happy.

 I love these for storing floss.  This is my second one (the one I have already is full).  They're double sided, which means they hold a lot of floss.  

Zero calorie eye candy.  

Two new cross stitch Halloween starts.  The fabrics are 14 count aida scraps which were part of a late night dyeing session last year.  The dye base was a yucky green overdyed with Grey.  They're perfect for Halloween smalls.  

They're Tuesday and Wednesday's 15 minutes a day stitching projects.  There's 3 more Halloween patterns ready to go for Thursday, Friday and Saturday.  Sunday and Monday projects are Christmas.  15 minutes a day on small projects adds up and is fun.  More details in my next post. 

Unless there's a power cut, I'm getting in my sewing room today or I may not be responsible for what BEB does!  Haha!  Bailey needs new belly bands  (it's a necessity, not weird modesty...I'll leave it at that!) while some software is downloading to the laptop.  This will be day 3 of trying to install it.  Fingers crossed this will be the day!  Then, back to the Always Be Kind appliqué.

The heavens have opened....and the power has gone off.  I had to say it, didn't I?  lol