HAED stitching and Running News

Good evening my lovely people!

I hope you are all well, I am now just about recovered from my 10k on Sunday, apart from my ankles which are still aching a little, but I did it! I did it! I'm so proud of myself :) My friends are already asking when we are going to do our next one...let me recover first please!

So on to stitching, this past week I decided to work on something which I haven't worked on since last December! How terrible is that?! But I am happy to say I made good progress.

Lily - Heaven and Earth Designs - As of last December!

I managed to finish the first page I was working on and made a small start on the second.

Lily as of 19/11/2013

This picture also shows the fabric colour much better, still not spot on, but you get the idea!

But now this goes away - the third and final part of the Lizzie*Kate sal arrived YAAAAAAY!!!!! I really want to get this done before December so now I must crack on!

I have a busy weekend ahead, me and two friends are going to the Knitting and Stitching Show in Harrogate, then taking a trip to Bettys and then on Sunday I am going to see Andrea Bocelli with a friend! A fun weekend ahead :D

I have yet to hear from Shebafudge about the travelling pattern, so if I do not hear by this weekend I will pick another name out so it can continue its journey.

Until next time!

Emma xo

We Have a Winner!

Good Afternoon everyone!

I hope you are all well, I will keep this sort and sweet today and just announce the winner of Mii's Travelling pattern.

All the names were assigned a number and placed in the trusty hands of random.org!

The winner is...

♥♥ Shebafudge! ♥♥

Congratulations! If you could email me your address (itzycraftcorner@hotmail.co.uk) and I will pop it in to the post some time next week.

I may not be able to walk the first couple of days as tomorrow is the Abbey Dash 10k!

This has really sneaked up on me and I am definitely not ready for it! So my only aim is to finish, this year time doesn't matter, and whatever I do it in this year I will just aim to beat that next year.

I'll be back soon!

Emma xo

Mii's Travelling Pattern - Finished!

Hello hello!

I hope everyone is having a great weekend, mine is cold, but good :)

So today I finished the travelling pattern which arrived to me from Steph, I decided on the "then" pattern of the two choices.

Ribbon Detail

Crazy Backing Fabric!

This of course now means the pattern is looking for a new home, if you wish to be the next one then you must (stolen from Mii's blog!):

1/ Be a serious stitcher and actually stitch one of the pattern and then pass it on,

2/ Be prepared to post the pattern anywhere in the world,

3/ Stitch the pattern in timely fashion (2 weeks maximum),

4/ Have an active blog to show us your work & organize a draw for the next stitcher

5/ and finally each stitcher to email me so that I can keep track of the chart

So if that sounds like you then please leave a "me please!" on this post. I will pick the next stitcher in a weeks time (the 16th). So good luck everyone!

This week we also managed to finally get round to getting a frame for Darth and hung in our Geek Room. Hurrah :)

Until next time, happy stitching!

Emma xo

Knitting Finish and Goodies in the Mail :)

Good Evening!

A mid week (ish) post - I am really spoiling you :D hehe

So after I completed part two of Holly and Hearts I wondered what to do next, then on Sunday as I was having a big clear out I came across some scarf yarn I bought a while ago that I forgot I had!

So Sunday night I made a start and managed to get it finished and washed last night. I figured it would look great with my new winter coat which is red, so I thought a black scarf with a little bit of sparkle will look lovely.

You can't see the sparkle so well in the picture sadly...at least I will be warm when waiting at the bus stop in the morning - last two mornings we have had frost!

After work yesterday when I got home I had a package waiting for me and I couldn't figure out what it could be?? It was from the lovely Steph at Show and Tell! I was the lucky one chosen for a travelling pattern but she kindly included lots of goodies for me too :) Thanks Steph! :D

Look at this! How cute! Now I just have to find somewhere for it to live out of furry paws reach :)

I made a small start on the travelling pattern also, I chose the "Then" version, shouldn't take too long so keep an eye out as it will be looking for a new home soon! :)

Excuse the shadow!

Valma, I have not forgotten you, the travelling pattern will be on its way as soon as I make it up to the post office on my lunch break at work, fingers crossed the next day or so!

Until next time!

Emma xo

Travelling Pattern Needs a New Home!

Good evening!

Well we are half way through IHSW, how is everyone getting on?

I am pleased to say I have a finish!

Stitched on Crafty Kitten 25ct in Bracken

Hooray!

And with that the travelling pattern is now looking for a new home.

Would you like to be the next stitcher to enjoy this pattern?

If so please leave your name and blog/email in a comment on this post and I will pick someone at random next weekend.

Happy Stitching everyone!

#70 Travelling Pattern - We Have a Winner!

Well as promised here I am to announce the winner of the Lizzie*Kate Travelling Pattern...

First, thank you to everyone who entered! Try not to be too down as I will be launching my 100 follower giveaway very soon so you can always try your luck again!

Congratulations to...

*drumroll*

♥♥ MII STITCH!!! ♥♥

Hooray!!

If you could please email me Mii when you get this with your mailing address to: itzycraftcorner@hotmail.co.uk and as soon as you do I will pop it in the post to you :)

I will be back again in a couple of days with some stitching - now we are in to February I am back to a rotation of sorts so I have some progress to share :)

Have a great week everyone!

Emma xo

#67 - Travelling Pattern - Who's Next?!

Well once I sat down yesterday to stitch I was obviously in the right mind as I started and finished this in a couple of hours! Making it my first finish of 2013 - Hooray!

As you can see from the photo I didn't follow the colours on the pattern at all - I wanted this for our "Geek Room" so I switched to Blues so it would fit in perfect. For finishing I used the fabric you can see behind and it works perfectly :)

I am happy with the final look and even better no disasters with the Sewing Machine this time!

So you all know what this means, its now time for me to pass the pattern on to the next person! The rules are simple, have an active blog and by signing up you agree to pass the pattern on to a fellow blogger in the same way :)

If you are interested please comment on this post leaving your blog address and email so I have a way to contact the lucky winner!

I will announce the winner next Monday (4th February) so gives everyone plenty of time to sign up - Good Luck!

Emma xo

#66 - A Busy Postman!

This week has been bizarre, I don't know where most of it went and other than the YOTA piece which I can't show you until next Saturday I have not touched any stitching! Fingers crossed that will change today once I have read through all the blog posts I need to catch up on - I have even been lazy with that this week!

Normally I have a routine, I come home from work, get changed, turn on my computer, decide what we are having for dinner, prep dinner and while that is cooking I sit down and read through the days bloggings. Even this went out of the window this week.

But, I have made progress of sorts, I decided to join the Pink Scarf Project (a link also to the left of my blog) and have since ordered two lots of yarn for two scarves, I figure I will commit to just two at the moment and see how my time goes as it is a year long project.

McKenna is also holding a monthly giveaway - these cute little Octopi! You can see a photo to the right of my blog, she is giving away one every month so I suggest you sign up, they are so adorable!

Poor Mr Postman has been ever so busy this week, and up until today our Street was still 30cm deep with snow with a thick layer of ice underneath, a lethal combination! But he made it here with more acquisitions to my stash ;) hehehe.

Along with all this I was the lucky winner of a Travelling Pattern! Once Vickie had completed the pattern it made its way to me - I am the 22nd person to stitch this and it is great to see all the amazing places it has visited so far!

Once I have finished it I will be passing it on to another lucky stitcher so keep your eyes peeled it you are interested ;)

Vickie was also so sweet to include a little gift for me, four gorgeous pins, thanks Vickie!

In other news I have decided to join Weight Watchers, last time I did I lost 35lbs so I know it works for me, I have our Summer Holiday and My Brothers wedding this year so that is plenty of motivation. But to just add a little more I have made an agreement with myself that every 7lbs I lose I can treat myself to some new stash, a chart or some fabric etc...any excuse ;) hehehe. So far I have lost 3lbs, a long way to go yet :)

I will post again tomorrow with whatever stitching progress I get done today, other than chores it is all I have planned!


Have a great Sunday everyone!