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Finished the first page – only about 42 to go!! At least some of them are only a couple of rows wide!!

I'm honestly not sure how I feel about it. The coverage seems worse on the 18ct than I normally find on 14ct, even though I'm using the same number of threads. It's possibly because the colours are so dark on the white aida which is always a bug-bear of mine .... and at least there are a lot lighter colours to come .... but then followed by a lot of black. Do you think it looks OK – honestly?

Apart from that worry I'm really looking forward to page 2 – as his right ear, top of his head and part of his eye are on it. It'll be lovely to see some of the cat 'appear'!

By the photo the coverage looks fine to me.....
I think it's very pretty
Faith

I totally agree with Faith! It looks great so far and the coverage looks fantastic

Beautiful colours

I think it looks great, and no matter what you do, you're always going to have a little fabric showing through on dark colours!!!

I love the colours

The coverage looks fine. I think you are to close when you are looking at the stitching. Oh how exciting!!!!! Kitty is part of the next page!!!!!!

I couldn't worry too much about stitching on 18 count. I've used that fabric many times and 2 over 1 has given me good coverage. When you look at it close up you might notice bits showing through but when you stand back and look from a distance you won't notice anything.

I agree with everyone else that the coverage looks good! It's very colorful!!

Simply beautiful! Don't worry, just stitch!

Thank you for all the lovely comments and putting my mind to rest about the coverage.

It is ridiculous how much I'm looking forward to getting to his ear and sometimes I think I need to get a bit more of a grip on reality ...... but not now as kitty's ear's coming!!! Ye Ha!!

The coverage looks great to me too and love the colours

What a quirky cat ! Coverage looks fine to me -- perhaps you're just too close to it?

Lovely colours in this and I agree with everyone, the coverage looks fine.

It's looking great, and the coverage looks fine to me. Are you perhaps using longer lengths of thread than normal, so it's getting more twisted than you're used to, or something?

Louise

I have done so little for the last few weeks!! It has been so hot and muggy that every time I start to stitch I lose concentration or just feel 'un-stitchy'! There has also been the distraction of Wimbledon and the World Cup .....

But I've finished of the top bit of the second page and ...... the cat's next!! I love the outline of his big ear and am really looking forward to starting stitching him – and hopefully a lot less confetti (although it was appropriate as it was our wedding anniversary last week )

I love the pattern in the background, and the colours are so rich!

Looks great. THe outline of the ear gets you excited to seet he stitching for it.