The Damned Are Welcome Here

Apologies to the damned for my lackluster performance, and, again, the lateness of this post.

Been listening to too much Poets of the Fall and Imagine Dragons. But their music is good to crochet to which is probably why I did manage to finish the bat blanket. Yay!

Here are a couple of terrible pictures.

It turned out okay and I like the blood red moon with the bat flying over it. Wish now that I had crocheted with a smaller hook. Used a 5 mm when 4.5 mm would have been better.

Wasted a lot of time checking out learning JavaScript programming. Why do I want to learn to code? No idea. I have learned a couple of coding languages, so I know I do like that sort of thing. My brain is just looking for something else to waste time with, I suppose.

Wanted to get this post out a couple of days ago, but I went down two rabbit holes. One was deciding on some books to give to charity. Did finally finish that and off they have gone.

The other was designing the goth house on the cross-stitched pillow sham for my bed. Did figure out which rooms will be where: library and parlour on the main floor, three bedrooms and a bathroom on the second floor,  nursery and servants quarters on the third, then the roof and attic. Thinking about a vampire hanging upside down in the attic.

The parlour will need a Home Sweet Home picture on the wall, but maybe should say Hell Damned Hell. Would be appropriately goth, I think.  But if any of you kind damned ones have better ideas, let me know in the comments. Thank you.

Want to use Aida cloth that’s at least 18 stitches per inch so the design can be quite intricate. And I would like to do this on cloth that’s a light grey. Hope I can find that, though I suppose I could always use some fabric paint. That should work.

Anyway, after that, spent more time avoiding this blog by watching Rachel Maksy. Love her stuff, of course. In her latest video, she made trees and scenery out of cardboard and craft paper. Have absolutely no plans to do something similar, but watched it all and enjoyed it immensely. Since I did enjoy it, was I really wasting my time? Probably. Was I doing it to avoid writing this post? Most definitely.

For the Dali jacket, think I would like to have chains hanging off it. Don’t know how. And I want crosses. Upside down, of course. Maybe a row of them along the hem. Got the idea of chains from this picture of a doll. Have no idea where it came from, but here it is:

Prepped the linen fabric I’ll be using. Have five metres which is more than enough. And dug out a pattern to reuse, so it should be good to go.

Want frames for the Dali paintings. Would like stripes but not sure what the two colours should be. I like green and purple, but they don’t really go with the paintings. Guess I should decide after I figure out which paintings will go on. Maybe some garish gimp trim.

Didn’t do much on the chandelier purse. Mostly been hemming and hawing about what to do next. Decisions, decisions. Do want to show it off to friends next weekend.

Thank you, damned ones. Your presence here pleases my little damned heart more than I can say.