My first pattern was THE CRICKET COLLECTION "ALPHABET". I look back and ask myself "what was I thinking ?" I started with such a large pattern and having never cross stitched in my life ... I must have been crazy.
I got started on the "Alphabet" and fell in love with all the letters and their characters. I used a dark tan cloth and I took this cross stitch project everywhere I went so I could sit and cross stitch.
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In the meantime, I started an advertising business and was so busy there wasn't much personal time and I put all of my cross stitch in my closet. I had nine letters left to finish. As life changed for me...I decided I wanted to do something on those long winter nights. I actually decided I wanted to do rug hooking. I tried to find classes on rug hooking with no luck. Just so happens I opened my closet door and there was all this cross stitch project in my basket starring me in the face. I thought to myself "oh my" and I took my basket out, sat down and thought "where do I begin". I studied this pattern and I picked up where I left off and I finished this "Alphabet" in about two months. So to this day I call this project my "beginning". I went from the "Alphabet" to many other cross stitch patterns and have never looked back. And by the way...I did find a rug hooking class, that is another story another day. I enjoy rug hooking but my first love is "cross stitching". Now, to my embarassment, I haven't framed my completed "Alphabet". Yes, that is on my "bucket list". However, I am very proud of this super large pattern that I finished.
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I would recommend the Alphabet pattern to anyone as each letter can be stitched by itself and also you can stitch words or names. I am thinking there is a Christmas Alphabet pattern by The Cricket Collection. I think, hope I am not confused with another designer.
Check back as I will be posting a picture of THE CRICKET COLLECTION "ALPHABET".
Happy Stitching !!
Cross Stitch Woman
3 comments:
I did this one too about 20 years ago!! It is one of my favorites! Caroline
Caroline...
Thank you for commenting.
It was first cross stitch pattern and I love this pattern too. Each alphabet keeps you going wanting to finish to start the next one.
Hi!
I love this pattern, can you give me, please?
Thank you so much!
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