A small Christmas finish!

Design:  Cross Eyed Cricket "Wreath" 

Link:  No link, a free handout from 2000

Started: Saturday, November 2, 2024@ 1614

Finished: Wednesday, November 6, 2024@ 1341

Fabric: Brittney 28 count in color "Bone"

Fibers: Old Willow Stitchery "Solitude Green", GAST "Dried Thyme", Rainbow Gallery "Very Velvet" in V231 and SJ Designs Glass Beads size 11/0 #154 "Sweet Cream"

Notes: I started this and was half way done when I realized I was off and the wreath would not meet correctly.   I could not figure out where I went wrong and I pulled it all out and gridded the fabric.  I was a quarter done and realized I was not going to have enough of the Old Willow floss.  So I started looking thru my floss and found a GAST color that was virtually the same so I started toggling between the 2 so it would appear to be the same color.  That was successful as now I can't tell you which is which.  I loved the Very Velvet's texture and look, but crossing my stitches made the bow look bad.  So I decided to give couching a try.  I had never couched in 40 years of stitching but I am really pleased with how it looks. The beads show up with a green cast but they aren't they are a yellow/white color.  I am not sure how to finish or if I will ever fully finish this.  I really like it. 24 years ago I picked up the free handout at Just Needlin' which is no longer in business, unfortunately.