After finishing sweaters for both kids I was feeling like doing something besides knitting for a little while. So I decided to take a look at some unfinished cross-stitch projects. I had given them up a while ago because I needed a better light and possibly a magnifier to finish them. About a year ago I got an OTT-LITE and I have reading glasses — not needed for reading but good for fine stitching — so I decided to pick one of the projects back up.
This band sampler pattern is by The Drawn Thread and is called Wildflower Garden. I have three other garden patterns too — Alpine, Prairie, and Cloister. I stitched Woodland Walk for my sister-in-law years ago and really liked the style. Their patterns contain a lot of cross-stitch but also a number of other stitches like eyelets, smyrna crosses, and lazy daisies. It makes for a fun stitch, which is a good thing since it’s done over two threads on 32 count belfast linen. For a little perspective on what that means:
Small, huh?
oh my tedious! but lovely. better you than me, i think.
that’s amazing!
Oh my, I’d need a HUGE magnifying glass to make something that tiny! They are lovely though.
It’s looking so beautiful. and tiny! my eyes are tired just thinking about it… good luck!
wow. that is minute. and it is going to be lovely. like melissa f. said, better you than me.