It’s been very slow stitching week at my house… very, very slow! One would think that a basic shape like the double doors of the spring “house” would be one of the easiest bits of the entire project.
Ha… it might be if the stitcher could count correctly! (and gentle readers… that is a big IF!)
Somehow…I am off a half a thread on the right side of the door… which carried on to the next row in… for a few “rounds.” I did not notice this until I came back to cross the “x”
This bothered me for about an hour as I set the stitching down to contemplate my inability to count over two-threads! I crossed a few “x’s” and then sat the stitching back down. When I returned the next day I could not easily discern that half the “x” was just a thread off… so I tucked into “done is better than perfect” and stitched on.
I also might have imagined Vivi holding this piece… as she gallops away on her horse. Yeah… no one will ever notice! I stitch on!
Vera is always sharing such fun photos of the doe with her two fawns in her yard. Vera is wise to carry her phone with her … as you have read above… I am not so wise. Last Thursday morning… in the torrential downpour… I took Frankie out against his wishes (he does not mind the rain, but a torrential downpour… not so much.) We surprised a fawn who was hiding in the shrubs. No, I did not have my camera… but the poor thing tried to move away through the thicket of bushes so we exited the back yard to wait out the rain so Frankie could conclude his “business.” Later that morning… again without my camera… we “surprised” the doe as she came to collect her fawn. I am not sure who was more surprised… her or Frankie! Ha! The fawn was still covered with spots and quite adorable!
Perhaps I need to get myself some pjs with pockets so I have my phone with me!
Happy Tuesday everyone! (Also… for all the Word Peep’s… next Monday, August 25th is our update day!)
Well, I sure know that feeling of being unable to count! And you’re correct – done is so much better than perfect! Perfection is so over-rated! Our fawns are growing steadily. They are still spotted and it is so funny to watch them attempting to nurse while their Mom is feasting on fallen apples. I’ve actually seen her nudge one away with her leg/hoof! (And no, no camera at the ready that time.)
I’m not making any judgements on counting; there are times when I can hardly count stitches. There are also times when I count three times and get three different numbers. I think you are wise to say done is better than perfect and keep stitching. I do love those windows (especially the half-round) and hope the door doesn’t give you any more trouble. We have three fawns that routinely come to our yard but I don’t try to take photos; I just enjoy watching them eat honeysuckle.
This is exactly why I stopped doing cross stitch . . . because I never seem able to count! (My mind . . . it wanders . . . )
Counting always seems to be a special challenge, doesn’t it? I, for one, cannot tell there was an error there, so as long as you can live with it, I highly doubt anyone will notice.
I hope that sweet fawn wasn’t too traumatized! I can imagine its mother gave it quite a talking-to for wandering off on its own.
I am assuming you are stitching on linen and I did that for one small project and went mad over trying to ‘see’ what I was stitching. Now I stick with aida cloth….I know it’s just what I have to do in order to enjoy the stitching.
I think done is better than perfect is the right attitude for stitching on linen. The piece looks lovely and no one will ever notice.