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Leblue
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WoW/FFXIV casual. Typically working on a large cross stitch project or crochet pokemon. This will be 99% for me posting progress posts or finished projects.
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My daughters and I made gingerbread cookies this weekend. First time we've ever made them. Will be doing it again later this week in an attempt to make a homemade gingerbread house.
Gingerbread cookies lined up on a three level cooling rack. The cookies are outlined and decorated with white icing. There are gingerbread men, ornaments, snowflakes, Christmas trees, angles, and snowmen with some cookies being in other Christmas shapes.
December 8, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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Been a bit but here's....Pikachu. I've made this one before but had a request and this is actually the kit I bought that I failed to do when I first started doing crochet. The hook I used was even smaller than the one provided! The other Pikachu is shown for comparison

#crochet #pokemon
Pikachu the yellow electric mouse pokemon. It has black tips on its ears along with bright red cheeks. Pikachu is standing with a small curvy little smile Pikachu the yellow electric mouse pokemon. It has black tips on its ears along with bright red cheeks. Pikachu is standing with a small curvy little smile. On the back the tail is yellow with a brown base along with two brown stripes towards the lower part of the back. Two Pikachus standing side by side. The larger one has felt cheeks and eyes rather than embroidered with thread giving it a slightly pushed out look. A pillow is behind them to help prop them both up.
December 1, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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Bulbasaur is done. I've been done with it a bit but social media isn't a place I've wanted to be lately so yeah...now it's Christmas presents I need to hurry up and finish XD. As a bonus I got a hold of charmander briefly for a group shot.

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The three original starter pokemon in a field. From left to right are Squirtle, Bulbasaur and Charmander. Squirtle is a blue skinned turtle with a light tan belly on the shell and the back an orangish-brown. Bulbasaur is a quadrapedal stout reptile that has a dark green leaf bulb on the back with the skin of the pokemon being a teal color with green spots. Charmander is a dark orange bipedal lizard with a flame on its tail. The belly is a light yellow. Bulbasaur the grass type starter pokemon. It is a quadrapedal, stout reptile that has a dark green leaf bulb on the back with the skin of the pokemon being a teal color with green spots. Bulbasaur is in a field in the grass looking towards the camera. Bulbasaur the grass type starter pokemon. There's a dark green leaf bulb on the back with the skin of the pokemon being a teal color with green spots. In this picture Bulbasaur is climbing onto a box of Crayola crayons that are slightly opened like it's trying to eat some. A black charizard, a dragon like pokemon, with dark red wings can be seen on the opposing side of the crayons
October 22, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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A late WIP update but it's been busy. The main part is finally done on Santa. All that's left now is to do all the backstitching and French knots to bring this one home. When? Hopefully soon but classes just started back up and OSRS has a mini league going...

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A work in progress cross stitch project of Santa holding a sack filled with presents. Santa is seen in his red suit with white fur along the edges. Inside of the tan sack he's holding are several presents with different color wrapping paper. In Santa's hat a few green leaves can be seen stuck in it. He also has a small christmas tree with yellow and red baubles and a wreath on his right side. At the hip are a set of red poinsettias with green leaves poking out. Held next to the poinsettias on the left is a small tan colored sled. Below Santa's black boots covered with snow, is a large red block with the text "BELIEVE" done in a tan color with a small red dot in the middle of the letters. This is framed by green leaves around Santa. A work in progress cross stitch project of Santa holding a sack. Santa is seen in his red suit with white fur along the edges. Inside of the tan sack he's holding are several presents with different color wrapping paper. In Santa's hat a few green leaves can be seen stuck in it. At the hip are a set of red poinsettias with green leaves poking out. Held next to the poinsettias on the left is a small tan colored sled. Below Santa's black boots covered with snow, is a large red block with the text "BELIEVE" done in a tan color with a small red dot in the middle of the letters. This is framed by green leaves around Santa.
October 16, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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It's not a perfect bulb but it's a bulb. I'm way more laissez-faire about crochet than my cross stitch lol. My attempts to get it to round out was ending more in frustration which I'm not about with crochet.
An incomplete Bulbasaur in teal yarn with a darker green bulb. The bulb is more pointed rather than rounded.
October 12, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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Continuing along the top portion of Santa, I took a small detour to start cleaning up the bottom. I had to frog some stuff around the poinsettias to fix an error I literally made years ago and am just now catching.

#crossstitch #wip #wipWednesday
A work in progress cross stitch project of Santa holding a sack. Santa is seen in his red suit with white fur along the edges. Inside of the tan sack he's holding are several presents with different color wrapping paper. In Santa's hat a few green leaves can be seen stuck in it. At the hip are a set of red poinsettias with green leaves poking out. Held next to the poinsettias on the left is a small tan colored sled. Below Santa's black boots covered with snow, is a large red block with the text "BELIEVE" done in a tan color with a small red dot in the middle of the letters. This is framed by green leaves around Santa. A work in progress cross stitch project of Santa holding a sack. The bottom half of Santa can be seen with his red suit and white around the edges of his suit and boots. At the hip are a set of red poinsettias with green leaves poking out. Held next to the poinsettias on the left is a small tan colored sled. Below Santa's black boots covered with snow, is a large red block with the text "BELIEVE" done in a tan color with a small red dot in the middle of the letters. This is framed by green leaves around Santa.
September 24, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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Vulpix is all done. Other than the tails and hair this one wasn't too bad. I'm cool with how few minor details there were and it came together nicely. Up next is Bulbasaur to round out the original starters.

#crochet #pokemon
Vulpix the fire fox pokemon. The main body is in an orange-brown with the hair and tails being more of a reddish-brown. There are six tails bunched together with a slight curl at their tips. On the head is a patch of hair the three lengths of curled hair behind it. Dark brown with some reddish-brown brown are on the inside of the ears. The for legs have dark brown on the tips of them. Vulpix the fire fox pokemon. The main body is in an orange-brown with the hair and tails being more of a reddish-brown. There are six tails bunched together with a slight curl at their tips. On the head is a patch of hair the three lengths of curled hair behind it. Dark brown with some reddish-brown brown are on the inside of the ears. The for legs have dark brown on the tips of them.
September 24, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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Lapras wasn't as bad as I thought but good gog the shell was more work than I thought it would be. I used a rice stuffed sock in a plastic bag to weigh the body down.

I got the big pieces together during break time so it's just the smaller stuff later.
Body of vulpix in an orange-brown color. A white patch is on the front of its chest with the legs having dark brown on the paws. No hair, tail, ears, or eyes have been added yet.
September 21, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Okay finally have all the pieces done after a lot of hand cramps with the hair and tail curls. Hoping to finish this entirely before I return to work this week.

#crochet #wip
Parts of Vulpix the fox pokemon. In an orange-brown is the body and head with its paws being capped off with a solid brown. Two ears are also in this color with a dark brown inner portion. There's also a white strip that will make up the belly sewed to the body. In more of a red brown are two separate pieces of hair that have a shape similar to a trident. There's also two sets of curls, one of three and one of six. The smaller set are curled to the base while the larger set have a curl at the end.
September 21, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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This is a late entry but here's the progress on my current plush project. I've got the main parts of Vulpix done and now I've got the tail and hair to make before I put this one together. Pretty good number of pieces to make still so we'll see how long it takes

#crochet #wip #wipWednesday
Parts of Vulpix the fox pokemon. In an orange-brown is the body and head with its paws being capped off with a solid brown. There's also a white strip that will make up the belly.
September 11, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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Progress on Santa is moving. I've finished the leaves that frame the picture along with making some progress along Santa's back where I frogged a bit to fix a counting issue. As a bonus I've put a picture from 7 months ago on my last update for it.

#crossstitch #wip #wipWednesday
A work in progress cross stitch project of Santa holding a sack. The bottom half of Santa can be seen with his red suit and white around the edges of his suit and boots. At the hip are a set of red poinsettias with green leaves poking out. Held next to the poinsettias on the left is a small tan colored sled. Below Santa's black boots covered with snow, is a large red block with the text "BELIEVE" done in a tan color with a small red dot in the middle of the letters. This is framed by green leaves around Santa. The bottom half of Santa with black boots and red poinsettias. The bottom is a brick pattern with "Believe" stitched in. Green leave are on the left and right sides of Santa with some foliage around him.
September 10, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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And my youngest's plush request is complete. Her name is Octavia and she's very soft and helped me burn through the rest of a dark pink skein. I used a bit of green on top since I ran out and the sparkly pink for the eyes. I've got a couple pokemon projects lined up next...

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A dark pink Octopus with green towards the top of its head. It's two black eyes are on opposite sides of the head with a white line in them. Tentacles hang down with a white underside.
August 24, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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The winter dragon in all its detailed glory is done. I've attached the picture prior to the embroidery just as a showcase of how much it pops when all the little details are added, even though they take a good bit of time to do. Now for Santa...

#crossstitch #dragon
A light yellow dragon with a light blue coat with fur around the neck and bottom of the coat. Its tail, also light yellow in color, ends in a blue fin. Atop it's head are grey horns with a blue crest. Between the horns are blue jewels. Framing the dragon is a grey circle with a lantern sitting on some leaves in front of the dragon. Multiple small snowflakes can be seen within this circle. At the bottom of the lantern are a trio of red berries. A light yellow dragon with a light blue coat with fur around the neck and bottom of the coat. Its tail, also light yellow in color, ends in a blue fin. Atop it's head are grey horns with a blue crest. Between the horns are blue jewels. Framing the dragon is a grey circle with a lantern sitting on some leaves in front of the dragon. Multiple small snowflakes can be seen within this circle. At the bottom of the lantern are a trio of red berries.
August 23, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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So the cross stitch portion of this is now done. The next step is adding all the embroidery details that will really make this pop out and I'm excited to get cracking on it.

#crossstitch #wip #wipWednesday
A light yellow dragon with a light blue coat with fur around the neck and bottom of the coat. Its tail, also light yellow in color, ends in a blue fin. Atop it's head are grey horns with a blue crest. Between the horns are blue jewels. Framing the dragon is a grey circle with a lantern sitting on some leaves in front of the dragon. Multiple small snowflakes can be seen within this circle. At the bottom of the lantern are a trio of red berries.
August 21, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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Almost there. I finally finished all the tentacles and now it's just finishing up the body and making the eyes. I will run out of the pink yarn I'm using before that point so it will get a slight bit more... colorful.

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The bottom portion of an Octopus in pink with the tentacles having a white inner side. Next to it is the ball of pink yarn making up the majority of the plush.
August 20, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Here's my current crochet project that has been getting done very slowly. The combo of small rounds, color changes, and puff stitches along with my lack of time has been impeding progress a bit. That said the main body will be a great yarn buster.

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Five dark pink tentacles. On one side of them it is white with white puffs that make up the suckers lining the them.
August 14, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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Just about done with the main bulk of this dragon. While it's already coming out quite lovely, this is like a lot of the other small dragons I've done in that there's a lot of backstitch work to do to really pull out the detail.

#crossstitch #wip #wipWednesday
A light yellow dragon with a grey fur around its neck. Atop it's head are grey horns with a blue crest. Between the horns are blue jewels. The outline of the body of the dragon can be seen with the outline of a blue cloak. Framing the dragon is a grey circle with a lantern sitting on some leaves in front of the dragon. At the bottom of the lantern are a trio of red berries.
August 13, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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Yep not santa. This is a winter dragon sitting on a frosty dream catcher. It's another of the small dragon patterns with some detail work at the end. I've already had to frog a chunk of stitches because I miscounted and had a part offset >_<

#crossstitch #wip #wipWednesday
The start of a light yellow dragon with grey horns. Blue lines of the start of the coat. The frame of a lantern sits in front of it with a grey top and handle and orange for the bottom portion of the frame. This is done on light blue 28 count evenweave fabric.
August 6, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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I know I need to do santa...but I couldn't resist getting my next small project together. Courtesy of my mother-in-law she dropped off a bunch of floss from her mother and sister so I only had to buy 3 colors for this project. I'm doing this on 28 count over two so this'll be fun.

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A light blue piece of 28 count fabric in a white frame with yellow pieces of felt to hold it tight. Next to it are a bunch of small bags containing different colors of embroidery thread put together on a pair of metal rings.
July 30, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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Because I can't give one kid something without giving something to the others, I made the axolotl a sibling. Pretty much exhausted the green and pink and started from the bottom up this time. My next plush reminds me how much I love crocheting in small rounds...

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An axolotl in pink chenille yarn. The tail is green with a pink edge and six of the four antenna are green while the two middle ones are white. An axolotl in pink chenille yarn. The tail is green with a pink edge and six of the four antenna are green while the two middle ones are white. Next to it is a white Axolotl with a green tail. It has six antenna with four being green and the middle two being pink.
July 28, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Almost two years of work and chipping away and it's finally done. At some point during the year I'll sneak it home, clean it, and get it framed but I've got about a year to get it done. Feels good to have this one done. It's been a journey.

#crossstitch
Marine with a short haircut on the left with a white hat and black or very dark blue uniform. On the left side on his arm theres a red patch with two light yellow chevrons and a pair of rifles crossed below it. Bride in a white dress on cream color fabric with a white and silver veil. There are greens and Browns making up the wooded background with a tan colored building behind some trees on the right and some darker foliage in the top
July 26, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Dear whatever eldritch being, chaos God, or machine spirit I need to suck up to for this evening. Please make tonight a quiet night at work so that I may finish this project.

Thanks

#crossstitch
A screen capture from Pattern Kepper displaying the symbol 4, 939 for the color, and 1167 for the stitches remaining on the wedding project. In the background the 4's are highlighted green as the active color while the other squares are their respective blues, greens, or black.
July 25, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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A little axolotl pattern my wife found me on Instagram. Pretty much used this as a yarn busting opportunity. I went to make eye brows for the pink eyes and my wife commented the eyes look like cheeks with the eye brows looking like closed eyes. C'est la vie I suppose

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A white axolotl with a green tail, four green antennas, two pink antennas inbetween the green ones, and either pink cheeks or eyes with eyebrows looking like closed eyes depending on the view point.
July 21, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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72065/75625(95.29%)

Final update before finishing this project up. I've narrowest it down to 5 colors left with only one color having over 1000 stitches left. There's not much in the way of confetti at this point and the plan is to just go color by color to finish this off.

#crossstitch #wip
Marine with a short haircut on the left with a white hat and black or very dark blue uniform. On the left side on his arm theres a red patch with two light yellow chevrons and a pair of rifles crossed below it. Bride in a white dress on cream color fabric with a white and silver veil. There are greens and Browns making up the wooded background with a tan colored building behind some trees on the right and some darker foliage in the top left.
July 19, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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Going through shirts for disposal or donation and found this blast from the past that's safely in the keepsake pile.

Funny enough getting involved in the healing community, and then monk community, had a big hand in me expanding my world view on a lot of things being freshly out of the military
A black T-shirt with "Out of Mana a Warcraft Healing Podcast" in yellow letters and a flask with blue liquid and a cork keeping it shut behind the letters.
July 14, 2025 at 10:27 PM