We are part of four households that host a game night on Tuesdays. Last Tuesday was our night to host, but I went home early with a migraine (I think it was weather related, because coincidentally I could not get a hold of my supervisor to tell her that I was going home early with a migraine, because she had already gone home early with a migraine).
I had crashed out and woken up at 6:15ish (people start showing up at 6:30), and I was trying to get tea, drugs, etc downstairs before people showed up for game night, letting my partner give out my excuses (I'm a coward, but it feels weird to say "hi, I'm up and about, but I don't want to game with you guys").
I wasn't quite ready to crash back out, and one of the very few things I can do with a migraine is stitch (if the light's right). I wanted to work on Thanksgiving Fairy, but realized she was downstairs. And I definitely didn't want to go downstairs and say "yeah, sorry, I have a migraine, and I can't play with you guys, but I'm totally going to work on crafts," so I needed to start/work on something else.
So I grabbed Desert Sunset II, because it's small, took no brain power, and was kitted up already.
It's an older design by Fireside Originals, and this is what it'll look like finished:
But here's where we are now:
It came as a partial kit - there are three different custom overdyes in it for use in the sky when blended with DMC/Anchor. No name brands, no getting extras if I run out, so luckily I hadn't lost any of the threads and hopefully I will have some left overs for when I pass the pattern along so the next stitcher can color match at some level. I started at the top left of the design, because I'll put Sunset I on there as well.
It calls for Feather Blue (? something like that) aida, which is what I did Desert Sunrise with back in the day; this is the closest evenweave I could find, and while definitely greyer, it should work fine. I want to keep the size consistent so that I can have all 3 framed together.
Sorry to hear about the migraine. The Hubs had a doozy of one earlier this week too. Like the new start.
ReplyDeleteMy sympathies to your husband! And thanks :)
DeleteNice progress. I've had that issue with migraines too, and other people think "Doesn't that make your migraine worse?" but stitching does help and makes me feel less useless when I have one. I hope yours cleared by the next day.
ReplyDeleteThanks! And yeah, if the meds are holding, I can at least stitch if it's easy. I'm one of those people who stays sicker longer, because laying in bed doing nothing makes me feel even worse than being sick. I hate not doing things! And I"m lucky, it was gone the next morning. Sometimes they last a few days (which is when I finally cry uncle about it).
DeleteIt's good that you can still stitch with a migraine, I myself do not suffer from them *knocks on wood* but I've heard from people that can't do *anything* while they last and being in pain AND bored is just awful! Nice new start, those reds are lovely :)
ReplyDeleteWell, I can do it sometimes, and if the meds are working. Sadly, none of the antimigraine meds work for me, so we just go with pain killers. If they're good enough, I can stitch (or just get angry that I'm not doing anything). Early on in a migraine (or during particularly bad ones), I usually can't use my eyes. It's so variable I don't know until I'm in the midst of one. Too much stimulation (noise, lights) are definitely out, and scents make things SO much worse, so I can't stand being around most things (the idea of food cooking - oy!).
DeleteIf I can't do anything else, I take my nausea meds, which just knock me out and I listen (quietly) to an audiobook while I crash out. I've been in bad cycles lately, and I was so happy to be able to stitch :)
This project is really pretty, it's the colors I like the most, but being from the desert I'm partial to those types of scenes as well :D I'm sorry about your migraine, and a little envious that you can stitch even with one! I hope you feel better and can get more stitching done!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteI lived in Tucson for a few years, and it was my favorite place EVER, so when I ran across these little designs when I was in college, I had to have them. I'm so glad I grabbed the chart packs back then!