Ok, it isn’t math, it is basic arithmetic. This morning I had 494 stitches left in the leaves. I have nine (9) double strands of floss left in this particular color. Getting 50 stitches out of a meter of floss is easy even with needing to make complete stitches (over dyed floss) rather than half stitches down a row and return.) So my usual 50 stitches per isn’t going to make it. Stitched a leaf and some stem, then another one. Looked at the amount of floss left after completely 80 stitches. Oh – my usual calculation is based on doubling my thread. Whew. I should be ok?
It is at this point my brain recognizes an acute need for coffee plus I need to leave for a medical appointment in Oakland. Bleh.
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It is now evening. I survived waiting first in my car, then in the clinic till I got seen. Bringing along knitting – mindless knitting of lap blankets. It seems to make this particular physician happy to see me. Unlike many of the other patients, I have housing, food, and follow instructions most of the time. I also made the wonderful discovery that Podiatry doesn’t need a referral and I scored an appointment for Thursday.
Unlike returning from San Francisco, it is just a jog down MLK and up the hill to home. And then I went back to the Owl. I had enough floss and he is now complete…
Stitched on the leftover section of 16ct Autumn Orchard from Fiberlious with a few DMC and all the rest is over dyed Threadworx (the blues, the browns, the leaves). Personally I think he is pretty cool. Once I have a couple more sections of SALs completed I will stitch her other two ( once a flamingo and the other a raven, each with a totally different relation to their beverage).