Smalls SAL - January, 2025

The Smalls SAL happens on the last Friday of the month and is hosted by Rachel of the  Ten Hour Stitcher.  You can click on the link to see more information and other Smalls posts for this month.  

I consider anything where the height times the width is less than 2,500 stitches so everything I stitched in January is small.

This month I stitched on and completed six small projects.

Gingerbread Lass - Mill Hill Beaded Holiday Collection

Little Miss Cross Stitch - Amanda Dion (Creatively Crafting)

Santa Paws - Mill Hill Winter Holiday Collection

Snowman Sweater - Cross Stitcher Magazine #377 (Emma Congdon)

Starfish - Amanda Dion (Creatively Crafting)

Trees Sweater - Cross Stitcher Magazine #377 (Emma Congdon)

Happy Dance - Little Miss Cross Stitch

 

Started: 1/20/2025

Finished: 1/25/2025

Total Time: 12 hours and 34 minutes

This is the first Stitch-It Bundle of 2025 from Amanda Dion of Creatively Crafting

It's stitched mostly as charted on an unknown color of 28-count Jobelan with the called for DMC except that the floss skein was supposed to be stitched in bright yellow (not one of my favorite colors).  I also stitched the eyes which were supposed to remain unstitched.

There was a major error which required the frogging of almost everything above her eyes.  In the process of doing so, I accidentally snipped the fabric.  With my daughter's help, I figured out how to cover the error and rewove the area. 

Once, all 12 squares have been completed, they will be made into a quilt.

Next up:Starfish

Happy Dance - Snowman Sweater

 

Started: 1/12/2025

Finished: 1/20/2025

Total Time: 7 hours and 5 minutes

This is another part of an Emma Congdon design of nine ugly sweaters and can be found in  Cross Stitcher Magazine #377.

It's stitched as charted with the called for DMC floss on white 14-count plastic canvas. I did change the carrot from 783 to 721 since carrots should be orange and not gold.

It's now an ornament that will be given to the local Ronald McDonald House this coming Christmas.

Next up: Little Miss Cross Stitch

Gifted Gorgeousness - January, 2025

It's the 15th of the month so it's time to post about any items we've received as a gift and/or items that we're making as a gift for someone else.  To learn more about this SAL and see what others have posted, go to Jo's Blog.

Everything I've stitched so far in January qualifies as a gift, because they will all be given to the families staying at the Ronald McDonald House in Orange, CA this coming Christmas.

Happy Dance - Trees Sweater

Started: 11/15/2024

Finished: 1/12/2025

Total Time:5 hours and 2 minutes

This is part of an Emma Congdon design of nine ugly sweaters and can be found in  Cross Stitcher Magazine #377.

It's stitched as charted with the called for DMC floss on white 14-count plastic canvas.

It's now an ornament that will be given to the local Ronald McDonald House this coming Christmas.

Next up: Snowman Sweater

WIPGO - January, 2025

I have joined WIPGO for the first time this year.  If you're not familiar with WIPGO, it's a Bingo Board with 25 squares, #13 is a free square.  You fill each square with something you want to work on and the owner of the group calls two numbers each month. 

My board has 25 Mill Hill Christmas ornaments.  All are new starts and the goal for each is to fully finish as an ornament.  

The numbers for January were 11 and 20.  Number 11 is Gingerbread Lass:

And number 20 is Santa Paws.

Happy Dance - Gingerbread Lass

 

Started: 1/3/2025

Finished: 1/9/2025

Total Time: 14 hours and 4 minutes

Gingerbread Lass is a Mill Hill Beaded Holiday Kit and is stitched entirely with beads. 

It's stitched as charted with the materials provided.  I did run out of the thread, but I was able to match it to some in my stash.  It took so long to stitch because I miscounted in the very first row and after 6 rows, found the mistake and had to start over.  That was just too many beads to frog.

She's going to be made into an ornament and given to the local Ronald McDonald House this coming Christmas.

Next up: Trees Sweater

Fully Finished Gallery - January, 2025

The Fully Finished Gallery SAL was created by Rachel at Ten Hour Stitcher to encourage us to fully finish our projects instead of just storing them in a drawer or box rarely to be seen again.  Click on the link to see more details and what other stitchers have posted.  

My first two fully finished objects are Santa Paws from the Mill Hill Holiday Collection and Gingerbread Lass from the Mill Hill Beaded Holiday Collection.  I added a hanger of leftover beads and backed them with shades of green felt.

The third and fourth objects were from Cross Stitcher Magazine #377 and designed by Emma Congdon and were stitched in 2024.  Today, I added ribbon hangers and coordinating felt backings.

Happy Dance - Santa Paws

 

Started: 12/31/2024

Finished: 1/2/2025

Total Time: 6 hours and 32 minutes

Santa Paws is a kit from the Mill Hill Winter Holiday Collection.

It's stitched as charted with the provided materials.

It's going to be made into an ornament and given to the local Ronald McDonald House this coming Christmas.

Next up: Gingerbread Lass