and a number to go.

Release dates on SALs (you remember – Stitch-a-long) can vary.

There is the ever popular first of the month. There is the alternative every-other-Thursday. Or Friday. Or every three days. Or the 15th, the 25th, the…. you get the idea. For someone participating in one or two SALs, keeping track is not an issue. I have more than two, so printed a calendar in order to be able to track what is due when. This is important for a couple of reasons: the first is that I don’t like getting behind; second being that, while some designers mail out their patterns, others don’t; third is that the list seems less intimidating when spread out.

So today – I am going to mention two SALs (which both came out actually on the 31st)-

1. Besides the sea – by FourBoysAndAnNLGirl (Etsy here). Patty designs clear, easy to stitch designs. This is a five part plus frame lasting about six weeks (give or take). The first part, a cute lobster, wound up being a bit fatter on my fabric than initially planned. I looked at him, decided I would leave him fat rather than frog and restitch. The fabric is 14 ct White Aida, the threads are Sulky 12wt

fat lobster (center section about 4 stitches too wide)

2. Funk Menagerie by Lindy Stitches (link here) which is a monthly release x 4 months. Stitched on 16 ct (something blue from Fortnight Fabrics ) and stitched in the called for DMC.

Upper left quarter

leaving me only a portion of one creepy critter and a pink bellied bird to complete.