Mini Magical Mystery SAL 18 - Part 3

Welcome back for day three of the eighteenth round of mini mystery stitching! Today is a day of parts three as both posts of the day are part three of the SAL they are for - it's always fun when things line up like this! In case you were wondering: my oldest can continue to work as per normal for the rest of the week - the company will have their usual annual Christmas break starting this weekend which will last two weeks so that's one thing less to worry about. I really do love these old school companies who don't change with the times but keep doing it the way it has always been done - which means happy workers and you don't lose staff to a competitor.

Advent Magical Mystery SAL 2020 - Part 3

Welcome to the third part of the Advent Magical Mystery SAL! This week you get to add some more stitches to the two toned red zigzags and a whole lot of green. Hopefully you were able to get all of the stitching done in time! Last week I wasn't able to but this week I not only finished part one but also part two!

Easy Christmas Cards SAL - December

Welcome to the twelfth and last part of the Easy Christmas Cards SAL! This month I used two colours of perforated paper - the pattern this month is so small I could use scraps from other projects and I didn't have enough of the same colour to do the three I wanted to do. As this month is the busiest time of year I decided to keep the pattern small and only use cross stitch. At 208 stitches in four colours it's a quick stitch and fun to do at that. It took me an evening to stitch all three and a short time to make the card.

Mini Magical Mystery SAL 18 - Part 2

Welcome back for day two of the eighteenth round of mini mystery stitching! As of last night midnight we are back on lockdown here in the Netherlands - I didn't go out anyway but somehow it felt different this time. Youngest still goes to school today and after that schools will be closed too. I have no idea yet if oldest will still be able to work over the next weeks - I'll find out when he gets home. At least he has a good old fashioned boss that cares for his workers - such a blessing in these times. Now on to happier things...

Mini Magical Mystery SAL 18 - Part 1

Welcome back for day one of the eighteenth round of mini mystery stitching! I'm feeling a bit mixed about writing this post... on the one hand "Yay! New mystery!" and on the other it's "Boo last Mini Mystery". However with the NYE Mystery SAL to look forward to I'm not too sad. Right now I'm looking forward to stitching the eighteenth Mini Magical Mystery SAL and I imagine you are too!

Mini Magical Mystery SAL 17 - Final Post

Welcome back for the final post of the seventeenth Mini Magical Mystery SAL! Don't worry it's not over - the Mini Magical Mystery SAL 18 starts in an hour! This post is just a final post showing my stitching of part fourteen and what I'm planning to do with it.  I do hope you all had fun! I have loved seeing your stitching in the mystery Facebook group! 

Jodyri Advent - Week 2

 

Welcome to the second week's post for my Jodyri Designs Advent "box" and my Harry Potter Lego advent calendar. This year the Jodyri Advent Box was paid for by donations while the Lego Advent Calendar was given to me by my fiancé. In this post I'll be showing what I got since my last post which I posted on the sixth of December. Spoilers after the "jump" if you are seeing this on the home page.

Mini Magical Mystery SAL 17 - Part 14

Welcome back for day fourteen of the seventeenth round of mini mystery stitching! This is also the final day of patterns for this SAL - I'll be back one more time to show my completed mystery tomorrow (an hour earlier than usual). I hope you had fun stitching! I can't wait to see the results of your mystery stitching! The next round of the Mini Magical Mystery will start tomorrow at noon as per the information post.

Mini Magical Mystery SAL 17 - Part 13

Welcome back for day thirteen of the seventeenth round of mini mystery stitching! Tomorrow you will be given the final part of this SAL and the day after the next Mini Magical Mystery starts! I hope you are as excited as I am to see how things end up! Well ok I know how it will look but patterns are always different from the actual stitching and I have seen some wonderful embroideries so far in this SAL!

Bookmark SAL - December

Welcome to the twelfth and final part of the Bookmark SAL! If you enjoy bookmarks and blackwork then you may enjoy next year's Blackwork SAL as the shapes we will be filling in are a pretty good size for a bookmark and can be easily extended if you wish. This month I was able to finish the bookmark on time and fully finish it too!

Mini Magical Mystery SAL 17 - Part 12

Welcome back for day twelve of the seventeenth round of mini mystery stitching! I wonder if any of you suspected what was going on in the corners? Today you will see it even if you didn't suspect it before. I hope you all have a wonderful day today - for many of us it's almost weekend, for those who have weekends on other days due to work or the country they live in does things differently I hope when your weekend comes it is a good one!

Mini Magical Mystery SAL 17 - Part 11

Welcome back for day eleven of the seventeenth round of mini mystery stitching! I have to admit I rather like the pattern the way it is now - but I like the end result even more so I'm going to keep giving the patterns as planned!

Advent Magical Mystery SAL 2020 - Part 2

Welcome to the second part of the Advent Magical Mystery SAL! This week you get to add more stitches to what you have already done (of course hehe). Hopefully you were able to get last week's stitching done in time. I didn't but that's because I forgot that the patterns were being given at midday(ish) and not at the more usual 10pm and I'd planned to get the rest of the stitching done this afternoon. I'll still get the stitching done this afternoon, but you won't see it till next week.

Mini Magical Mystery SAL 17 - Part 10

Welcome back for day ten of the seventeenth round of mini mystery stitching! Just four more days and you will know what you are stitching - till then all guesses are welcome! I'm pretty sure you didn't expect today's stitches to go where they did!

Blackwork SAL 2020 - December

Welcome to the twelfth and final part of the 2020 Blackwork SAL! I'm sorry this last part is late - I always forget how long it takes to make these patterns - so much has to be hand drawn to add to the basic plus pattern I'd created before I had the idea to add more shapes as options. I do hope that you had fun stitching this year and hope to see you joining in with next year's Blackwork SAL!

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 - Part 9

Welcome back for day nine of the seventeenth round of mini mystery stitching! Yesterday I did indeed curse at the weather as I bicycled to get bloodwork done - it was cold (3C / 37.4F) windy and raining. I was soaked to the skin by the time I got home and went back to bed (after lunch and lunchtime meds) as I have an electric blanket and I knew I needed more than a blanket on the sofa to defrost me. I was ok again after warming up. Today's plans include nothing more strenuous than finishing up the Blackwork SAL for this evening.

Mini Magical Mystery SAL 17 - Part 8

Welcome back for day eight of the seventeenth round of mini mystery stitching! When this post hits my blog I'll be on my bicycle cursing the weather while making my way to the hospital to supply more blood for testing as I'm due to have my six monthly rheumatologist check-up later this week and he likes to see what's happening in my blood when he does so. If all is well the pattern etc. will be linked correctly - if not please be patient, I'll check as soon as I'm back!

Jodyri Advent - Week 1

Welcome to the first week's post for my Jodyri Designs Advent "box" and my Harry Potter Lego advent calendar. This year the Jodyri Advent Box was paid for by donations while the Lego Advent Calendar was given to me by my fiancé. In this post I'll be showing what I got since my last post which I posted on the first of December. Spoilers after the "jump" if you are seeing this on the home page.

Mini Magical Mystery SAL 17 - Part 7

Welcome back for day seven of the seventeenth round of mini mystery stitching! When you have finished today's stitching you will be at the halfway point of this SAL! Only one more week of patterns to go and this SAL will be complete! I'll be getting the information post done for the next one soon - the timing of the patterns will be a bit different so please take a moment to read "The schedule" bit very carefully.