Pretty Colours!

Recently I have been working on and from my own patterns but this Sunday I was browsing Pinterest and discovered a pattern that really caught my eye. The lovely use of colour and symmetry really drew me to it. I’ve got a a bit of an obsession with symmetry and balance in my work, the pattern I found really fed that obsession and made me realise I need to use this more in my own work so maybe I will be happier with the outcomes.

So obviously I instantly bought it, spending money online really doesn’t feel real until you look at your bank account. I headed out to town with the intention of buying 18 count black adia but came home with 14 count cream adia, the availability of cross stitching supplies in Doncaster on a Sunday morning is sadly very limited but I was too keen to get stated to wait for anything online to be delivered. Luckily I already have quite a large variety of threads.

This is my progress so far, 3 days in. Such lovely colours! I’ve sort of put everything else on hold for the time being, my poor xbox is feeling neglected, but I’m really enjoying making this so far.

At the minute it’s looking very floral and not really my style at all but once more is done it will make more sense. I will add another picture once it is finished, which shouldn’t take too long if I carry on at this rate. It’s been a while since I’ve been this excited by a project, I’m already planning where to put it once it’s framed!

Thanks for reading, I’d love to know what projects other people are working on 🙂