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4 1/2 rows done on page 1 only 95 1/2 more to go

Not a LOTR fan at all. But a very nice design your doing!!!

Can't offer any tips at all with gridding as I do it the old fashioned way. Count!
Maybe I will give gridding a try though

I love LOTR!! I' so excited to see you work on this one!

As for gridding... I think it's calming... I just count the little crosses and then draw the lines. I once misplaced a line by one cross, but I just corrected it in the next line, that's okay because I only use it as slight orientation. I'm not done gridding my Kreimhild, just 450x250 up to now. I guess I will do the rest in time I guess I will do a few line tonight

If you gridd by hand (like me): Don't do everything at once, it will drive you crazy!

This is my first progress update. I promise not to put in any more until I finish page 1 which will hopefully look exactly like what I have now only 89 more rows of it. My next HAED is going to have lots of color. In fact, I am going to look for one now. I love this one, but I am going to need a break. I now understand better why some of you rotate projects.


Carole

It's a start!

Looking good! With all that black, I'd definitely recommend rotating projects in and out to give your eyes a break. I have two projects in rotation now and work on them for about a week at a time before switching. It's enough time to get some progress and get the stitchy bug bag for the other one.

A start is a start! I am definitely pro-rotation! I plan on having four large projects on the go and even stitching a few smalls in between if it gets too much! I'm not going to be strict about it - if I feel like carrying on stitching on a particular piece I will - after all we are supposed to be enjoying our stitching it's not a race (that's what I keep telling myself !).

I think one of the beauties of this is you get to do whatever you want when you want, unlike most of the rest of life. So I think rotation is a great idea, if that's what you want.

Who's the designer?

It is designed by Michele Sayetta.
I was just up on the website and of course added two designs to my cart to be downloaded.
I have a mac and don't have Adobe Reader, but "Preview" reads pdf files. Do you know if Preview will read a HAED downloaded pattern? I would think so, but before I do this I wondered. I don't intend on downloading Reader, but figured I would ask if you or anyone else knows.

Both designs are sooooooo cute - cats - and bright colors.

The first is QS Cats http://heavenandearthdesigns.com/index. ... ts_id=2168 and the other is Amulet and Emmaline http://heavenandearthdesigns.com/index. ... ts_id=5483. I think I am addicted.
(and if someone knows how to insert the url where the subject is please tell me. I thought I knew , but I didn't do it right.
Carole

It looks like a pretty good start to me. I know what you mean about the black though and mine only really has it in the one corner. Keep plodding along and you'll get there eventually.

mechie

looking good so far, loving the other 2 choices, 2nd 1 very colourful

ooh that's going to look fab when it's finished!

I love the Amulet and Amaline HAED! You'd get lots of little finishes along the way to keep you going!

Great start

OMG I love LOTR and I think I might just have to add this to my stash!! You've made a great start on this I'm looking forward to seeing this progress!!!

Amazing start!

I'm a mac user, too. Preview is able to cope with Haed, but give it some time, it tends to crash because of all these symbols I always print my patterns /the shipping to Germany is so expensive).

Juel wrote: I'm a mac user, too. Preview is able to cope with Haed, but give it some time, it tends to crash because of all these symbols I always print my patterns /the shipping to Germany is so expensive).

thank you. I did try with QS Cats since it is a really small pattern and it worked fine. I will remember what you send about the larger ones. I think the new one will be good to rotate in with LOTR especially when I am doing so much black. Working it in 10 x 10 blocks and that is much easier on my eyes. Giving me a chance to learn gridding too. But, the HAED addiction is clearly a serious one.

Carole

It might be a small start, but it is a start

Loving the two others you're looking at, especially the second one. That'd be great fun to stitch as each colourful square would be a mini finish of its own. Plus it's so pretty