Anyone Into Cross Stitching?

peppermint

Hi everyone,

Been reading this thread for a while, some of the projects you've done are amazing.

I've been doing cross-stitch since i was at school - 23 now. But sadly i never get much time to do it. maybe 1/2 an hour a day, less when i was at Uni.

I have an egyptian person that i started when i was 18 - still haven't finished it! but i'm getting on with it now, took me 2 days to sellotape the chart back together because it had fallen to bits. And theres still some more smaller projects lurking in my cupboard. Managed to make cross-stitch christmas cards last year and want to do them again this year.

I also want to knit a babys hat in time for november for my friends first baby. I'm terrible at knitting so my mum will have to teach me again (for about the 5th time).

Does anyone use computer programs to make their own designs? I am tempted to try something like this when i've finished the current ones.

soblivion

peppermint, I found this free thing http://www.microrevolt.org/knitPro/ a long while back, don't know if it will be useful to you? It says for cross stitch knitting and crochet.

Misty_Blue

peppermint wrote: »

I have an egyptian person that i started when i was 18 - still haven't finished it!

This carousel horse had been in my stitching box untouched for about 5 years! I keep getting sidetracked with other projects but I will get back around to working on it soon.

rainmac

MistyBlue, that is gorgeous, if you get it finished you could framed it and give as an Xmas pressie

Misty_Blue

Thanks, rainmac. Unfortunately, the finished version looks like this:



so I think this Christmas might be on the optimistic side!

Siren137

WOW!
That is an amazing cross stitch! Really beautiful, no wonder it doesn't look good for this Xmas though hehe.

melissa75_2

That's really pretty Misty Blue. I dread to think how many unfinished ones I have stored around here, and there's even more finished ones that I have never had framed.

Bella79

hiya

No crochet isnt hard just takes a bit of getting used to i learned myself in 2 days and im now doing a blanket for a baby due , infact ive got 2 blankets on the go and it grows very very quickly so no time to get imapaitent have a look on utube theres some great videos on there

shezmit

has anyone got a little bit of DMC 535 please as i just got a cover kit and ran out of this colour and i haven't got any,

i am willing to refund postage costs

shelley

MRSMCAWBER

Hi shelley

I have some spare 535 ..it is dark grey isn't it?..just thought id better check...
pm me and i can get some to you