EmnEllie Cross Stitch Blog

I did it! I finished the phoenix band before the Winter Solstice! As you can see, there’s another band as well. They look like butterflies and flowers to me. The second band stitched up so quickly. That’s the nice thing about repeating motifs, once you get the pattern down, you can just go on cruise control mode and not have to keep referring to the chart. I thought about stitching the phoenix egg in Kreinik but decided against it. So that’s all from Medieval Menagerie for a bit. Now, it’s Nikolai’s turn! (AKA Russian Hunting by Riolis). Here’s where I got to the last time he was in the Q-Snap:  Stitching in a grid, here I come! Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year!

  Photo by Toa Heftiba on Unsplash Hobbit Food I’ve come to the realization that I would be a good Hobbit. I like food, cozy comforts, good stories, and naps. If you read that and thought, “Eh, I don’t want to be a Hobbit,” seeing the cooking videos from the Rhubarb and Lavender Instagram account may change your mind! I mean, just look at that: Elevenses in Middle Earth | Rhubarb and Lavender on Instagram Delightful. Here at the Castle, I have a New Year’s tradition of watching the Lord of the Rings movies back-to-back. The extended editions, of course. I’ve seen this trend where you watch the movies and make food that looks like something the characters would be eating. While I won’t be doing that this year, it’s definitely something I want to do one day! Watching the Fellowship trek through the Misty Mountains, while I sit in the comfort of my sofa, and munch on Browned Butter and Ale Pudding sounds like a grand time. Phoenix Feathers and Libraries I need a graph to illustrate...