Rainbow dilemma

This was my first again.

First locks, first carding.

I am not sure I did everything right, maybe this is the reason I am not quite satisfied with the result.

It was spinning with difficulties and ended up uneven and itchy (English Leicester).

In any case, I promised myself to try this again later with a different fleece. 

I spun the colours rendomly but I spun them too thin for using as singles. 

Need to ply.

My question is whether I should ply the wool on itself thus creating even crazier yarn or shoud I spun some natural wool singles and combine them with coloured ones?

Box of Delights

I am done with my Box of Delights. This is a free chart from a wonderful, talented and very generous lady - Elizabeth Almond. It was a pleasure all the way. Stitched from 26 July to 18 September 2016.

I stitched the chocolates on 32 ct Jobelan. Unfortunately, my evenweave stopped being even somewhere in the process. It's more 33/31 than 32, but who said that the box should be square, they come in different sizes and forms. I only used leftover floss from different projects but mainly DMC variegated and DMC rayon plus silks from Victoria Sampler's Gingerbread House.
If you are interested, I am putting floss numbers below with block by block pictures.

Outline of chocolates, flower motives between chocolates and border are done in Dimensions black floss 18403.

Block one

1. DMC 30321

2. DMC 30700 + Anchor Marlitt 822

3. DMC 4220

4. DMC 4240

5. DMC 30798 + Anchor Marlitt 815

6. DMC 30310 + 30915

Block two

1. DMC 4240 + 4040

2. DMC 30741 + 30434

3. DMC 4050

4. DMC 4240 + 4180

5. DMC 30798 + NPI silk blue

Block three

1. DMC 30310 +30666

2. Valdani blue-grey

3. DMC 30798 + 30915

4. DMC 30553 + Anchor Marlitt 815

5. DMC 4240 + Needles Necessities 140

6. DMC 4120

Block four

1. Kreinik Mori silk turquoise

2. DMC 30704

3. Au ver a Soie silk cinnamon + NPI silk yellow

4. Au ver a Soie silk red + Kreinik Mori silk black

5. Kreinik Mori silk black + DMC 30915 

6. Needles Necessities 140

Block five

1. Kreinik Mori silk black + NPI silk brick red

2. Au ver a Soie silk red + Kreinik Mori silk black

3. DMC 30798 + 4020

4. Kreinik Mori silk turquoise

5. NPI silk brick red + DMC 4120

6. Needles Necessities 126

Block six

1. Dinkey Dyes 135 + DMC 4050

2. DMC 4240 + 30798

3. DMC 30915 + 33325

4. Needles Necessities 170

5. Kreinik Mori silk olive green + NPI silk blue

6. Anchor Marlitt 815 + DMC 30915

Stitching update. September 2016

I am posting only those that have some progress this month.

1. More chocolates in the Box of Delights

2. After 1 over 1 skin of Mirabilia's Stargazer I hope there will be a quicker move forward

3. Olive Oil by Mill Hill

4. Just one more pattern until a page end on the Patchwork Sampler

5. More "animal parts" in the Advent Calendar

6. New Zweigart Naturlich Rot cushion top

7. New Permin mini. No sheep this time, only landscape

Dimensions Southern Social

First I started a bunch of large cross-stitch projects, than I got tired of working on everything all at once.  So, I decided a need a big finish! After working exclusively on this kit for two weeks I am happy to present -

Dimensions Gold Southern Social. Started 15 March - finished 7 September 2016. 

Monthly progress photos below:

And finally

Sheep

I have a tiny finish. 

This is my car project. First of three. 

Permin 14-4165. 22ct Aida one over one.