Completion Satisfaction

 Over the last week, I have been embroidering these denim squares for a counting book.  When I saw this pattern in a magazine, I knew I had to make it and I had a stash of old denim legs saved for a someday project and this is it!   I sewed the appropriate pages together leaving the edges raw for fringing like a pair of jeans.

 I sewed the appropriate pages together leaving the edges raw for fringing like a pair of jeans.

I placed grommets in each of the pages and then temporarily tied it with ribbon but I will be purchasing some binder rings to finish the book.

Here are a few pages up close-isn't it going to be a great gift?

 Every page is beach related and very well designed with both embroidery and applique in the hoop.

 The embroidery designs are free in this month's issue of Creative Machine Embroidery magazine.

 Now, I only have two more to embroider since I have all three babies coming the end of this month!!!    ( Some pages are only 20 mins to embroider-others, an hour!  It is so worth it!)

 I also finished up some dishcloths as my stash was depleted.

And the ripple socks finally are off the needles!  The ripple I finally decided that gave me the affect I wanted is an easy repeat of K2tbl, k3, yo, k2, yo, k3, k2tog-repeat around over 60 sts and then work one round even in knit.  The self-striping yarn makes it look a lot fancier than it is!  Nice way to break up a pair of 'plain' socks!  Give it a try!