Halloween for Christmas?

After working up some quick cowls for Christmas gifts, I found myself not wanting to pick up the knitting needles or crochet hooks. Between the gifts and some other design deadlines, I just wasn't in a yarn mood. Fortunately in 2015 I picked up a new needle arts hobby - cross stitch!

 Stitching a Halloween sampler by the light of the Christmas tree.

I'd ordered the Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery's Sleepy Hallow Sampler kit a few months ago. It was calling my name. Nothing like starting on your Halloween crafting at Christmas, right?

Obviously, there's no rush to get this done. It'll be a nice distraction from the knitting and crochet when I need one.

What a cute pumpkin!

Speaking of Frosted Pumpkin, I've also purchased the kit for their 2016 club - The Pumpkin Passport. I think it will be fun to have a cross stitch project to work on all year long. I really enjoyed the shorter A Very Merry Christmas Town last year and I look forward to a lot more cross stitch fun this year!