fails and successes in cross stitch

I’ve been wanting to do this pattern for a while, it is big. I got the dmc flosses – here and there I substituted for what I already have. Then I ordered fabric.

It is a lovely 46 count hand dyed.

I got this far.

1%! WOO HOO. The problem is my hand hurts from pushing the needle through that fabric. so I stopped immediately. I have ordered more fabric, this time 40 count – but I think it’s coming from Australia (I ordered through Etsy) so this project is on hold for a while!

Here is another ‘small I thought I could work on at the same time.

I think this is a 40 count and its’ dark!!! No go!

I even tried with another color. I am beginning to realize, that these very dark over-dyed linens just don’t work for me. So another project put aside. I’ll use a different background, probably a lighter one.

Next! Salute to Abigail from Blackbird designs. Rachel from Linen and Flax mentioned a stitch along. I haven’t looked for it yet on IG but I got started!

This one is going so much better. It is a 36 count, so I’ve doubled the thread, I prefer one thread. So far so good!

There are plenty of mistakes in the border, I got tired of picking it out, so since this design has a lot of free form to it, I am moving on to the center!

I am past the 50% mark, and moving swiftly. Actually I’m not sure that is true. I scanned the pattern into MarkupRxp and it wouldn’t stitch together the two parts of the chart and it won’t recognize the symbols. So I inputted them by hand and no, not working too well, which may explain some of the mistakes… I’m soldering on!

My knitting hasn’t been any more successful lately. I’m hoping my luck will change. The pattern isn’t the problem – it has been the yarn. So I got good old Cascade sport weight, I shouldn’t have a problem. I need to make a swatch, because I intend to knit this while on vacation in Croatia.

Leah

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