Animal Crossing - Switch Frame - update #5

I bought more green floss (DMC 954) to start filling in the green joy con controller.  I’m starting at the top of the controller, this is all I got done in about 4 hours.  It is going to take a long time to fill all of the green.  I’m already dreading that I have to do the same on the other side with blue, but I know I’ll be happy with the finished project.  I think I may take a break from the green and do some more black working towards the blue controller.  I’d like to at least get the whole shape outlined.  Then I can slowly throughout the year fill in the green, blue and black for the Switch.

Animal Crossing - Switch Frame - update #4

It is finally sunny here, thought I’d show you a photo of my project in the daytime so you can see the beautiful blue fabric.  I have now stitched half of the shape.  It is finally starting to look like my switch.  It is hard stitching black at night time, even with a magnifier and lamp.

Animal Crossing - Switch Frame - update #3

I finally got the whole outline of the green joy con controller completed including all of the black buttons. I have used almost 1 skein of floss. I will need to order some more, maybe 3 each of the green and the same with the blue for the other side since they are the same size.  

Here is a close up of just the green joy con controller.  There are a lot more stitches than I thought when I designed this.  The way it is going, this might be the only project I get done this year.

Animal Crossing Switch Frame - update #2

Yesterday, I continued working on the green and joy con and some black buttons.

Animal Crossing - Switch Frame - update #1

I added another colour to my stitching yesterday.  It is hard to see the colour, it is DMC 954 (light green).  I had to do the green so I can figure out where to place the round black buttons on the joy con controller.  I think I will hate these colours by the time I finish stitching this design, but it should look amazing when it is complete at the end of the year.

This is only a quarter of the design.

Animal Crossing - Switch Frame

Here is my progress from New Year’s Eve.  I started working on my own design to go around the Animal Crossing island map. 

This is what my Nintendo Switch looks like.

Animal Crossing SAL

Happy New Year to all of my fellow stitchers!!

I consider myself a One At A Time Stitcher.  I always feel stressed if I have too many projects on the go.  Last year, I did 2 year long SALs (Harry Potter and the Peppermint Purple).  This year, I plan to only do one year long SAL along with some smaller projects (Just Nan mice).

The Animal Crossing SAL based on the video game I play, which is designed by Stewart Cunningham (Cunning Cross Stitch). The frame/island map was released on November 15, 2020.  He will release 12 different special characters, one per month.  I will personalize my project by making the island map look exactly like my own from my video game. 

I am using Cashel 28ct Siren’s Ocean by Enchanting Lair for the Animal Crossing SAL.