Cross-Stitching

Have I ever told you that I cross-stitch sometimes?

Well, I do. I've made a kitty-cat, puppy-dog, Ariel, and Cinderella. I've also made something that was for Mother's Day a couple years back as well as a map I drew out myself.

And a few years ago at a sale going on in my area to raise money for something, I picked up a pattern that showed two wolves out among a snowy forest howling at the moon.

It's a pretty complicated pattern, although there's really no reason why I shouldn't have finished it yet.

And yet, here it sits on my desk, only one wolf finished and parts of the background around him, plus a few trees next to him.

I still have another (bigger) wolf to finish, plus most of the rest of the background.

Honestly, I probably would have more done by now, but lately when I've worked on it this summer, my thread keeps breaking. How on earth am I supposed to sew with broken thread pieces half hanging from my needle and half stuck in the material?

At the very least, I'm sure you can imagine it's frustrating. I'm also worried that if it keeps breaking, I won't have enough thread to finish the pattern when I finally do make it towards the end.

Grrr.

Well, I guess I'll probably keep working at it off and on over a few more months/years/decades. Maybe one day I really will finish it.

See you!