March Stitch from Stash and Pie

I saw a meme earlier today which said "March; came in like a lion and went out like a roaring six-headed monster" which seemed appropriate.  If only I had remembered to save the image.

I did remember to take photos of some of my projects though.  First the Pie:

Once again, a full 15 days on Discworld which saw it go from here:

to here:

You can see where the page edge is to the right of the picture where each colour extends to.  Next month I will fill that in and do all the backstitch on this page before working to the next page on the right.

When I finished Discworld for the month, I spun my Tiny Decisions wheel and got Gathering Eggs by Nora Corbett.  This is where she was last time I stitched on her:

stitched on 35 count Vintage Country Mocha linen

The white fill-in took ages, as did the multi-coloured ruffle trim to her dress.  But it is stunning, I love the way Nora has designed her whole outfit.  I only need to add her shoes and then I can start on the background.

One design which isn't showing up in the Pie is my bath-time project.  At the moment this is my Leap Day start; Fox Few by Plum Street Sampler.  Here's where I am now:

stitched on 32 count khaki evenweave

(which is more green in real life)

When I was typing my WIPocalypse post, I realised I had not shown the finish I had at the start of the month.  This is the first in the Scary Apothecary series by Hands on Design - Bat Balm:

stitched on 28 count linen in Radioactive from Chromatic Alchemy

I am using the DMC conversion for this, except for the black which is Weeks Dye Works Kohl (charted for CC Zack Black or DMC 317).  I also substituted DMC E316 (metallic) for Kreinik 5013, DMC E317 (metallic) for Kreinik 011HL and a blend of DMC 3853 and 5284 (metallic) for the orange Kreinik 027.

The other changes were outlining the bats in black:

And underlining the word Balm in a turquoise metallic:

So why did I make those substitutions?  Stitch from Stash, of course!  Here is my spending for the month:

March
Charms Etsy	£7.01
Mr Linky	£4.04
Cross Stitcher sub	£8.72
Total	£12.76

🐇 Good Friday - Friday 10th April 🐇

Finally, it's time to sign up for the Annual Easter Treasure Hunt.  If you would like to take part this year, just leave a comment here.  The week before Easter I will send you a letter of the alphabet which will form part of the mystery phrase.   On Good Friday you will post that letter along with a photo of something seasonal that you have stitched (could be Easter or Spring or just something cheerful and sunny or floral).  We all hop around like little bunnies to find the Mystery Phrase!


Here's a link to last year's hop so you can see how it all works - Easter Treasure Hunt Blog Hop 2019