Slow Sunday Stitching - January 14, 2024 AND WIPGO square #22

BRRR - Kansas is in the grip of an arctic blast.  The HIGH today is forecast to be 0 degrees F / -17.75 C.   I don't care what measuring stick you use, that's COLD.   It's going to be like that for several days, too.  It's hibernate and stitch weather.

I got the January section of the Birdhouses SAL #octtooctsal finished this week (link to that post), so I'm on to working on the Sugar Skull.  I still have about four or so hours of work (28 stitches per inch is slow), but that's do-able over the course of a week, so finger's crossed for a finish post soon.

Here's a close up of the eyes to show that I did finish two of the three colors so far - a one stitch rim of the darkest green around the outside of the eyeball and two rounds of the medium around the pink flowers.   Doesn't look like all that much, but just those two colors are over 500 stitches!  All that remains is just the lightest green that's the same as the nose to fill in between. 

On the knitting front, the charity hat is at the start of the crown decreases, so hopeful for a finish soon there as well.   I'm in finish mode for certain - I got the materials for my two WIPGO "finish and frame" projects and I'm going to take breaks from Sugar Skull stitching today to work on getting at least the base of the pin cube done.

Linking up with the SSS crew.  Stay warm (or cool as your location requires) everybody!

ETA:  WIPGO square #22 is done.   I have laid out and marked all the sides on my matboard and cut the top and bottom pieces.  They are ever so slightly smaller than the sides since they have to fit inside the cube made up of the four sides.  I have also covered the bottom square without any batting under the fabric for a stable base.  The fabric is pine green solid - it more or less matches the darkest foilage color in the needlework.  I chose a dark fabric to minimize visible wear; this is a glorified pin cushion, after all.

I'm debating if I want to put feet on this project (pony beads, wooden balls, tiny wooden cubes, the fancy cartonnage metal feet - lots of options).