Some Progress ...

While stitching socially, I work on the Hello from Liz Mathews' 2025 Jingle Ball 'Snow Globe' project. It's on 32-ish count fabric and doesn't have a lot of counting. All that being said, I still erred from the original pattern.

I'm on the 3rd, and largest house.

The left and right walls should only be 1 column thick and I did 2. Now I'm widening the roof to compensate.

I didn't put it in my last post but I did get some filling in of the red on Smitten while I was at the Northumberland Hills retreat last week.

This is also a good project for social stitching - not a lot of counting and just a lot of filling in.

Now I'm having to decide what projects I'll take to the Pastime Pieces retreat this weekend. I'll have to have a look through my UFOs.  I have a couple of other projects I'd like to start, including 'Ginger' from Stacy Nash's upcoming Jingle Ball class.

I'm going to use fabric from my stash - probably 36 or 40ct so I only have to stitch with one strand. I'll definitely use hand-dyed thread for her dress and head/body parts. I need to get cracking and see what I need to kit this up. Change of plans - I found the perfect fabric in stock at Kimat Designs so have put in an order. I can also use it for the Annie Beez' Christmas Pears.

I also have to figure out what table gifts I'll take for the three other people at my table. I thought of something last night that will work; I just need to buckle down and make it.

I received some lovely gifts from a special friend who attended the Nicola Parkman retreat in England a couple of weeks ago.

A pair of scissors from Liberty of London. Very chi chi poo poo!

Three fat quarters from the Victoria and Albert fabric collection.

and three of the coveted Tilda Fabrics from this year's Merry Little Christmas collection. 

They will definitely be used for very special projects!

I finished Day 6 of the Arne and Carlos free Christmas stocking KnitALong.

There is no chart on Sundays. I've had a look at today's and we'll be switching colours again.

There has been a lot of night-time TV watching between the baseball games (so bummed out the Jays didn't take it all) and other shows. I've managed to crank out 10 granny squares and 8 octagons on my second Persian Tiles blanket.

I don't plan to take this project to the retreat for a break from stitching but that could always change.

I finished my latest Little Buddy. I think Ernest is a good name for one of the bears but I don't have any idea what other names I'd use for the other ones. This guy is almost smiling. His sweater is some leftover alpaca yarn.

He's also a supporter of breast cancer research.

Now I really must start crafting my table gifts...