So, over the weekend I finished Beautiful Sea Quaker by Ship's Manor:
It's kind of pretty, but...do you ever spend a lot of time on something and there are frustrations throughout the whole process and then you FINALLY finish and it's like...meh?
The fabric:
- It's an evenweave, very polyester-y, and SO STRETCHY. I did not enjoy using it.
- The lavender thread color barely shows up, which means you can barely see the octopus, which is my favorite part of the whole thing.
The threads:
- Midway through the SAL it was discovered that one skein of dark blue would not be enough. And of course the new skeins dyed darker, so I had to fuss with how I stitched the border so that it wouldn't be too obvious.
The pattern:
- Guys, I don't even really care for ocean / seaside designs. Why did I decide to stitch this???? I mean, I do have a couple of other ocean-themed patterns but there are specific things about them that I like (one is "Oh Whale" which I find really funny plus it was easy to swap out the anchor for something else; the other has a bunch of seabirds, which...birds! I love birds!; and the third is "Feathers n Fins" which has, again, lots and lots of birds!). I think I got excited by the pretty thread colors and also was suffering from lack of willpower or something. *facepalm*
I'm sure part of my problem is that there are real life things going on that have me a little bit down. I should just set the finish aside and come back to it later and decide if I really do like it or not. I wish I knew someone who would love it; if I could gift it I would feel less bummed.
The fabric:
- It's an evenweave, very polyester-y, and SO STRETCHY. I did not enjoy using it.
- The lavender thread color barely shows up, which means you can barely see the octopus, which is my favorite part of the whole thing.
The threads:
- Midway through the SAL it was discovered that one skein of dark blue would not be enough. And of course the new skeins dyed darker, so I had to fuss with how I stitched the border so that it wouldn't be too obvious.
The pattern:
- Guys, I don't even really care for ocean / seaside designs. Why did I decide to stitch this???? I mean, I do have a couple of other ocean-themed patterns but there are specific things about them that I like (one is "Oh Whale" which I find really funny plus it was easy to swap out the anchor for something else; the other has a bunch of seabirds, which...birds! I love birds!; and the third is "Feathers n Fins" which has, again, lots and lots of birds!). I think I got excited by the pretty thread colors and also was suffering from lack of willpower or something. *facepalm*
I'm sure part of my problem is that there are real life things going on that have me a little bit down. I should just set the finish aside and come back to it later and decide if I really do like it or not. I wish I knew someone who would love it; if I could gift it I would feel less bummed.
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I hope life settles down for you and becomes brighter.