Category: cross stitch

  • Resolutions

    Every year I think about all the things I’m happy and thankful for, and try to keep in mind I should keep doing those things next year, since they worked. I also try to think of one or two things to do for the next year to make things easier or generally better for myself.…

  • Happenings

    No pics today, just some updates. I tried the grid on Man’s Best Friend, and wow! I got one whole column done in less than an hour. I’m really excited about how much faster this method will be for that project. I promised I would be able to start a super sweet Dr Who sampler…

  • Needle Case Complete!

    From Twisted Stitches. :-)

  • How I Start a Cross Stitch Project

    It’s pretty early, I can’t think of a better, more clever title. Literal always works well, right? I have been looking, (lazily I admit), for this Dimensions kit for years. Like as long as I remember. Before college? Anyway, my brother likes the painter this is based on and I finally found this one on…

  • Chugging Along

    I dragged out Man’s Best Friend by Dimensions again. I read some neat sites and articles about different stitching methods to make it easier to transition between lots of color changes, as well as make it easier to count stitches as you go along. Normally, I will start in the dead center of the pattern…