Halloween Stitch-a-long 2024

Mystical bookshelves are the theme for this year's spooky season stitch-a-long. There will be 5 weeks of mysterious surprises, packed with lots of details to amuse and entertain you along this magical journey towards Halloween 2024, I hope you can join us!

Here is your template, featuring a black lace-like border, some bedtime reading, a little intruder and bottles of potions, all on a shelf edged with a black lacy trim. Hovering above is a geometric butterfly picture in an ornate frame, what will be next?

Further releases will be 14/9, 21/9, 28/9, 5/10, 12/10 at midnight (of course!)

Here is a special message for any arachnophobes - there are NO spiders featured in upcoming releases! I've done this as I've had to help out in previous years by offering an alternative design after some stitchers were stopped in their tracks, so this year I have avoided them altogether! 

There are 2 fractional stitches included in this design (for the mouse's nose!) I give guidance in the chart. It is nothing to fear!

Design size in stitches - 168 w x 224 h

Size on 18 count aida, 24 x 32 cm, 9.5 x 12.5 inches approx

Size on 16 count aida, 27 x 36 cm, 10.5 x 14 inches approx

Size on 14 count aida, 31 x 41 cm, 12 x 16 inches approx

Sample stitched on white Zweigart 18 count aida with a single strand of black 30wt Sulky