HOW TO JOIN OUR STITCH-ALONG

STITCH-ALONGS CAN take many different forms – in our case we’re giving you a new chart each month to make a complete sampler. To join our stitch-along you’ll need 61x41cm (24x16in) of Platinum 28 count Cashel linen, ref 3281/770, or 14 count aida to complete the whole design. The finished size is 38.5x18cm (15¼x7in) which is 239 high x 113 wide, including the border edge. The twelve rectangular designs, one for each month of the year, will all be the same size. You will be stitching them two columns wide and six columns deep.

Start in the top left-hand corner with the blue inner border, leaving one square between this and the corner of the January design. Leave one blank square between the inner and outer border rows. The complete border edge can be downloaded at www.willowfabrics.com. Update us on your progress by posting photos of your SAL stitching on our Facebook page at www. facebook.com/CrossStitcherMag or you can email us at crossstitcher@dennis.co.uk with your stitch-along photos and we will then add them to our new SAL Pinterest board.