The Autumn Mystery SAL 2020 - The Back and Final Post

Welcome to the back of the Autumn Mystery SAL 2020! It always feels weird to say that but that's what you are getting this time - the optional back that I make for those of you that want to make a two sided biscornu, ornament, pincushion, or perhaps something else I haven't thought of. I'm also making this my final post for this mystery. I hope you have had fun with this mystery and I can't wait to see what you do with yours! If anything, as sometimes fully stitched is fully finished!

The Autumn Mystery SAL 2020 - Part 30

Welcome to the 30th part of the Autumn Mystery SAL 2020! Sadly it's the final part of this SAL where you get the final pieces of the puzzle and the excitement of the daily patterns is over, unless you are joining in with the Mini Magical Mystery SAL 17, in which case that post will be here shortly as it starts today! I'll be back one more time tomorrow to show my day 30 stitching, give the pattern for the back, and if I have time to fully finish it the photo of it fully finished. Also good to know: If you prefer larger mysteries the four part Advent Mystery will be starting on Wednesday!

The Autumn Mystery SAL 2020 - Part 29

Welcome to the 29th part of the Autumn Mystery SAL 2020! It's the penultimate part of the SAL so things are getting pretty exciting! I'm sure you'll be overjoyed with the colour of today! It's your favourite one - DMC 022!

The Autumn Mystery SAL 2020 - Part 28

Welcome to the 28th part of the Autumn Mystery SAL 2020! Just two more parts to go after today! I don't know about you but I'm really keen to have mine finished because I can't wait to see how the next few days make mine - and yours - look. So exciting!

The Autumn Mystery SAL 2020 - Part 27

Welcome to the 27th part of the Autumn Mystery SAL 2020! Today we are again using a colour you haven't seen for a while - it's that time of the SAL apparently! Since it was previously only used in the border you may have been wondering if you'd see it elsewhere - the answer is yes, you will!

The Autumn Mystery SAL 2020 - Part 26

Welcome to the 26th part of the Autumn Mystery SAL 2020! We have now entered what I usually consider the end days of a Mystery SAL (or hours in one that posts every four hours) the time when t's get crossed and i's get dotted and I'm sure you are dying to use more DMC 022 - however for today I have to disappoint you as we aren't using it today - maybe tomorrow... who knows...

The Autumn Mystery SAL 2020 - Part 25

Welcome to the 25th part of the Autumn Mystery SAL 2020! As you probably realised when you saw part 24 you have now finished the border! From now on it's centre all the way, though I'm sure you might be wondering where I'm going to put the remaining stitches that you get today and the final five days. You don't have to wait for today's stitches but do for the rest hehe.

The Autumn Mystery SAL 2020 - Part 24

Welcome to the 24th part of the Autumn Mystery SAL 2020! Today you are getting to use the beloved DMC 022 - I know you loved using it yesterday so I thought I'd give you some more today! I'm certain you will be surprised where it's used too!

The Autumn Mystery SAL 2020 - Part 23

Welcome to the 23rd part of the Autumn Mystery SAL 2020! Today you are getting to stitch two colours! Not something I've done very often but today it was unavoidable. There is some more 007 to stitch and you will be overjoyed to hear that 022 is back too! Take care with stitch placement today, you wouldn't want to have to rip!

The Autumn Mystery SAL 2020 - Part 22

Welcome to the 22nd part of the Autumn Mystery SAL 2020! I'm afraid that after your brief respite in the centre I'm sending you back to the work camps in the border. You knew it was too good to be true to be working in the centre... and it was...

The Autumn Mystery SAL 2020 - Part 21

Welcome to the 21st part of the Autumn Mystery SAL 2020! This is the first day of the final third of the pattern I hope you are prepared for the stitching of the day! No, no border for you today, some more small area's in the centre that will make big changes instead.

The Autumn Mystery SAL 2020 - Part 20

Welcome to the 20th part of the Autumn Mystery SAL 2020! And all of a sudden we got to day 20 and the 2/3 mark of the mystery! Just ten days left after today and we have passed the 2/3 mark of stitches. We have stitched 1384 stitches (including today's part) which is 67.05% of the pattern. The exact third of the way is 1376 stitches so just eight stitches less than our stitch count.

The Autumn Mystery SAL 2020 - Part 19

Welcome to the nineteenth part of the Autumn Mystery SAL 2020! I'm sure you were all looking forward to another day of stitching DMC 022 in the border... unfortunately I'm going to have to disappoint you as you will NOT be stitching with DMC 022 in the border - or even with DMC 022! I know, I know... but there it is.

The Autumn Mystery SAL 2020 - Part 18

Welcome to the eighteenth part of the Autumn Mystery SAL 2020! Today, like yesterday, will be another joyful day of not stitching in the centre using DMC 022 (or your replacement). Unlike yesterday the stitches *should* be a bit easier to locate. Yay!

The Autumn Mystery SAL 2020 - Part 17

Welcome to the seventeenth part of the Autumn Mystery SAL 2020! I'm sure you will be delighted to hear that we are going to be using DMC 022 again - colour B. It's *so* exciting to use a colour for the third day in a row after all! *Cough* all joking aside... you are going to need your eagle eye to spot today's stitches, most are pretty sneaky.

The Autumn Mystery SAL 2020 - Part 16

Welcome to the sixteenth part of the Autumn Mystery SAL 2020! This is the first day of the second half of the mystery - and you get to do more of the same colour as yesterday! I have spent a chunk of yesterday making sure I have all the patterns for the next month organised and the projects kitted up, though I still have a few to do. The next 6 weeks are super busy!

The Autumn Mystery SAL 2020 - Part 15

Welcome to the fifteenth part of the Autumn Mystery SAL 2020! Yesterday we hit the first two weeks of the SAL, today we are at the half way mark - not just in terms of days but also in terms of stitches! When you have finished stitching today's part you will be at 1044 stitches, which is just a bit over half (1032 in case you are reading this before coffee) of the 2064 stitches we are doing in total. Now would be a great time to share the progress of your own version!

The Autumn Mystery SAL 2020 - Part 14

Welcome to the fourteenth part of the Autumn Mystery SAL 2020! What a difference a week - or two makes! We went from nothing to quite a bit to actually quite a lot in a short space of time! And to show that in pictures...

The Autumn Mystery SAL 2020 - Part 13

Welcome to the thirteenth part of the Autumn Mystery SAL 2020! As promised yesterday that part didn't have as much visual impact on the embroidery as the day before did. It did make some nice arches though. Today's part will also be a bit more impactful, probably it's the use of the dark brown that does it.

The Autumn Mystery SAL 2020 - Part 12

Welcome to the twelfth part of the Autumn Mystery SAL 2020! What a difference a few stitches make! Yesterday's part really changed how things look - today's won't as much but it's still a bit more in the puzzle of what things will become.