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Mall Pretzels, a SAL, and a Palace Garden

  Khushal Shah Lakhnavi on Unsplash Book SAL In a post from last August, I mentioned that Cross Stitcher Magazine was running a book-themed SAL. Here’s what I said back then: “The first part of the SAL is The Secret Garden. ( Click this link here to see what it looks like ) I love this book! I didn’t read it as a child, but I read it a few years ago after someone recommended it to me. It’s such a great story, and the ending is simply marvellous. This chart is so beautiful. I love how those roses look, and the purple at the bottom complements the green floss so well. It will be very interesting to see what the other books in the SAL are! I’m definitely going to stitch this Secret Garden one, but I think I’ll only stitch the other parts of the series if I like the book. However, since I’m going to be stitching Trick-or-Treat Moon for September and October, I’ll just place this chart in my pile of charts for later (which is starting to become a mountain instead of a pile). Note: If y...