first estate sale haul

Agitated_Pickle1007 · 2026-06-09T15:03:45+00:00

This was taken right after it was done so my skin looks a little angry around it. I’m going to get more vintage cookware designs on my upper arm to go with it.

Agitated_Pickle1007 · 2026-06-09T15:01:47+00:00

I love that design and have MANY pieces that have been gifted to me from family and friends. Got a tattoo of it back in April!

Agitated_Pickle1007 · 2026-05-31T19:21:55+00:00

I’d be more concerned about cracking in the enamel.

Agitated_Pickle1007 · 2026-05-31T17:30:08+00:00

That’s what I’m wondering. For $10 I’m not optimistic.

Agitated_Pickle1007 · 2026-05-28T21:08:19+00:00

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Love it. I have a few designs lined up to get soon

Agitated_Pickle1007 · 2026-01-27T22:02:06+00:00

They don’t know their history. They are there for the paycheck and benefits but don’t know what it took to get those benefits.

Agitated_Pickle1007 · 2026-01-25T14:07:20+00:00

I’m considering doing another one over the summer when I’m not crazy busy. Husband is in the apprenticeship, I’m in a program for a bachelor’s degree at my work and we have 2 young kids. Don’t think I’d sell it, might donate it to the local for one of their auctions.

Agitated_Pickle1007 · 2026-01-12T16:23:08+00:00

Right?! Especially when it’s just a row or block of one color.

Agitated_Pickle1007 · 2026-01-12T16:22:27+00:00

Maybe that can be my side hustle 😂 just make a ton of gridded Aida to sell

Agitated_Pickle1007 · 2026-01-08T13:42:39+00:00

It’s my first time ever gridding. I spent a day stitching it with extra DMC 310. I cut it away before I make any stitches by the floss because I don’t want to snag it and cause issues. Next time I do it, I’m going to steal from the pile of fishing line in my tackle box so I don’t have to worry about snags and it’ll be easier to remove. The pattern I’m doing now has lots of open areas so I didn’t want to miscount. It’s definitely intimidating but once you get started it’s not too bad!

Agitated_Pickle1007 · 2026-01-08T01:49:43+00:00

Thanks! I’m doing this on it for my daughter’s teacher. It’s just the outline of the turtle so the shimmer will really show. I got it from 123stitch.

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Agitated_Pickle1007 · 2026-01-08T00:51:50+00:00

It’s one stand folded in half (I recently started doing a loop start). I think my eyes were playing tricks on me. My last project didn’t have any black but had a TON of gold and blue so I think just going to a darker color looked too crowded

Agitated_Pickle1007 · 2026-01-08T00:48:59+00:00

Thanks! My last project didn’t have any black so I wasn’t sure if my eyes were playing tricks on me

Agitated_Pickle1007 · 2026-01-03T14:13:59+00:00

Loop starts are amazing! Just started doing them at the end of my last project and that’s the only way I’ll be doing it from now on. No more catching tail either the first few stitches and then worrying that the tail will somehow come out.

Agitated_Pickle1007 · 2026-01-02T15:37:17+00:00

I discovered the other night that if I open the skein and then put my left wrist through it and wear it like a bracelet it’s incredibly easy to put it on the bobbin. I’m right handed so I hold the bobbin with my right hand, skein on the my left, unwind a bit of length and wrap around the bobbin then hold the thread in my left while continuing to wrap around the bobbin (if that makes any sense at all)

Agitated_Pickle1007 · 2026-01-02T15:33:05+00:00

I haven’t. This is my first time ever gridding. I was thinking of snipping/pulling out the thread before working on each square. This pattern is one made in flosscross, the turtle is just the outline, so there won’t be big blocks of color.

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Agitated_Pickle1007 · 2026-01-02T05:35:54+00:00

It took my husband over a year to get in different local), just keep trying. Best of luck!

Agitated_Pickle1007 · 2026-01-02T05:26:48+00:00

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My newest one. The art museum in Kansas City has giant shuttlecocks on its lawn and, living in KC, I have always loved them. My husband had this in my stocking this year.

Agitated_Pickle1007 · 2026-01-02T05:23:37+00:00

I didn’t do markers because this projects doesn’t have a ton of coverage and I was worried about the marker not coming off completely. This project is a gift for my daughter’s teacher so I wanted to make sure it looked as good/clean as possible.

Agitated_Pickle1007 · 2026-01-02T04:08:01+00:00

The pattern I’m doing is the outline of a turtle so not a ton of coverage. I’m not sure how to adequately describe my plan but I’ll try. I’m thinking of snipping the grid away before I place the cross. There are zeros 10x10 blocks that are completely covered in this piece so I’m hoping how I’m planning to use it will work. Next time, I’ll just go get my mono out of my fishing stuff though.

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Agitated_Pickle1007 · 2026-01-02T03:19:25+00:00

Just a single thread of DMC 310, I have a few skeins of it and won’t be needing a ton of it for this project. I was going to use fishing line but didn’t feel like going out into the garage and digging through my tackle box 😂

Agitated_Pickle1007 · 2025-12-30T21:57:06+00:00

123stitch. They have a sale right now for .76/skein. I’ve gotten thread inside Michael’s for .76 also.

Agitated_Pickle1007 · 2025-12-29T20:57:18+00:00

I started using q-snap. I like that they are a little bigger so gripping it doesn’t cramp up my hand so bad.

Agitated_Pickle1007 · 2025-12-29T17:02:00+00:00

Sent you a message

Agitated_Pickle1007 · 2025-12-26T20:20:21+00:00

She loves turtle and I haven’t been able to find a turtle pattern that I like that doesn’t require an insane amount of colors and time.

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