Waiting for Neptune WIP
This tiny little blob of stitches is Waiting for Neptune. For the first time ever I've started in the top left hand corner. I hope its central vertically! I know the fabric is almost twice the length I needed so it should be ok that way. This little blob is about 700-800 stitches worth - I'm working one-over-one on 25 count linen. One thing I've learned - use short lengths of thread - long lengths go in knots and drive me mad! I've stitched about one twentieth of the first page and there are 18 pages. I'm mad! I keep telling DH it'll take me 10-20 years to complete it and he finds that incredible to believe. Would you get it done in a year if you didn't stitch anything else? Maybe, if I didn't go to work either. There is always the chance it will never get finished. I might get bored with cross stitch, who knows? But if I don't try, I'll never know. Its safe to say its my biggest challenge to date!!
I had a new chart arrive yesterday - Carol very kindly sent me her Miracle Butterfly chart - I love this design and enjoyed watching Carol's progress on it - its next in line after Celtic Winter - which judging by my progress on that could be six months away - but I will get there!
I had a new chart arrive yesterday - Carol very kindly sent me her Miracle Butterfly chart - I love this design and enjoyed watching Carol's progress on it - its next in line after Celtic Winter - which judging by my progress on that could be six months away - but I will get there!
6 Comments:
At 11/10/05 11:03 pm, BeckySC said…
Hi,
I haven't gotten to visit with you in awhile and wanted to say your progress on CW as well as SB looks great :) WOW! And your latest progress is great as well! I will look forward to watching it come to life :)
Thanks for sharing :)
At 12/10/05 4:54 am, Carol said…
Oooo, you are off to a great start!!! I will join you fairly soon :-)
At 12/10/05 11:20 am, Unknown said…
That pattern looks enormous! Very pretty colors :)
At 12/10/05 2:24 pm, Lana said…
Wow! Looks like you will be very busy! That one looks like a doozy. What an accomplishment if you do finish! So what if it takes you 10-20 years?! It's your hobby! take as long as you want, as long as you are enjoying yourself! It is beautiful,and I wish you luck on it!
happy stitching!
~Lana~
At 13/10/05 10:39 pm, Leslie aka zoeandcooper said…
Great start on this one!!I am looking forward to seeing your progress. I love this chart.
At 14/10/05 10:21 pm, Bastet said…
that's nine more than what I have for the Legolas cross-stitch I'm doing. I could've had more if I had uped the magnification a bit more. The only thing I find that takes a bit of time is that I never went back over the final result to take out the confetti stitches. Good Luck! It'll be well worth it.
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