After waiting weeks and weeks for the Snowflake Sampler to begin, it's finally started and I have one block finished!! It's my first time using Aurifil Cotton Floss, and it's felt great so far. I'm using a variety of variegated floss paired with #8 white perle cotton, and I've found my size 5 Bohin Embroidery Needles are perfect for this task.
So this is chicken scratch embroidery. The base of X-stitches felt oh-so-familiar; and the weaving with the floss, new and exciting (you know, for handwork). I did make a tiny little goof, as I got so in the groove with the weaving that I didn't leave the center four squares open for the orange weaving per the pattern instruction. Oh well, I added my own little detail and I'm happy enough with the result. The X and O Star block measures 11" square, and I've got one more block assignment yet this month, so I expect I'll be back before long to share it too. I was just too excited to wait!
