2026 Year of 100 Starts: Start #91 - Blackwork in Blue by Elizabeth Almond and Lakeside Needlecraft

Another smaller start today! I went through what I had remaining from the projects I'd picked out last year and a fair few of them were pretty big, so I had a look through my digital files to see if anything else caught my interest, and happened to be a bit smaller. I came across this one, which was a free SAL from Lakeside Needlecraft. 

The next decision was what fabric to use and if I wanted to keep the colours the same. I decided to keep the palette similar and chose a light blue/grey neutral from my fabric stash. I also found some of the Silks4U threads I had from advent calendars would work, and managed a decent start:

Blackwork in Blue by Elizabeth Almond

stitched 2 over 2 and 1 over 2 as charted on 28ct Bryophyte by Chromatic Alchemy

with Silks4U threads

Choosing fabric was a bit of a challenge with my new "helper" that we're fostering for a friend going through medical issues. 

Bandit lives up to his name, and is generally mischievous while awake. He is more cuddly than our other cats, but also more destructive. He is still only a little over a year old though, so the kitten is strong in him. 

Hope you've all had a good stitching day and have less destructive helpers!

Happy Stitching, 

Tiffstitch