Sunday 8 April 2012

Snow Leopard -- Finally a start

Sorry about the picture, don't know why it is sideways, but that sums things up on how things are going.  Most people worry about finishing a HAED -- Heck, I haven't been able to start mine, but the third time proved to be a charm;  I had all my colors, and my fabric, but had to wait one month to get my chart.  Then I found out that I absolutely hate 22 count hardanger, so found some 25 count fabric, cut it and started to stitch;  I just can't get the knack of one over one, and I was frogging 3 stitches for every 1 stitch I did -- I know that doesn't seem possible, but I am sure that is what happened.  So I ordered new 28 count fabric in a size to stitch 2 over 2; the fabric arrived Friday evening, and I started stitching yesterday.  I laugh at the post about getting tired of purple -- know the feeling as mine is all black (except for 11 stitches) so far.  It is certainly a larger size that I wanted but since it is (only?) 300 x 223, it is not unmanageable.

Edie S

6 comments:

  1. Great start Edie! I love this chart, it is going to look so lovely when it is completed.

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  2. Aww, sorry you had so much trouble getting started. Here's hoping that the rest of your work on this chart is trouble-free :) You've gotten a lot done in the short time you've been working and it's looking great!

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  3. off you go now:-) seems you had all the problems before starting, so everything will run smoothly now!

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  4. I say it is a fabulous start! They say that any project that has many problems in the planning, has few in the execution. I hope this is true in your case. Good Luck!

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  5. The snow leopard is going to be lovely. Cannot wait to see it.

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  6. Great start and it's going to turn out beautiful! At least you were able to finally get the fabric you wanted and started it. I think getting everything I needed and getting started was the hardest part. lol Looking forward to more updates!

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