Procrastinating on Finishes, I 🩷Sea Creatures, & No-one Wants A Legless Beetle! [Flosstube 79]

I've been working on so many colourful and aquatic WIPs (Works In Progress) for August and made very satisfying progress 🪡😄
So I treated myself to a couple of new starts...and some super cute new stash 😝

Chapters:
00:00 Start
01:23 Did You See… X-Stitch Tracker app is live!
04:00 Wrendale Otter
06:00 Dragon Race Into the Night
09:05 The Fisher King
11:17 The Legend of Freya 
12:58 Little Acorns
14:53 Museum After Midnight
17:30 The Christmas Beetle
19:30 Celestial Sleigh
21:18 Book Dragon
22:38 Busy Hands Happy Heart
24:10 Stingray
25:27 NEW: A Vintage Rocker
27:32 NEW: Fiery Phoenix
30:51 New Stash
38:40 Stitching plans
41:17 AOB

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**LINKS (X-Stitch Tracker app)**
Website:
https://xstitchtracker.com/

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/probablystitching
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@probablyStitching

**LINKS (shopping)**
Just Sew Obsessed:
https://www.justsewobsessed.co.uk/

Cross Stitch Jess:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cross.stitch.jess
YouTube:  @crossstitchjess  
Ko-Fi shop: https://ko-fi.com/crossstitchjess/shop

Luella's Fabrics (on Facebook):
https://www.facebook.com/groups/966983404521705/

Talking Dog Stitchery:
https://talkingdogstitchery.co.uk?sca_ref=6433586.PvZCFcUhiP
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Polstitches
https://www.polstitches-designs.co.uk/

Coffee Craft Fabrics:
https://coffeecraftfabrics.co.uk/

Peakside Needleworks:
https://peaksideneedleworks.co.uk/

**LINKS (patterns)**
Wrendale Otter (from World of Cross Stitching magazine, issue 346) back issue PDF only:
https://gatheredshop.com/products/the-world-of-cross-stitching-magazine-issue-346

Dragon Race Into the Night by Rose Catherine Khan, charted by Paine Free Crafts:
https://painefreecrafts.com/product/dragon-race-into-the-night/

The Fisher King by Long Dog Samplers: https://www.longdogsampler.com/product/the-fisher-king/

The Legend of Freya by Bella Filipina (bought from Arts and Designs):
https://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/viewDetails.pl?catnumber=1048897340

Little Acorns by Modern Folk Embroidery:
https://www.modernfolkembroidery.com/product/little-acorns-mfe-sal-2026-pdf-pattern/

Lola Crow Museum After Midnight SAL:
https://lolacrowcrossstitch.com/en-gb/products/museum-after-midnight-stitch

The Christmas Beetle by Hands On Design:
Jingle Ball 2025 exclusive, not yet on general release

Celestial Sleigh by Mill Hill:
From Lakeside Needlecraft: https://www.lakesideneedlecraft.co.uk/mill-hill-celestial-sleigh-beaded-cross-stitch-kit-26209-p.asp
From 123 Stitch: https://123stitch.com/item/Mill-Hill-Celestial-Sleigh-Beaded-Cross-Stitch-Kit/MH16-1731

Book Dragon by NeedleLot Designs:
https://www.needlelotdesigns.com/products/book-dragon-cross-stitch-pattern-needlelot-designs
Also available from Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1835410993/book-dragon-adorable-orange-dragon-lush

Busy Hands Happy Heart by Hello From Liz Mathews: https://hellofromlizmathews.com/products/busy-hands-happy-heart-pdf

Stingray beaded kit by Unicstitch (bought from Talking Dog Stitchery): https://talkingdogstitchery.co.uk/products/stingray-beaded-kit

Hands on Design Patreon Ornament Club:
https://www.patreon.com/cw/HandsOnDesign

Fiery Phoenix by Needlelot Designs, From Fantasy Cross Stitch Book (Amazon affiliate link):
https://amzn.to/43M3dJH 

**LINKS (reference)**
WIPGO – A How To Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjEIxw26Slw