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My Daily HomecraftsUnited Kingdom
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Holly from My Daily Homecrafts shares her Christmas in July stitching results in this episode, recorded from northern England near the Scottish border. She celebrates the finish of the Mill Hill Cosy Cabin kit, which she completed on August 4th, and discusses her progress on two major WIPs: Christmas Scene Santa and Animals and Mini Serenity Lane. She also shares statistics for both projects, noting significant stitch counts and percentage increases during the SAL period.

  • Finished the Mill Hill Cosy Cabin kit, including all backstitching, beads, and the charm, and is deciding how to back it for hanging on her tree.
  • Progressed Christmas Scene Santa and Animals to 22.09% on 22-count hardanger, noting heavy confetti in the top section.
  • Advanced Mini Serenity Lane to 20.80% on 28-count evenweave, with a daily stitch rate of 50-100 stitches.
  • Reported Christmas in July statistics: 4,445 stitches on Santa (up 2.3%) and 2,249 stitches on Serenity Lane (up 3.54%).
  • Recommended Calico Whimsy's channel and CountryTownGirl on Etsy for full-coverage patterns, noting brighter mock-ups.
  • Shared a personal observation about HAED charts stitching darker than expected, and mentioned saving several charts for future projects.
Chat / life updateFinishes / FFOsStitch-along (SAL)Seasonal / holidayWIPs
Description from YouTube
Christmas in July final results in stitching, plus Serenity Lane.

Finish:

Mill Hill Cosy Cabin (MH18-2434) Counted glass bead kit with Treasure. Started July 13, 2026- Finished August 4, 2026

WIPs:

Christmas Scene- Santa and Animals by Dakota Daetwiler charted by Charting Creations. Done one over one full cross on 22 count hardanger in hand. SAL with @lindsaybridges5 on Instagram. 21.62%

Mini Serenity Lane by Dona Gelsinger, charted by HAED. Stitched in hand on 28 count even weave currently two over one half stitch. 20.80%

Recomendations:

@calico_whimsy 
CountryTownGirl on Etsy for full coverage cross stitch patterns