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 This is my progress on my 

 October Halloween Stitch Along @ Pine Needles

Click on this link to find the free daily blocks.

I am happy each morning to wake to this colorful stitch project.

Block 25 Pattern ~ Giant Sunflower

I nudged the sunflower over a little and added my little Nutmeg kitty to the block.

Nutmeg has a very sunny disposition so it seemed a good place for her to appear in my cross stitch calendar.

I am waiting for today's block while I type.

I have one more daily block ...

Stitchy Weekend ~ Part 2

This weekend I have been able to stitch the daily block and one of the blocks that I need to complete to catch up with the daily posts for the 

 October Halloween Stitch Along @ Pine Needles

I am really enjoying this stitch along.

Ghastly ~ Day 17

I decided to add black cross stitch eyes to the ghost

and add a few stars to the sky to add some sparkle to the blank space.

Today I also stitched the 

Boo ~ Day 9

where I decided not to extend the witch's broom ...

Pine Needles Halloween Stitch Along 2021

The leaves are turning in the scrapatch 

and October is turning into a very stitchy month. 

Happy October! 

The calendar grid is done for my 

 October Halloween Stitch Along @ Pine Needles

This has been a time consuming design change for me

as I am a slow stitcher but I am very happy with how this is working up.

in the extra space in the bottom row

and am stitching that now.

I will probably fill in this space with a few more spooky stitches. 

I have gotten a few days behind on the cute little daily blocks

but they are quick and fun so I am hoping I ...

Day 4 is done for my version of the 

 October Halloween Stitch Along @ Pine Needles

I played with the colors in the original block for the Witch Hat ...

... and then added the word "Hex" after I saw another 

stitcher add this lettering in her version of the block in the ...

Pine Needles Halloween Stitch Along Group on FB

I love stitching with a group.

The sharing and inspiration and support is wonderful!

Thank You, Pine Needles!

Are you stitching along?

What are you working on for October?

Day 3 is done for the 

 October Halloween Stitch Along @ Pine Needles

This is the first time I have backstitched on aida in a very long time.

I like gray backgrounds and they are difficult to find in 10 or 11 count aida

so I am happy to have found a good source of these beautiful hand dyes. 

My DMC floss is all colors from my stash.

I am happy with how this is stitching up.

The motifs in the blocks and the frames are small enough for ...

I could not resist this fun, free Halloween Stitch Along! 

Day 2 is done for the 

 October Halloween Stitch Along @ Pine Needles

Day 1 was the the black grid, but I did not have time to complete it.

I will be continuing to add the grid one frame at a time

as I stitch the motifs each day.

I am using colors from my DMC stash. 

My cloth is also from my stash and is a hand-dyed 11 count Aida.

As I am a slow stitcher,  I am hoping I am able to keep up ...