Tatty Teady, Christmas Coat

I haven't really felt like blogging recently, too much work, not enough hours in the day. But I have been working (very slowly) on finishing some half started projects.

This guy I started ages and ages ago, put aside and...yeah completely forgot about it.

The design is Tatty Teddy, Christmas Coat by Anchor.

The kit contained the usual 14 count white Aida fabric, Anchor stranded cotton, a chart, full instructions and a needle.

Finished size: 11 x 8cm.

One thing the picture doesn't really show is the snow and his boots have a thread of glittery blending filament which in person looks quite nice.

Stitching him was relatively straightforward once I re-started. Though almost at the end doing the french knots the cat distracted me. I lost a needle, which I anticipate finding with my foot or other soft body part when I least expect it, and accidentally yanked 2 of the french knots out. It was not my finest moment.

So the back is messier than I'd like and when I frame it I'll need to put some soft wadding at the back to deal with the knots I couldn't fix but other than that one cute teddy WIP completed.

And a WIP shot from earlier today;