I’m a little late today posting this because I really wanted to have a finished Fox section. And it is finished so I can now move on to gridding for the Swans. 
That’s a big woohoo and yippee for me!! I’ll keep this short and sweet and link up to Kathy’s Slow Sunday Stitching and then get right into that gridding process.
Except that it isn’t Sunday, but Monday when I’m writing this. According to Kathy’s link party, I have 2 more hours in which I can link up, so it isn’t a total waste. I got so involved yesterday in my actual stitching that I didn’t get a moment to write about it. It is very exciting. The reindeer is done 
and on top of that I was on a roll, so I get the gridding done for the next section, which is the fox. And past that, I even got the flosses sorted and organized ...
A finish is in sight. Perhaps this week will see the reindeer stitchery finished. All that is left is the grass and snow under the reindeer and some more scattered snowflakes. 
So close...... Then I can start the gridding for the next creature that will live beside the reindeer. So many things to enjoy about these patterns... the cute little log cabin, the wonderful texture in the creature’s fur, the beautiful swooping antlers.....
I’ll link up to Kathy’s Slow Sunday Stitching and then perhaps put on the Olympics and do some more stitching.
My reindeer now has partial back legs. And the log cabin in the background has walls and a partial roof. 
This is so much fun to stitch, but I think I’ve said that before. Depending on how much stitching time I get, this could be done in the next couple of weeks. Certainly before the end of August. And then I can start on the one that goes beside this one on the fabric, which is The Fox and then beside that will be The Swans. The next set of three after those will go on a different linen ...
My reindeer now is on its way to having two full sets of legs, as most self respecting reindeers would agree is absolutely necessary. Maybe by next week the legs will be done, or at least the front hind leg. 
I still love it and enjoy working on it, which is a good thing. I’d hate to lose interest and end up having a cross stitch UFO pile start to add up. It’s bad enough having quilters attention deficit disorder without adding cross stitching to it.
Nothing much else to say at the moment, so I’ll link ...
read more My Reindeer is growing. He sprouted a full set of front legs this past week and his mid section is coming along nicely. 
I suspect there is a counting error in his mid section on the right hand side somewhere, but rather than rip it out I am going to try stitching over the mistakes with the correct colour. I think the correct one will be darker so I’m hoping in the overall scheme of things that the mistake won’t show. I’ll call it a design and shading choice if it does. I’ll know one way ...
read more This reindeer is such a pleasure to stitch. I’m so glad I gave in to the impulse and ordered the patterns and thread and fabrics. 
It’s going fairly quickly too, for a slow project that is. I like being able to see progress from one week to the next. And the new magnifying glasses are helping, both with seeing the stitches and with seeing the chart, a double bonus. I also have the chart available in a knitting app on my iPad where I can zoom in on the chart and see it better. Since it’s a ...
And I did order the increased magnification glasses which helps considerably when working on this ... I’m starting to be able to see the smaller thread count easier so the stitching on my Reindeer is going a bit easier. I think the bigger magnification glasses would help, so I am going to order some. In the meantime, the reindeer’s antlers and head are done and I’ve started on his neck. 
I haven’t much else to say today. It’s been so wet and stormy lately that there hasn’t been opportunities to do anything other than stay indoors and sew and stitch. I’ll link up to Kathy’s Slow Sunday Stitching ...
