Mini Magical Mystery SAL 18 - Information Post

Hi and welcome to the eighteenth and final information post for a Mini Magical Mystery SAL! With lockdowns still enforced/sensible for many people I'm continuing with another mystery to keep you stitching! This pattern is the same size as the previous Mini Magical Mysteries and has 376 stitches total. This mystery will start Monday after the current mystery ends: 14th December. Please read the schedule section below as there are some date changes due to Christmas.

Mini Magical Mystery SAL 17 - Information Post

Hi and welcome to the seventeenth information post for a Mini Magical Mystery SAL! With lockdowns still enforced/sensible for many people I'm continuing with another mystery to keep you stitching! This pattern is the same size as the previous Mini Magical Mysteries and has 372 stitches total. This mystery will start the same Monday as the current mystery ends: 30th November.

Sampler SAL - SAL Announcement Post

For 2021 I thought it would be fun to explore embroidery as a whole with a bit more focus on stitches that are often used in cross stitch and also some of the fancier speciality stitches that seem so daunting when you aren't used to doing them. I also want to do a bit with some finishing methods to help make finishing that much easier.

Blackwork SAL 2021: Shades of Blackwork - SAL Announcement Post

After the success of the previous Blackwork SALs I decided to include one for 2021 as well — with a difference again, because it's fun to change things up. This year there are only two options given for this SAL — and it's how you stitch them not the patterns given. You can either do a single large piece or you can make the patterns into smallish bookmarks. Obviously if you wish you can have fun with the patterns and do your own thing!

2020/2021 NYE Mystery SAL!

The time is upon us to prepare for the most fun NYE possible for us stitchers!  This year I have made it smaller than last years - last year was fun but it was very long due to there being a weekend before NYE and the as yet unannounced ten year anniversary of this blog. This year's pattern is smaller and has fewer parts.

Temperature SAL 2021 - Announcement Post

I had so much fun with the Temperature SAL in 2020 that I decided to do one in 2021 too! One thing I noticed is that the pattern was a bit on the complicated side, so I decided for 2021 to make things simpler while still making it fun to do. I also made it in three sizes so you can have a larger or smaller border - or none - depending on which you prefer. The border is the only part that makes it a different size - the daily stitch pattern is the same size for all three. I give the border patterns below, the daily patterns I'll give on the first of January.

Ornament of the Month 2021 SAL Announcement Post

When I first started this SAL back in 2015 I wanted to make an ornament a month for an entire year so at the end of it I'd have twelve ornaments for my Christmas tree. I chose birthstones as my theme and then discovered that which stones they are depends on where you live. So instead of just picking one and leaving it at that for every month that had more stones, I made more patterns! In the end I'd made nineteen patterns which I tried to stitch twice every month - I didn't always manage.

Friday Freebie - Announcement Post

Some years ago I used to have a regular Friday Freebie post - one where you'd never know what was going to happen next and could be any size, shape or colour depending on my mood, the weather, time or year etc. Some I'd stitch in advance, some I didn't depending on time and my health at that time. I decided that for 2021 I'd not only do that on the 5th Friday of the month if I was up to it but also do it on another day of the month to give me a bit more creative freedom during the year. This is a SAL you can skip ones you don't like so much or don't have time for as the next month's pattern won't rely on you finishing the month before.

NFSAL 2021 - Announcement Post

Welcome to the first of this year's announcement posts! This one is, as you may have noticed, for the NFSAL - its back for another year! This will be the sixth year I'm doing the NFSAL and the second one solely on my blog rather than (also) on Deviant Art where it all began. If you want to read more of the history of the NFSAL please check out my post from last year! Like last year I'll be giving several options - which one you choose to do is entirely up to you!

The Next Mystery SAL: The Advent Magical Mystery SAL 2020

As a final ending to a year of extra SALs I'm going to host an Advents SAL - a four week, one pattern a week SAL. Although it's called the Advent SAL it's mostly called that because of when I'm giving the patterns. I have adjusted the colours to be a bit more Christmassy, but you can really do this in any colour combination. You will mostly get just under 500 stitches per week.

Mini Magical Mystery SAL 16 - Information Post

Hi and welcome to the sixteenth information post for a Mini Magical Mystery SAL! With lockdowns increasing for many people as the second wave hits I'm continuing with another mystery to keep you stitching! This pattern is the same size as the previous Mini Magical Mysteries and has 280 stitches total - some of which are optional. This mystery will start the Monday after the current mystery ends: 26th October. Due to the Autumn Magical Mystery starting on the 1st of November this mystery will last only 7 days!

The Next Mystery SAL: The Autumn Magical Mystery SAL 2020

Great news: There will be an Autumn Mystery SAL this year! This time I'm going to do it a little different - both from the usual weekend long one and from the summer one. It's going to last the entire month of November! That means 30 smaller parts instead of bigger chunks every four hours - and instead of the Mini Magical Mystery SALs that will probably still be ongoing by the time November comes around.  I'll be aiming for around 70 stitches a day keeping it doable for many and not too difficult to catch up on if you get behind a bit. I'm doing it like this to make sure I can deliver all of the pattern parts without getting too stressed and with the way my health has been this year it seemed like a better idea not to push myself too much.

Mini Magical Mystery SAL 15 - Information Post

Hi and welcome to the fifteenth information post for a Mini Magical Mystery SAL! With lockdowns easing, but still enforced/sensible for many people I'm continuing with another mystery to keep you stitching! This pattern is the same size as the previous Mini Magical Mysteries and has 300 stitches total. This mystery will start the Monday after the current mystery ends: 12th October. Please note that due to my health issues I may not be able to post links to fb on a daily basis - please bookmark this site in your browser, add yourself to the email notifications for a daily digest email, or add this site to your RSS feed (the link to add this to your RSS feed is right at the bottom of every page).

Mini Magical Mystery SAL 14 - Information Post

Hi and welcome to the fourteenth information post for a Mini Magical Mystery SAL! With lockdowns easing, but still enforced/sensible for many people I'm continuing with another mystery to keep you stitching! This pattern is the same size as the previous Mini Magical Mysteries and has 312 stitches total, making this quite a bit smaller in stitch count than the previous mystery. This mystery will start the Monday after the current mystery ends: 28th September.
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Mini Magical Mystery SAL 13 - Information Post

Hi and welcome to the thirteenth information post for a Mini Magical Mystery SAL! With lockdowns easing, but still enforced/sensible for many people I'm continuing with another mystery to keep you stitching! This pattern is the same size as the previous Mini Magical Mysteries and has 360 stitches total, making this a little bigger than the previous mystery. This mystery will start the Monday after the current mystery ends: 14th September.

Mini Magical Mystery SAL 12 - Information Post

Hi and welcome to the twelfth information post for a Mini Magical Mystery SAL! With lockdowns easing, but still enforced/sensible for many people I'm continuing with another mystery to keep you stitching! This pattern is the same size as the other ten and has 348 stitches total, making this a little smaller than the previous mystery. This mystery will start the Monday after the current mystery ends: 31st August.

Mini Magical Mystery SAL 11 - Information Post

Hi and welcome to the eleventh information post for a Mini Magical Mystery SAL! With lockdowns easing, but still enforced/sensible for many people I'm continuing with another mystery to keep you stitching! This pattern is the same size as the other ten and has 360 stitches total, making this the mystery with the most stitches so far! This mystery will start the Monday after the current mystery ends: 17th August.

Mini Magical Mystery SAL 10 - Information Post

Hi and welcome to the tenth information post for a Mini Magical Mystery SAL! With lockdowns easing, but still enforced/sensible for many people I'm continuing with another mystery to keep you stitching! This pattern is the same size as the other nine and has 312 stitches total. This mystery will start the Monday after the current mystery ends: 3rd August.

Mini Magical Mystery SAL 9 - Information Post

Hi and welcome to the ninth information post for a Mini Magical Mystery SAL! With lockdowns easing, but still enforced/sensible for many people I'm continuing with another mystery to keep you stitching! This pattern is the same size as the other eight and has 316 stitches total. This mystery will start the day after the current mystery ends: 6th July. This mystery is two parts shorter than usual because the Summer Magical Mystery SAL starts on the 18th July, the day after this one ends.

Mini Magical Mystery SAL 8 - Information Post

Hi and welcome to the eighth information post for a Mini Magical Mystery SAL! With lockdowns easing, but still enforced/sensible for many people I'm continuing with another mystery to keep you stitching! This pattern is the same size as the other seven and has 300 stitches total. This mystery will start the day after the current mystery ends: 22nd June.