2025 Needlework Rotation

A New Year means that it's time to reset the needlework rotation.  

The needlework stash stands at 99 kitted projects (link to detailed stash list) with NOTHING partially kitted!  I finished kitting up all the partially kitted stuff in 2024, with the caveat that if I end up doing a conversion on one of the Mira's that I'll get new floss and beads and that I may swap out the fabric on a couple of other pictorials. 

I finished 16 projects last year, with 8 being old projects that were on my WIPGO board to FFO.   All finished stitching was either framed or the finishing was done!   This is a major accomplishment compared to prior years.  

I still have 34 items in the "under the bed box", so I'm doing another WIPGO "finish and frame" board with ten old projects on it - 2 or 3 slots each.   

I'm carrying over six projects into the new year, which is my max.

Travel Project - Mill Hill and Willmaur perforated paper Santas.   Designer is Sandra Cozzolino.  Currently working on "Timberline: Douglas Fir".  ("Scotch Pine" is finished, and "Norway Spruce" is in the stash and up next.)  Currently have 375 stitches done.

Monthly SAL - "Temperature Stitches" by Sarah Stitchin' Mommy (Etsy).   Have the frame done and ready to start the January daily stitch as soon as we have a verified high temp for Jan 1.  One specialty stitch a day for 365 days.

Pictorial - "Mead Dragon" charted by Paine Free Crafts, art by Stanley Morrison.  Full Coverage.  Starting the year with 36,093 of 94,500 stitches or 38.19%.   Started this project 1/31/2024, estimate it to be a three-year project.  Hope to give it a lot of attention in Full Coverage February next month.

Historic - "Blessings and Kind Wishes" by Blackbird Designs.  Working on the second section of the outer border.

Modern - "KC Plaza Stitching Bag" by Wildflower Cottage Creations (local designer).  Class project to match my guild smalls.  Halfway through the border scroll work, with all the beads and metallics to go.   Then a lot of handwork for the assembly.  I need to finish the stitching and beading by the end of April because I have a SAL in this category that starts in May.

Not Counted Thread - Vintage crewel "Majestic Eagle".  I just have the pine needle sections left to do. Want to finish this year.

I'm still going to use a ten-hour timed rotation on the main projects, but I'm going to try to do the daily temperature piece and 100 stitches on the full coverage every day.  Travel/TV project will be erratic, as usual.