Thursday, June 25, 2009

THE CRICKET COLLECTION "ALPHABET"

About 20 years ago I got this notion I wanted to cross stitch. There was no one in my family who did cross stitch, my Grandmother did knitting and sewing. So, what did I do...I walked into the local needle shop & started looking at the patterns. I tried to ask questions only to get a lady asking me did I know how to count and make an "x". That was as much information that this lady wanted to share with me. I decided that wasn't good enough for me as I kept asking questions. This lady finally decided I wasn't going to go away and she showed me cloth and how to get started cross stitching. I then picked out my first pattern and the color of cloth.

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.

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.

The Cricket Collection is one of my favorite designers and to my surprise this pattern is still available. I bought the Alphabet pattern about 20 years ago. I laugh about the price tag... $4.00. I haven't paid that price for a pattern since.
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:

Anonymous said...

I did this one too about 20 years ago!! It is one of my favorites! Caroline

Cross Stitch Woman said...

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.

Anonymous said...

Hi!
I love this pattern, can you give me, please?

Thank you so much!

carlabordalesa@gmail.com

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