Linen and Threads SAL 2018

~ Anita

April band of the Linen and Threads Mystery Sampler SAL – am I glad that it’s a small section, the smallest so far? I sure am, I’d still be toiling away on the project otherwise.

L&T SAL - April finish

I started this section later than I would’ve liked, but I knew it’d be fine because I’d still finish it quickly. Back stitches were a surprise addition in this section, since they hadn’t shown up in earlier sections, but well, this is a sampler SAL, so I guess I shouldn’t be all that surprised. I saw some cross-stitchers in the SAL group change the back stitches into compatible cross stitch motifs, but I liked the back stitching. I’m happy with how this band looks, and I also think this project (or to be more specific – my take on the project) is finally beginning to grow on me, which is good.

L&T SAL - April closeup

Remember I’d skipped stitching the border stitches in my March section because I wanted to use long armed cross stitch if April has a border? Yeah, that was a good decision because as you can see, April does have a border, and I did use long armed cross stitch for it. I just had to quickly finish the March section by stitching one column of regular cross stitches on each side, right?

Wrong! I mean, I did have to stitch the columns, but it also turned out I hadn’t skipped the stitches from the bottom row of March. Gah! I don’t know how that happened. This bottom row would end up touching the top border of April, and no other row of any non-band section in my version so far (and in the future, I’m sure) touches a border.

You know what comes next!

I frogged March’s bottom row. It was easy on one side because I’d stitched that area row-wise, but the other side – turns out I’d stitched column-wise! On each column, I’d to carefully snip the bottommost stitch, undo a bunch of stitches, and secure them. Then I’d to redo all those frogged stitches. It took a while, but it was totally worth it. Not only can you not tell which side was the problem side, but my peace of mind is now intact when it comes to personal spaces of sections. 😉

There, that was my April adventure! Was it fun? 😉 Now to get back to the knitting before May shows its face.

Published by Anita

A software engineer at heart and by profession, I take my creative skills seriously.

12 thoughts on “Linen and Threads SAL 2018”

    1. Thank you! I’d been wanting to revisit the colors until recently, but I think I’ve finally learnt to be content with them. 🙂

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    1. Thank you! The stitch names don’t matter, what matters is the roller coaster of emotions this SAL section brought about! 😜 Anyway, I hope next month is more serene.

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    1. Thank you! Only a day or two before next month’s section is revealed, I’m looking forward to working more on the project. 🙂

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  5. This is a very intricate pattern. It takes talent and patience to accomplish a beautiful creation like this.
    I’ve ripped out many a stitch in my years of needlework and sewing and I’m always happy I did.
    I look forward to seeing your updates.

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    1. Thank you, E.C.! It definitely takes a different kind of patience than it does for knitting. And yes, ripping out stitches is painful but needs to be weighed against the resulting happiness. 😉

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  6. I really love the colors in this! And your stitches are all pretty and even! I hope I can make stuff as pretty someday 🙂

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    1. Thank you! The May section is out now, and color selection is on again. 🙂 I’m sure your creations are lovely as well, looking forward to seeing them!

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