So I started on the Epic Pokemon Cross Stitch for the generation one Pokemon a couple of days ago. It is going so slowly. There are so many different colours for just one Pokemon that it's hard getting just one done a day so far. Also I have been feeling a little under the weather.
So I started by counting out and basting a border around the cross stitch. I counted 5 squares every baste. I left room of about 5-10 squares between the border and where I was going to start to stitch. So the pattern in 256 Stitches across and 450 Stitches high. I am using 18 count Aida cloth. I really need one of those scroll frames to attach my cloth to. It would make it so much easier to stitch. All I have right now is a hoop and I hate how it leaves a dent in the fabric. Of course I iron it out when I am finished but I can always still see some dents where the hoop was. Normally the things I have stitched have been inside the hoop or just went over but this is the first really huge cross stitch I have done in a very long time.
I have most of Bulbasaur done except for some little colours and I started on Ivysaur and have a bit of the green for Metapod in there. That was about 2 days of work. Of course this week has been a little busy and the first day I didn't actually start until around 6pm and the second day I had my landlord come over for some electrical issues we were having.
Sadly I didn't get any work done today. It was gorgeous out today except for being really windy but I went to the movies with my mother in law and my fiancees brothers girlfriend. We just went to see Kung Fu Panda 3. It was super cute. Also, my wrist has been aching so bad today. I think there is a storm coming. It really sucks trying to stitch and having your wrist hurt so badly. Nothing really gets done that way. My fiancee has had a cold too and I've been feeling a little unwell, I hope I'm not catching it too. My wrist is even killing me right now writing this so I don't think I can get any stitching done today. I think I'm going to eat a big supper and rest and hope I feel better in the morning.
So here's what I have done so far on the Pokemon Cross Stitch:
I am unsure right now if I want to add it to my store to sell or if it's just going to be a one and done kind of thing. I definitely have more fabric so I could make a second one, but I think this one is going to take around 150 days at least to finish. So like 4 months. I'll give myself around 6 months to finish it around other projects I will be doing and other things I will have to stitch when people buy them. That's a long time to stitch something and it's driving me crazy already. Of course I do feel guilty when I don't stitch something a day. I hate those days when nothing creative gets done.
Well that's all for now. My head just started to ache and I think I may be coming down with that stupid cold my fiancee has :( Damn Him!!! I will get my revenge on him! I hate being sick.
Thanks for reading!
XOXO
Tara
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