Can it be done? Can I make it? I’m so worried, what will happen if I fail? Will people laugh at me?
My stocking in progress
Nah, I’m not that worried, and I think people laugh at me anyways. Though I am starting to feel the time crunch, I really want to finish this Christmas stocking for this year. I always forget how long cross-stitch takes, though it is turning out better than I expected. Kudos Dimensions (a popular needlework company), they’ve done a really great job with this pattern.
Certain colors use more threads which gives dimension to the piece. I also love the amount of shading, the white snow pops but not too much. I also love how the birds use the cross-stitch while almost everything else uses the half-stitch. While my last project was impressive enough, it didn’t have as much dimension as this one does. The entire bottom row of snow took me about 7 hours yesterday, which includes distractions, but still. That’s a long time!
Anyways, what is distracting me from completing this project in time for Christmas is knitting! Yep, I am hooked. Literally! Bwaahaha!
This is called the Lazy River pattern
Whoever created this pattern called it the “lazy river” because it was so easy to do, however I find that it requires my attention almost as much as cross-stitch! I love how it looks and I used a “shimmer” yarn so it will be an awesome Christmas gift for a certain someone!
The "one row scarf" pattern
This is considered bulky yarn, and I love it! I love how soft it is to work with, how thick the scarf feels, and how quickly I can knit with it. This scarf is also a Christmas gift for a certain someone and I cannot wait until I finish it!
What crafts are you all into lately? Share it in the comments!
First snow of the season!
