Spring House (WIP)

Well, after stitching for several hours yesterday while watching "Anne of Avonlea," I think I'm about 60-70% finished with the Bent Creek "Spring House" kit.


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The colors are a little more vibrant in person. I still need to finish a few more flowers and do the bees. But the house is really cute.

The pearl (perle?) cottons are not hard to work with, but they are thicker and heavier than regular floss. I'm trying very hard not to make any mistakes because the kit didn't come with any extra (in fact, two of the colors ran out just as I finished the last stitch) and the pearl cottons don't do well if you have to rip them out. Even with all my effort, I've made a couple of mistakes but rather than rip them out I decided to adapt the design a little. I think it looks all right.

Today is Monday, and one group I'm in (New England Cross Stitchers) celebrates move-it-out Monday. This is a day when you put down whatever you're stitching on in your rotation and pick up a UFO (unfinished object) and make some progress. I think I could actually finish my asparagus towel with just a little more work (maybe an hour or two), so this evening I plan to get down to business on that. I'll post a picture when I finish.