This Sarah Stitches

Tag: Cross Stitch

  • Year of Projects 2026-2027: Week 9

    Year of Projects 2026-2027: Week 9

    I’m a little late posting my update. It’s been a Bank Holiday weekend here in the UK. With that comes the tradition of DIY.

    This week I have been focussing on a couple of my Works in Progress (WIPs)

    Deer Friends

    I have been really enjoying stitching on Deer Friends. The pattern is by Plum Street Samplers.

    At the start of this year, I had very little completed. Now, I’ve exceeded the 50% mark. I started this on 14 September 2020.

    Project Details: stitched on 40ct hand-dyed Newcastle linen using my own conversion, 1 strand over 2.

    Ridgeline Duster

    I have gotten a few more rows completed on this cardigan. It’s really difficult to show my progress at the moment. Here’s the photos from last week. This is a pattern from Chantel at Knitatude. I started this on 26 July 2026.

    Project Details: knit on 5.50mm (US 9) needles using James C Brett Shhh DK in Whisper Grey.

    Advent Banner

    I have paused progress on my Advent Banner as I sadly ran out of DMC 927. I placed an order last week for a skein to be able to finish the banner. I started this on 7 July 2022. This is so close to a finish.

    Project Details: stitched on 14ct plastic canvas from Darice using DMC thread 2 strands over 1.

    That’s it for this week. Hope your week has been a good one.

  • Year of Projects 2026-2027: Week 8

    Year of Projects 2026-2027: Week 8

    This is my first post for the Year of Projects challenge & as I have found the group only in the past few days, my first update will be a little on the shorter side. I have been been enjoying working on some of my WIPs this week. Here’s what I have been working on:

    Ridgeline Duster

    This is mindless knit project but also one that grows quite quickly. Design is from Chantel at Knitatude. I started this on 26 July and I’m almost done with one of the front panels. The construction for the collar was interesting and clever. I really enjoyed starting this project.

    Project Details: knit on 5.50mm (US 9) needles using James C Brett Shhh DK in Whisper Grey.

    Advent Banner

    I have graviated towards my cross stitch projects this week, well 1 project in particular. This has been a WIP for a while. Started on 7 July 2022, I don’t have masses left to complete. The banner will read Jingle All The Way when finished. This was a design by Sarah Elizabeth Stitches (me in a former life, when I was a cross stitch designer.) It was the project I created for an cross stitch advent box in 2022. I had intended to finish the model for the big reveal after the advent box had been released. Sadly, I never did. My goal is to finish it this year so that I can finally display this in my home.

    I did run out of DMC 3831 & 778 last week which thankfully arrived this week from Lakeside Needlecrafts. I was able to colour complete both of these colours once I had the new skeins. I have only got colour 927 to stitch now on the final 6 letters. This is so close to a finish.

    Project Details: stitched on 14ct plastic canvas from Darice using DMC thread 2 strands over 1.

    That’s it for this week. Hope your week has been a good one.

  • Current Projects: Cross Stitch

    Current Projects: Cross Stitch

    It’s been an absolute age since I worked on any of my cross stitch projects. I am currently in my knitting & crochet era. Although my cross stitch WIPs may think I have abandoned them in the corner of the front room, I do want to make some time for them in the coming year.

    I currently have 12 cross stitch WIPS. These are:

    • Spirit of Christmas by Lizzie Kate
    • Jane Eyre Sampler by The Primitive Hare
    • Deer Friends by Plum Street Samplers
    • Village of Hawk Run Hollow by Carriage House Samplings
    • Reflections of New York by Ink Circles
    • Advent Banner by me
    • Gingerbread Stocking by Durene Jones
    • C-3PO by Stitchline
    • Giant Harry Potter by Clouds Factory
    • Memories of Summer by me
    • Farmhouse Christmas – Grandpa’s Pickup by Little House Needleworks
    • Autumn ABCs by Lizzie Kate

    I have left most of these untouched for over a year. Looking at the list of my WIPs, I do want to finish all of these. Some of these were intended to be gifts for family members. Perhaps that is the motiviation I need to pick-up my cross stitch again.

    Do you have any suggestions for how to make time for all the crafts? Do you dedicate set time for different discipline.