12-19-2015

This piece is 212 x 164 stitches, including the border, which is 34,768 stitches total. It measures 50” wide, just over 4’ 1”.

I’m using a 9 color black and white palette which is detailed here.

12-19-2015

Finished row 12 before my hands gave out today. This one is a pleasure to work on! 7%!!

12-22-2015

Finished row 19 today, but had to frog four or five different rows. Not sure why I was so distracted today.

11.5%

12-24-2015

Finished row 24 - 15.5%!

12-27-2015

Finished row 30 tonight (19%). Still pretty happy with the palette, but will know more once I hit the faces.

12-29-2015

Finished row 35. 23%. Still frogging rows more often than I’d like and it’s slow going, but it’s progress. Am pretty pleased with the greytone palette still.

I’ve got a jawline!

12-30-2015

Finished row 41 tonight. That takes me to 27%.

My hands are really feeling it tonight, so may not work on this tomorrow - it depends on how well they recover.

01-03-2016

Finished row 46 which means I’m at 30%! Woohooo!

Already finished one skein of the Dark Grey Heather.

I can see the start of Dekkard’s jaw and a goodly part of Rachael’s.

01-10-2016

Finished row 54 tonight - 35%!

Woohoo! It was nice to pick this up again after a week of not being able to work on it.

01-21-2016

Finished row 61 this afternoon before I had to go grocery shopping. That’s close enough to 40% to not make much difference. :)

I haven’t been able to pick this up for a while - spent much of my time working on Dawn’s Ironman. There’s definitely a different rhythm in the cut & tie method vs. the bobbin method. I think I prefer it. ;)

02-29-2016

Was finally able to pick this up again! I missed it.

Finished row 72 tonight - 47%!!

03-02-2016

Finished row 78. I didn’t have any mistakes today or yesterday - man it was nice not to have to frog!

50%!

09-15-2016

Finished row 91 today, which is 55%. Still not happy with the palette - the white is too white and there’s too big of a gap between the third lightest color and the fourth. However, I’m going to finish with this palette and correct it for my next piece. There’s a good thread in totalee’s group on palettes.

I’ve got an eye!! squee!

11-29-2016

My hands and arms were rested enough that I picked this up again today. Finished row 104, which is 65%. Nearly at Dekkard’s eye. :)