The Celtic Cross Counted Cross Stitch - Part 6

It's slow going with two weeks left...

The progress looks more impressive than it is.

I figure if I can finish both arms, the center part, and some of the top by Friday, then I'm in good shape.

The Celtic Cross Counted Cross Stitch - Part 5

After nearly six months, I'm back to work on this project.

This is what it looked like last October:

The left arm was over by one to the right and I didn't know where the mistake was. My near panic attack made me put the cross stitch down for six months.

But now I'm back! I found the mistake, removed most of the left arm and restitched everything.

I'll put the end date as... April 25? Two and a half weeks seems reasonable.

The Cypher Cross Stitch - Master Post

The Cypher Cross Stitch Master Post

The Cypher Cross Stitch Part 1 - March 1, 2014

The Cypher Cross Stitch Part 2 - March 2, 2014

The Cypher Cross Stitch Part 3 - March 4, 2014

The Cypher Cross Stitch Part 4 - March 10, 2014

The Cypher Cross Stitch Part 5 - March 11, 2014

The Cypher Cross Stitch Part 6 - March 12, 2014

The Cypher Cross Stitch Part 7 - March 15, 2014

The Cypher Cross Stitch Part 8 - March 17, 2014

The Cypher Cross Stitch Part 9 - March 20, 2014

The Cypher Cross Stitch Part 10 - March 24, 2014

The Cypher Cross Stitch Part 11 - March 26, 2014

The Cypher Cross Stitch - Part 11

Hark upon the gale, y'all.

This project was finished last night on Tuesday March 25, 2014, one day ahead of schedule. Of course, I originally thought I would finish this by March 8 - over two and a half weeks ago!

I still need to iron and frame it but that's not going to happen until May. As far as I'm concerned, the cross stitch is finished.

I'm taking the rest of the month off before restarting on the Celtic Cross Stitch.

The Cypher Cross Stitch - Part 10

~William and Mary, loved of old~

As of Saturday March 23, 'William' is finished! That leaves only the royal crown to complete before Wednesday. I got this.

The Cypher Cross Stitch - Part 9

"William" is half done and I'm over 3/4 finished.

Those top loops are difficult.

I hope to have the rest of the 'W' done by Sunday. 

The Cypher Cross Stitch - Part 8

BOOYAH. 'Mary" is complete as of 11:55 Sunday night. I made my deadline with minutes to spare.

Look how nice and symmetrical that is. It actually looks like the cypher.

The Cypher Cross Stitch - Part 7

Definite progress: the left side of "Mary" is done.

By Friday morning it looked like this:

And later that afternoon:

My goal is to have the right side of the "M" done by Sunday evening. 

The Cypher Cross Stitch - Part 6

Halfway there! I am conveniently ignoring the crown at the top until suddenly I can't.

It's starting to look like the actual cypher! This only took about a week and a half. Maybe? My new deadline is March 26th. That shouldn't be so hard, right? Right?

The Cypher Cross Stitch - Part 5

Almost half way done - I think there's only an hour and a half left to do on the bottom half.

I'm not sure why it looks crooked, even though the dimensions are correct. It's not just the frame.

I need to take better pictures - these shadows are annoying.