I mentioned last month I had been working on some pieces that were long over due to be finished. I mentioned that Storykeep Magical Arrival was one of those. On top of that, Michele Sayetta who creates the HAED charts, challenged us to do 100 stitches a week over four weeks, October 28th to November 28th, which really, is not much. I entered Magical Arrival as my challenge piece.
Here he is before (left) and after (right)
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| 19,736 Stitches |
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| 20,880 Stitches |
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And what should have been quick and easy wasn't since I started working on something else and got sidetracked. But I did exceed the 400 stitches with 1144. They were mostly in the stocking and wall.
I'm not sure what happened, but it looks like something was spilled on it, it's mostly not noticeable, but I'll wash it after I'm done and see how it looks, there's a few sections that I might restitch, but it's mostly okay.
Project Stats:
Pattern: Storykeep - Magical Arrival
Original Artist: Anne Stokes
Pattern by: Heaven and Earth Designs
Started Stitching: January 31, 2012
Fabric: 18ct. White Aida
Floss: DMC 2 over 1
Percentage: 87.82% complete
Colors: 56 of 89 complete
Stitches: 20,880 out of 23,775
