Penguins Advent Calendar Stitchalong

This listing is to purchase the Penguins Calendar Stitchalong! You will receive a new section of the pattern by email every day through the traditional advent calendar period, from 1st to 24th December - a daily advent treat delivered to your inbox! You can take time out during the run up to Christmas to relax and stitch this fun and cheery picture.

This is a cute, cartoon-style stitchalong on the theme of Penguins and Christmas. The pattern features full cross stitches, backstitch, and 12 French knots. There are no fractional stitches. 16 thread colours are used in the design.

The introductory PDF booklet gives you all the information you need to prepare for the stitchalong. This includes a thread key, suggested hoop sizes, and information on incorporating beads if you would like to.

When you purchase the stitchalong you will receive a link to download the introductory PDF booklet and a PDF of comprehensive cross stitch instructions. Note that the download link will be sent to the email address given in your order, not to the email address you've typed in the request box, if the two are different. There will also be a link to download the files directly from the completed order page. The files are sent as PDFs in one zip file. Please unzip the file (right click > extract all) after downloading, and then you can open each PDF within the file.

You will then receive the other sections by email on the following dates:

Part 1: 1st December 2025                                        
Part 2: 2nd December 2025                                      
Part 3: 3rd December 2025                                       
Part 4: 4th December 2025                        
Part 5: 5th December 2025                                       
Part 6: 6th December 2025                                       
Part 7: 7th December 2025                                       
Part 8: 8th December 2025                                       
Part 9: 9th December 2025                                       
Part 10: 10th December 2025                    
Part 11: 11th December 2025                                   
Part 12: 12th December 2025                    
Part 13: 13th December 2025
Part 14: 14th December 2025
Part 15: 15th December 2025
Part 16: 16th December 2025
Part 17: 17th December 2025
Part 18: 18th December 2025
Part 19: 19th December 2025
Part 20: 20th December 2025
Part 21: 21st December 2025
Part 22: 22nd December 2025
Part 23: 23rd December 2025
Part 24: 24th December 2025

Each section is emailed out at 9am UK time. The emails will be sent to the email address you've typed in the request box.

***You will receive the patterns by digital download and email, and not by physical mail. No physical products are included in this purchase***

If you’re not already in the busy and friendly Climbing Goat Designs stitchers Facebook group, please come and join us if you’d like to chat and share your progress. And to share on Instagram the stitchalong hashtag is #PenguinSAL

The stitched area of the finished piece is: 115 stitches wide x 115 stitches high

On 14 count fabric this is approximately 8.2 x 8.2 inches or 20.9 x 20.9 cm
On 16 count fabric this is approximately 7.2 x 7.2 inches or 18.3 x 18.3 cm
On 18 count fabric this is approximately 6.4 x 6.4 inches or 16.2 x 16.2 cm

These dimensions do not include the border of fabric you will need to leave around the design. I recommend you leave a further 2-3 inches all the way round (which means that you need to add 4-6 inches to your size measurements) - or as much fabric as you need to mount it in the hoop size of your choice, if you want to mount it in a hoop.

The final piece is circular in shape and so can be mounted easily in a hoop. Alternatively, if you prefer to mount it in a frame, that would also look great - it doesn’t have to be in a hoop.

Suggested hoop sizes are:
For 14 count fabric: 9 inch hoop
For 16 count fabric: 8 inch hoop
For 18 count fabric: 7 inch hoop

The pattern was model stitched on 16 count printed fabric called ‘Ocean’ by Fabric Flair. This fabric is mottled blue with a slightly greeny tint, and all the stitching shows up really well on it. The fabric is available from online UK shop Lakeside Needlecraft, along with thread packs and matching hoops for this stitchalong. The model is displayed in an 8 inch hoop.

As you would expect with a penguins theme, the pattern contains a lot of both black and white stitching! So the most important thing is to choose a fabric that will show up both black and white well. The other main colours used are grey and red. So long as all these colours show well, you can go for any fabric you like best.

On each section release date you will receive two pattern booklets, one with colour patterns and one with black & white patterns. The pattern booklets include split page and single page patterns, and an enlarged pattern of that day's section.

Skill level: Suitable for those with a little experience of cross stitch.

You may need Adobe Reader to open the PDF files. If you don’t have it you can download it for free here: https://get.adobe.com/uk/reader/

If you have any problems or need help please let me know!

Patterns are for personal use only.

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