King Henry

Hello,

I know you think I had given up and he joined some UFOs in my box. You were nearly right but after a big break Henry wanted to be finished and I REALLY enjoyed every stitch even though there are masses of French Knots. Now he is finished and waiting for a frame (I hope I'll find one).



 

King Henry VIII and his wives

I don't know if I have mentioned about the two Humphrey Corner test pieces I stitched for the designer? You can buy them now. So I think it's save to put them on my blog. Aren't they cute?

Now will someone tell my brother or cousins to have kids? I need someone to stitch the others for ;-)

Tobias LOVES Racoons. He has a fluffy one and gets really upset if he mislays it. So I have stitched him one

Yes, I know I should have been updating my blog more often. But sometimes I just update Facebook and the forget this poor thing.

No, I have not cast Henry byside. Okay I took a break because I wasn't too well and also I have stitched a couple of other things in between:

Charlotte's stocking

A Scotland Coaster

Christmas Stars

A London Guardsman

 

And here is Henry as he and his girls look today:

King Henry

 

King Henry Update 9th August

I have another finish. This little bear has been on my list for a while. It's only very little but somehow it got pushed to the back a few times. It is a Rico Design and even comes with it's own frame. I have added "Gute Nacht" because it will help my little boy to have sweet dreams when he goes to sleep :-)

And here is Henry. I have been busy with other things as well as stitching the other design. This is why I haven't managed too much this time ;-)

King Henry Update and Two small finishes

I have been struggling with Anne's dress. But it's finally coming along.

Mr T has discovered his love for anything Thomas. I did start this little cushion a while ago but struggled with fitting the name neately into the space for the ticket. The chart said All Aboard in capital letters. I'm not too keen on writing things for kids in capital letters as they'll need to write their names properly once they're in nursery

This cat has had to be finished. I usually stitch something small when I take Mario to my friends house for his piano lessons. But I have been stitching this cat for nearly 4 lessons now. Last week I left it without a head. But now it's finished and waiting to be turned into a hanger for the Christmas Tree festival.

Tonight I am hoping to stitch more on Henry and his wives.

Oh before I'll forget: I have researched Henry amd his kids and know now more but this is not a history blog. So you'll have to do your own research if you'll want to know more but be warned it's rather sad.

King Henry 4th August

 
King Henry is coming along. I have started the dress of Wife No 3 and Wife No 4. As you can see I have put a measuring tape on the picture. King Henry was really a rather large guy wasn't he? He must have been rathe scary because no one was THAT big in them days. I believe he was believe he was 6' 2". Stitching Henry got me thinking about the history of Britain. I want to know more about Heny's kids. Why did Edward die so young and why did Mary die? Did you know that Henry changed the law, so that his daughters could become queens? What would Britain have become without the powerful Queen Elizabeth I?

Anyway I'm still watching the OLympics and enjoying it (most of the times). Does anyone know about that funny guy who starts the cycle races? Our theory is that it is a postman and the others are chasing him because he's got their post. But I'll doubt that is the real reason...

What do you think?

King Henry Update 2nd August

Well, I must say the Olympics are rather thrilling although I am getting bored of the swimming. I really enjoyed the Three Day Eventing and was pleased to see that Team D has won GOLD! YEAH! Michael Jung is now European, World AND Olympian Champion in his sport. That is a first. And he got Gold on his 30th birthday!!! But this is not a sport's blog. I am sure you are poised to see King Henry. As I say I have been watching the Olympics and didn't get as much done as I wanted to but here he is:

King Henry 30th July

Ups, I've nearly forgot to give you an update of King Henry today. Thanks for your lovely comments yesterday. By the way it is not for my boy (way too racy for him LOL) He was just complaining about the missing eyes and wanted me to add them asap. I think I will be updating every two days from now on... It's kinder on my SD card ;-)

Update 29th July King Henry

Here is today's update. As you can see Henry has got eyes now. So my little boy is pleased ;-) So far I am still enjoying it and am not showing any sign of getting bored of it yet. It really does help to cross out every symbol on the chart as I go along :-)

King Henry Update 28th July 2012

Here it is today:

I have been told to add the eyes. So I am hoping to do this today but certain little troublemakers are rather cheeky today. So we'll have to see what we'll manage to do tonight ;-)

King Henry Update 27th July

Here is todays update. I'll be watching the Olympic Opening later. So I don't know if it is too great to stitch to or if I can do both.

I don't know if I have mentioned it before but I am going to London in a month. The Embassy is requesting my presence. Well, I have made an appointment for my new passport (not that I'm planning to go anywhere). I don't really do Cities but I've gotta because they'll need my fingerprints and I can't send them in the post. So I thought why not go and have a peep in the palace too (I know there are more than one but I mean the big one). So I have booked my ticket for a peep round the state rooms and am getting excited :-)

King Henry Update 26th July 2012

As you can see, henry still has got scary eyes but he must have enjoyed his tea last night because he's grown a belly ;-)

I'm actually looking forward to doing his coat. Let's see how much I manage today....?

King Henry Update 25th July 2012

It is way too humid to stitch but I have given Henry a face. looks scary without his eyes but he looks a lot better now he's got a head ;-) . I'm not sure if I manage a lot of stitching today because as I said: it's too hot:

King Henry Update 24th July 2012

As predicted it is going slowly or better slower than usual. But this is mainly because I have made a working copy of the chart and am crossing out the symbols as I go along. The frame is rather big as well which makes my back hurt when I lean forward to stitch but I think I have found a solution to this....

It doesn't look much as a whole ;-)

The close up looks a little better :-)

King Henry

You know I have told you about King Henry? Well I am really scared of it. There are 8 pages. EIGHT!!!!! So I have decided I'll blog every day (unless I forget) and put on a picture. Here's todays:

Okay, You are right there is nothing  on it yet. Nothing but a couple of lines to mark the middle but I was a bit busy today. Lets hope there is something to show tomorrow.