LiMa SAL, Hallosal and Reading

First and foremost, I want to express my support to the Japanese People who are experiencing one the most heartbreaking series of catastrophes in their history. :( I don't think there is much to say, but there's something we can do: pray and send help.

Now, without transition, because there is no good transition in this case, I 'd like to show my progress on a SAL that Margaret and I are doing together.


Margaret is great at choosing names. Do you remember the Sisterhood of the Travelling Pattern with Waxing Moon's stitcher that said "my needle and my floss, they comfort me"? After stitching it, Harmien sent it to a winner (I was drawn :D) and then the chart was passed along in a great sisterhood. We all added some change in the dress colours and all and I must admit I have lost track of it, though. :( And Margaret found the name for this great initiative. :D
This was my version, I had her look like me. She doesn't have a mouth because I don't speak. ;)

Margaret has again found a great name, simply associating our first initials. We could choose then between Lima, capital of Peru, and Mali, in Africa. Well, Lima was the first pick. Now, what is this LiMa SAL? Well, we are stiching the most beautiful 12 days of Xmas project by Just Nan. Two days per month starting in February.
Here's what I've done until now:

I may not have chosen the best fabric for the b5200 thread to show, so I will probably add some backstitch in one shade of grey used there. What do you think? This is quite an intricate design with around 25 shades, and though I thought it would be a little hard on my goldfish ability to concentrate, for the moment, it's been only pleasure and no frog has shown yet. Fingers crossed.


I am also part of a SAL on the Hallosal with Lizzie Kate's SAL Boo Club series. I have stitched number 1, there are twelve to stitch.

And because it feels springy, and at the same time, because this is what I mostly do these days, here's reading by LHN. It was a chartpack but I have modified it a little as it was a gift for my friend and partner in crime (HalloSAL and books in common), Pink Canary. So the birds are pink of course. And I wanted to turn it into a little pincushion so I had to leave the Reading off. That goes without saying anyway. ;)

Thank you to my friends who still visit and comment here. This post is for you.

Hugs to you all, Stitchers,

Lili Bear