Leo

as in the zodiac sign. If I am counting correctly, this is the seventh in the Nora Corbett Zodiac Girl series.

I started her yesterday, just a couple of days ahead of the sign shift.

I am a bit over half way. Unlike many of the other patterns in the series – this one is almost 1/3 Caron Waterlilies Silk thread – the two colors being named Papaya & Winter Wheat.  The fabric is 32 ct Vintage Country Mocha. Also, unlike several of the other patterns in this series, there will not be quite as many beads. (no, I am not crying about that). So far, the stitching has been relatively easy – blocks of color but it is about to switch to ribbons of alternating colors both below and above the girl’s head.

In case you might be interested – this is what she will look like when finished.

But I need to hang it up earlier to tonight – I have an 0700 flight out of SFO so it will be super early up and likely a Lyft to the airport.

About Holly

fiber person - knitter, spinner, weaver who spent 33 years being a military officer to fund the above. And home. And family. Sewing and quilting projects are also in the stash. After living again in Heidelberg after retiring (finally) from the U.S. Army May 2011, we moved to the US ~ Dec 2015. Something about being over 65 and access to health care. It also might have had to do with finding a buyer for our house. Allegedly this will provide me a home base in the same country as our four adult children, all of whom I adore, so that I can drive them totally insane. Considerations of time to knit down the stash…(right, and if you believe that…) and spin and .... There is now actually enough time to do a bit of consulting, editing. Even more amazing - we have only one household again. As long as everyone understands that I still, 40 years into our marriage, don't do kitchens or bathrooms. For that matter, not being a golden retriever, I don't do slippers or newspapers either. I don’t miss either the military or full-time clinical practice. Limiting my public health/travel med/consulting and lecturing to “when I feel like it” has let me happily spend my pension cruising, stash enhancing (oops), arguing with the DH about where we are going to travel next and book buying. Life is good!
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