Stormwind Week 2

So for my Stormwind Map I'm parking for the first time ever and really kind of loving it. But 10 x 10 squares, which sort of seem to be the most common method, just really didn't feel right. I played around a bit and I'm most comfortable going row by row of a column 20 wide. I stitch all of one color in that row and then park the needle in the row below or wherever it next shows up. As I am one who completes both legs of a stitch in one go, the first row is left to right and the next is right to left. It works for me. It may perhaps not be the most awesomely frugal technique so far as floss usage goes, but oh well.

My goal with Stormwind is to complete one column a week. That's 2000 stitches. So far, so good!

Before:

Now:

Oh, and I remembered to get a picture of the mock-up:

This is the original artwork:

I had to alter the image quite a bit to get it to be something that I could work with. And I had to change around some of the colors.  The Trade District is not meant to be green. This is known. Speaking of which, the Trade District colors... I'm a touch leery. Seems a bit too vibrant. I'm hoping that it's the rendering and the actual stitching will look more in line with all the rest. I have got all my floss blends sorted and they do appear to be perfectly lovely. It'll be ages before I get that far though so I've decided not to worry about it too much yet.

My Stormwind Map is my focus piece but I have been putting in a bit of time elsewhere. My shared Disney project is getting love on my lunch breaks at work. I'll post about that just before I pass it off to my friend.

My beloved's Harry Potter scarf has been getting attention, though rather more spotty. I work on it watching Game of Thrones or playing board games. Table games? I don't even know what to call these things anymore.

It's a pattern over at The Leaky Cauldron, Sorcerer's Stone/Philosopher's Stone Style Hogwarts Scarves. I'm stitching it with Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Superwash in Hollyberry and Caution with Knit Picks' Majestic Wood fixed circulars (16 inch) in size 8. I was going to go with double pointed needles instead of a circular because I love me my dpns, but decided that a circular might be more practical for this. I think I cast on 74 stitches rather than 70. I've also increased the stripes from 22 rows to 24 after the first couple stripes. They looked a touch short. I think maybe the WotA is a bit on the thin side for a worsted weight.