I’m hoping to get a new lamp & magnifier combo this holiday season to help my eyes out when I’m working on detailed pieces, but in the meantime, I’ve managed to squint my way through this little cross stitch. Completed on 14ct aida, it came in a World of Cross Stitching magazine that I got a number of years ago. Remember how magazines used to come with little CD inserts or perfume samples? Well, the cross stitching version of those magazines still comes with those little packages.
The instructions said this was a 5 hour piece (approximate) but I’m pretty sure it took me almost 10 hours to complete it. I (of course) finished the side with the cat, first, then moved on to the other side. It has been a number of years since I did any cross stitch, but I remembered how much I enjoy it, especially when I have a good audio book to listen to. Here’s hoping I get a lot more stitching done in the future.