Almost done...

...with Floral Rondel, that is. I love the way this is coming along. I really only have a couple of hours of work left on this, but it won't be done today. I'm waiting for another spool of the light pink silk to arrive in the mail (thank you, Judy Souliotis!) so I can finish the top petal of the middle flower. Other than that, I've got to couch the outline for two remaining petals of that flower, and couch some stamens in the center. That's it!
Unfortunately, my occasional battle against carpal tunnel and a pinched nerve in my neck is flaring up again. I think it's from the way I support Erin while nursing her, but I can't figure out how to accomplish this without triggering the nerves. The problem in my neck (which leaves my fingers numb) flares up whenever I drop my chin and raise my right shoulder. Working the couching stitches seems to aggravate it more! I'm trying to do them a little bit at a time.

Since I'm not likely to finish too many pieces this year, I've decided to join a fun SAL (Stitch-ALong) that doesn't require any new projects! That's right, it's the Totally Useless SAL, and it consists of simply keeping a jar for your stitching orts, then posting a picture at the new moon. The new moon was yesterday, but I'm close enough. I started this collection of orts about this time last month.
Funny, I actually like this picture of Floral Rondel better!

I may pull out a simple WIP to keep me occupied this week -- something where I can simply keep my right hand below the frame in my lap stand so my fingers don't start tingling!