FlossTube #134 - When You Just Can't Stop Kitting Up New Projects

Between recovering from a truly god-awful 72-hour bug and celebrating the quiet house now that the kids are officially back at school, my hands have been busy with stitching. We have a finished piece celebration for "Life at the Cottage" —which had a slightly abrupt ending when I chose to skip part 8— along with far too many new starts to feel guilty about. From Elle Noonan's gorgeous new pattern book "Cozy Cottage Cross-Stitch" to an irresistible winter Patreon release, the temptation to kit up new projects definitely took over this fortnight. Sorry not sorry.Behind the scenes, my iPad is getting a workout. I'm sharing early thoughts on a Meccha Chameleon-inspired ("hide and seek" video game) pattern concept, plus a rather nervous, chatty breakdown of my sketches for the potential Dungeon Crawler Carl stitch-along. Some things I would love your feedback on:For those interested in the 'Dungeon Crawler Carl SAL': how should we handle the 'secret' aspect when I usually share everything right here on FlossTube? Would you rather I keep my own stitching hidden until things are released, or would you like seeing the progress as it unfolds?Help me brainstorm: I'm working on a Meccha Chameleon-style pattern, but it needs a snappy, two-word name that works as a series title. Any favourite ideas?I need a snappy name for the new merch design ('I just want to cross-stitch and listen to my audiobook'). I'm currently calling it "Audiobook Listener", but I'm not happy with it. What would you name it?How many works-in-progress is too many before the stitcher's guilt creeps in? (Asking for a friend who may've just kitted up several new things in <2 weeks...)Settle in with a drink and your favourite WIP — let's catch up on all the stitching, design ideas, and life bits!You should drop a comment to say "hi!", like the video, and subscribe if you're not already, so you don't miss future FlossTubes. Doing any & all of those things helps me out immensely and it's free for you! I LOVE receiving your feedback and seeing your support.—— 🔗 Links ——My site: https://tlkits.co🚨 Sign up for StitchKit Info: https://tlkits.co/stitchkit-signupCross-Stitch Calculator—— 📎 Links from the video —— Finished Piece:"Life at the Cottage" - Stitch-AlongWIPs:🪷 "Flower Prairie" - DIY Cross-Stitch Pattern"Mabon's Harvest Light" - Cross-Stitch Pattern"Fall Stamps" - Cross-Stitch Pattern"Quilting Fox" - Cross-Stitch Pattern"Winter Fantasy House" - Cross-Stitch Pattern (Patreon Paywall)"Museum After Midnight" - Stitch-AlongAll my WIPsHaul:"The Cutest Beginner Drawing Book EVER" Book"Cozy Cottage Cross-Stitch" BookStitchy Talk Show:Landing PageEpisode 41Episode 42—— 🕑 Timestamps ——(00:20) Finished Piece(03:19) Works-in-Progress - Stitches(17:56) Works-in-Progress - Designs(23:08) Haul(25:32) Merch Design Idea(27:06) Tangent(27:51) IRL(33:32) End—— 👥 Let's be social! ——📷 🇮‌🇳‌🇸‌🇹‌🇦‌🇬‌🇷‌🇦‌🇲‌: http://instagram.com/twolittlekits🧵 🇹‌🇭‌🇷‌🇪‌🇦‌🇩‌🇸‌: http://threads.net/@twolittlekits👍 🇫‌🇦‌🇨‌🇪‌🇧‌🇴‌🇴‌🇰‌: http://facebook.com/twolittlekits🦋 ​🇧​​🇱​​🇺​​🇪​ ​🇸​​🇰​​🇾‌: https://twolittlekits.bsky.social📰 ​🇸​​🇺​​🇧​​🇸​​🇹​​🇦​​🇨​​🇰​: https://tlkits.co//substackWant a sweet pair of glasses like mine? Receive $25 off your first order today! 👈