Cross Stitch Fish!

[lilacamy931]

I love cross stitch, knitting, sewing, crochetting, designing, drawing, etc. Name an art or textile form and I absolutely love it (did a degree at uni in Textile Art, it was great). One guitly pleasure I have always had is cross stitch though, started them from about the age of 6 and my gran used to give me new ones and because they were and are so expensive it was pure luxury. My problem is though as I have grown I have got larger and more intricate and expensive ones myself and then will sit solidly in every waking spare moment doing it till when it is finished I swear I will never do one again (give it a year or two though and I crave, again).

Anyways the last one I did was an enchantress in a forest (google it really yummy one) and before that a maiden and unicorn. I have always loved marine underwater scapes with fish but it never really crossed my mind there were kits of them and so now I have found and ordered one Cant wait for it to arrive the colours are lush and Im sure in 4 months time I will swear never to do one again

Do you like cross stitches and get this excited? I really can't help myself!

 

[Haych]

i love to cross stitch, but it has been a VERY long time since I did anything, as I need hours to sit and relax, but with having two children now I dont get chance. (what with kids in day, at night tidying after kids, washing etc)

 

[lilacamy931]

Awe Haych you should get one even for just half an hours peace

 

[Harlequins]

I love to cross stitch,but i must admit since i've had tropical fish (since april) cross stitch has somewhat been non runner

Here's my albums of stitching if anyone wants a peek

cross stitch album 1

cross stitch album 2

 

[aly_starh]

I love to cross stitch,but i must admit since i've had tropical fish (since april) cross stitch has somewhat been non runner

Here's my albums of stitching if anyone whats a peek

cross stitch album 1

cross stitch album 2

They are brilliant..!

TBH, i did attempt to cross-stitch,but couldnt fine any easy instructions or patterns.

 

[Aquatic Passion]

Very interesting.

 

[lilacamy931]

Wow Harlequins There are some real gorgoeus ones there! I will have to photograph mine and get them up (excuse the grubbiness!) They do take some getting used to betta_246, but will say this if my man can do 10 stitches in total then think most people could! I specially bought him a mini magazine one and havent seen it since...where did that get too...

 

[Harlequins]

Thanks

I feel an itching to do some stitching now ,i did promise my niece that i would do a birth cushion for her little boy,well he's 1 now and she's just had a little girl...

I started my sis in law on cross stitch many moons ago...

I would love to see pics Amy

 

[lilacamy931]

Get stitching! LOL, it really is an itch isnt it?! Aw that would be great, I have done some knitted things for my nieces and nephews and my sister will keep them as keepsakes for when their older, its a nice thing (as long as find the time )

Brilliant, you are spreading the wonders LOL

 

[lilacamy931]

Finally got round to the pics after retrieving my camera from the blooming cats
This was one I found the otehr day and so started while waiting for the fishy one, only couple of days work:

here is the one that Im waaaay excited to start:

And some I have done in the past

 

[aly_starh]

WOW!
they are brilliant Amy!! well done !

 

[Harlequins]

Wow they're stunning amy,well done

That fishy one will look fab,you will have to put pics up has you go along so we can watch how it progresses

Well you must've kick started me in stitching again ,i rummaged around and found the chart of hephalump i was going to do for my niece's little boy,so here hopefully comes a birth cushion

 

[Knox213]

And i thought my nane was good


Very good!

 

[lilacamy931]

LOL thanks guys! Aw a hephalump! LOVE THEM, sure hope you do yours now Post pics up too!!! Lets see how much of this one I do before I get fed up

 

[Knox213]

Me Do Cross Stitchs? No Chanch When i go to my names i'll take apicture of a couple of hers and brag at how i made them