Crossstitchforum - A FREE forum for Cross Stitchers

I had never heard of a qsnap until now, so I had to google it. I MUST buy one! Thank you for making me google "qsnap" lol.

I found this sock monkey pattern on etsy for only $3.50, but it's only the head portion. Good luck!
http://www.etsy.com/listing/80413591/so ... df-pattern

It looks great! I'll have to keep this idea in mind when I finish a piece that I can't really "do" anything with. Awesome!

Have you tried checking on eBay? When I have trouble finding a pattern I usually have some luck there. I hope you find it!

I too like to take a break from cross stitch and return to knitting for a while (knitting was actually my first love). I was excited when I learned how to do color work too.

You could try using a metallic black thread (I've found some by Artiste at Hobby Lobby). That way it would still be black, but would provide a subtle difference while still maintaining the color scheme. Good luck with whatever you choose!

Depending on the design of the chart, if possible, you could just start stitching where you left off on another piece of aida (or whatever you're using) and break the design up into segments (not sure how to explain this). Like, if you took a square photo and cut it into 4 smaller squares, you could...

I'll admit I was too lazy to read all four pages of replies so if this had already been said, I apologize. I've only had a few problems with colors running, I've noticed it usually happens with reds. On another forum I frequent someone suggested that if you're going to soak your piece (not to clean ...

Welcome to the forum!

Hi there. I'm not great at introductions so bear with me. My name's Levi, I'm twenty-two and I live in Billings, Montana (unfortunately). I'm studying business administration here at MSUB. If you met me in person you probably wouldn't peg me to be an avid cross stitcher (and knitter); I'm young, I'm...