I was sure I would be punished for this, but I took an hour out of my workday (or perhaps a little more) the other day to do some cross-stitch. I haven’t done cross-stitch, except as part of a general embroidery project, in a long time. I wanted something small, but fortunately I have a good library of patterns for small images. I ended up with a design modified from one in 2001 Cross Stitch Designs by Better Homes & Gardens.
When I say small, I mean small. I discovered as soon as I started to stitch that I had made some tactical oversights – in particular, stitching over one strand on 28-count Monaco does not allow for half stitches. However, I made some alterations and omissions on the fly and came up with what I think is rather a nice finished product.
