This week I just had to start on a super simple afghan for my DGD. I purchased this wonderful cotton yarn from a LYS and found the pattern
here . It's just going to be a big granny square, I have already crocheted all of the first skein and will have to go back a get a couple more skeins to finish this. I wanted something very airy, just enough to keep the AC chill off the little one when napping this summer. FYI, she is 3 months old tomorrow and just starting to smile, but I couldn't capture that smile in a pic yet, so here is the best I could get.


Yes that is red hair.
I also worked on Deer in the Woods, using the first of the linen I coffee dyed. Not too much left to stitch, so I should have it done for the 4th.

And I didn't just stop the dying with one piece. I tried it again with a coffee and tea mixture, which came out darker than this first piece (on the right below). Then I took half of that piece and soaked it for an hour in tea only. This new piece can out much darker with a great orange tint (on the left below). It will be perfect for the LHN Iced Tea project I wanted to stitch but didn't have the fabric for.

BUT - the Iced Tea may have to wait for a bit longer, as
Anna was talking about Christmas in July stitching and I thought I may join her in a month of stitching just Christmas (hope she doesn't mind the company).
I have a great Blackbird design, "And to All a Good Night" LF #11 that I have wanted to start for a while, I have the fabric and all the substituted threads (the fabric I am using is a Mariner's Blue so color changes were needed). Besides that, I have 2 sets of ornaments for my kids, a beaded NOEL design that would be quick to finish up, a Victorian Santa with this awesome button for it's face and an M-Designs checkered Christmas, all in progress. If that is not enough I could always get started on a stocking for the new DGD, I know I want to do a Birds of a Feather stocking design but I haven't collected the materials yet (may have to dye more fabric). I definitely have a months worth of stitching and then some. Note, Christmas in July stitching may have to start after the holiday weekend but I am definitely doing this.
There will still be plenty of summer stitching time left in August.
Happy Stitching, CJok;-)
P.S. My BC Wooly Sheep are still in progress, I've been saving the stitching of this to do when I am out and about, because I really don't have another big count project to replace it right now.