this is the cross stitch update. weee!!

i had a fabulous time with Kathy on Saturday and she gave me all the basics and watched me for a few hours to make sure i didn't screw it up majorly.

the deets? i can count. i can thread needles repeatedly (although it is the bain of my existence). i'm not a lost cause. i learned that you don't count in from the edge of the cloth for every stitch (that you work off the middle and whatever you did last). i can start and finish a thread. i understand what all of the little symbols mean. i can actually see a picture taking shape in the cloth. i learned it's all about relativity.

i'm finding it nice and relaxing. it's good to try something different crafty-wise. right now it's definitely not all about the crochet for me. i like how this offers something different.

when i finish this one i might just run out and buy another pattern. this one stays in the ring they provide and i think i like that. in the end i might be too cheap for cross stitch. i could handle paying for the pattern...but i don't know about the whole framing aspect. :P framing is expensive. at micheals they had this little one on clearance (& i'm wishing i'd picked it up when i was there) that sat inside a frame (that was provided in the kit. there was also pillow case cross stitch which looked intriguing because i am always all about the practicality of crafts.