Crossstitchforum - A FREE forum for Cross Stitchers

I thought that I would start a new SAL thread just for this one.

Here is what the finished design looks like:


Details:
185 x 262 stitches (9 pages of pattern)
Stitched 1 over 1 on 25ct Blue Lugana
90 colours

I started stitching this on Friday night (I already had the fabric gridded) and as of this morning I had 3.41% finished (1655 of 48470 stitches).

Goodness you are really moving with this one!! I'll look forward to seeing it grow as it really is such a lovely design.

This is lovely how do you stitch so quickly

Great work hun, you are making great progress!

Wow! you are right in there and steaming ahead!
Fabulous progress already.

Wow what a speedy start! It took me a week to get this far with mine lol!! Well done

I think that it helps that there are large areas of just the one colour and that I took Monday off work (as a precaution, I knew I was going out partying and drinking Sunday night) and so spent most of yesterday stitching.

kimkat - I understand about the gridding but what are the long pink threads where you have started stitching - if you don't mind me asking.

PS. Fantastic progress - well done

Mel xxx

The long pink threads are actually the gridding I have removed from the area I have stitched already - I was finding that my stitching was slowing down when I was trying to stitch around it so have decided that I will remove it as I am going.

You've made a wonderful start with this!!!

I am excited.... don't know why ...I will watch this to see a daily progress report.

Wonderful start

Wow, that's a great start!

What a great start, it looks so neat too, and lovely colours!

Louise

Looking at the picture I wouldn't figure there were 90 colors in it? I think the one I got with 50 colors was bad. How long do you think it will take you?

Wow! You've made such a GREAT start!

Rose wrote:I am excited.... don't know why ...I will watch this to see a daily progress report.

Well you may not get another pic until next week (I have to bring my stitching to work to use the work camera) but I got another 700 stitches done last night (1.5%)

Pengwenn wrote:Looking at the picture I wouldn't figure there were 90 colors in it? I think the one I got with 50 colors was bad. How long do you think it will take you?

I'm not exactly sure how long it will take me - it's seem to be going really fast at the moment because I am not chopping and changing colours but that is because the majority of the sky seems to be just 3 colours (I stitched a row last night that was 88 stitches long! ) but that may change when I start the snowmen.

stdenny wrote:That pattern is loverly. May just have to add that to my wishlist. .

Unfortunately this artist has been retired - I was lucky enough to find the pattern on another online store just after she was retired but I'm not sure whether you would be able to get it now...

aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh