Correction

I don't know why I thought I had to stitch Piper's stocking over one.  Once I had completed a square inch of stitching over one, it was abundantly clear that the scale was way off.  So I frogged it out and restitched it Monday.  All I can say is that frogging over one stitching on a 36 ct linen is a real pain in the neck.

Here's a photo of where the project stands right now. The chart is set in summer but since I am using this as a Christmas stocking I am converting the brown, tan, and gold ground to shadowed snow with shades of white, lavender, grey, lavender blue in various blended needles a la Teresa Wentzler.  I am leaving the flowers in place, as if they are poking through the snow just because I like the idea of adding some Christmas-y red and green to the piece.  Right now I am stitching the chart with the straight edges as it came.  Once I've filled in the bottom, I'll go back and add some more stitching to extend the design into the curved spaces of the toe and heel