It looked so simple on the box! Cross stitch [hmm]

I’m having trouble counting the squares on a bookmark cross stitch so I wish you luck ?

I saw those in aldi and decided not to bother! Good luck with that

Skill level 2 stars out of 3 Oh well, should keep me quiet a while. ( I may be gone for some time) lol

I saw those in that well known supermarket bikergran and thought how nice they looked. I was in 2 minds whether to pick one up but I've got dozens of unopened cross stitch kits that I could do with starting. I think once you've done the first panel, it will become much easier. Are there a lot of half stitches? If its a 14 count aida they shouldn't be too bad, but any finer and I'd struggle to see properly these days.

Chewbacca Not sure what count it is I seem to think the tiny version. I have managed on row of half stitch then realized I had missed some holes its gone back in the box lol, I think it may be on it's way to a charity shop very soon.

Next time I shall stick to smaller project.Didn't realize how much work needs to go into it.

But a nice little kit, they even included the stuffing.

"realize"

That's a shame bikergran, but if it's on smaller aida than a 14 hpi (holes per inch) I'd struggle now to see to do half x stitches without my magnifier and daylight lamp too. I've had several kits from that supermarket, the most recent being their needle felting kit to make a fox. The less said the better!

lol..

I think as soon as I saw it was '3D' I would have walked away but you are probably more skilled in cross stitch than I am.
Having said that it is very cute.
Let us know how you get on

If it’s counted cross stitch it’s a longer project. You could start with a printed cross stitch, where the pattern is already on the aida fabric.
I’m always attracted by the finished ‘picture’ and some can be painstaking work.

DanniRae it went back in the box within about 10 mins lol.Didn't realize how much work was involved, I shall try a smaller kit next time

I'm about to go on the site named after a famous river (no not the Nile) to look for a printed cross stitch picture to do for my baby grandson's wall. I did one years ago and it turned out ok but the eyes aren't what they used to be.......wish me luck!

Good Luck , and enjoy doing it. That’s the main thing. ?

If it makes you feel any better bikergran, when DIL was pregnant with GD, I bought a kit for a sampler of the alphabet for the nursery. Every letter had a little picture to represent each letter. I got to H and put it away in despair. When GS was on the way, I dug it out again and got to L. Which is where it still is. GD is 8 and GS is 4. And I've no idea where the sampler is!

It looks simple enough if a little daunting to start with, pick one panel,the easiest to start with, bind the edge of your fabric and run a running stick dividing into 4 so you get your centre and work from there out.

What is the finished item used for , it’s sweet

I bought this one years ago because it reminded me of DD.
I might try to do it for her 40th birthday! Occasionally I get it out and think 'oh, that's lovely', then it keeps getting put back in the box.

That’s a cute one Cally. Give it a go. ?

That looks a nice kit Callistemon, it looks to be about 14 hpi so shouldn't be too difficult to do half x stitches.
I nipped into a charity shop yesterday to look for a knitting pattern and noticed that their crafting section has a lot of half completed cross stitch kits and embroidery kits in stock! So we're not alone!

I’ve been doing a cross stitch for my granddaughters bedroom. Finding it hard on my eyes. Just bought a magnifying glass that hangs round my neck to see if it makes things easier. Trying out later so will report back.

it looks to be about 14 hpi so shouldn't be too difficult to do half x stitches.
That sounds like a foreign language to me!

Nanagem not really sure what the end product was, I did think I could make it into a doorstop. But seeing as though It's now back in the box, who knows lol.

I've just completed my first cross stitch project - my eldest GDs name, 5 letters, from a chart. I realised pretty soon that sewing the first letter without a magnifier thingy, together with a glass or two of wine in front of the tv is not a good idea. Off to Hobbycraft the following day. Trouble is the second GD has seen it, and wants one too.

Isn’t it funny how a subject comes up on GN just when you happened to have embarked on something? I have today been given a magazine and a small kit by a kind neighbour to try to interest myself in something other than cleaning and my iPad!

I’m going to go to a sewing shop to get the stuff. I have no idea what an aida is, or half stitches! Do I have to bone up on all this first?

Luckylegs maybe have a google/youtube beginners cross stitch.

I'm going to have another go but something smaller.

I once made a little fisherman and a cat holding a mouse.I will look out for it, I found them in my mums photo album, I had forgotten I had made them many years ago.