Here is another counted cross stitch item I have been working on for a number of years. I moved along with it at a quick pace, then I got to the backstitch portion and came to a screeching halt. The reason for the halt, the backstitch instructions were not laid out very well and when the counted cross stitch aficionados I spoke with couldn't figure it out either I said "I'll just wing it.".
The design is titled "Under the Oaks" by Barbara and Cheryl. Once again, it is a scene from Charleston, SC.
There is nothing more invigorating for me than spending a week in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. The Live Oak trees dripping with Spanish Moss, the graceful egrets busy catching their meals at low tide, oh, how I could go on and on about what makes this area so special. Charleston has been known as the "most polite and hospitable city in America" and from my lastest experience it should still hold that title. Even though I don't have plans to visit Charleston in the near future I know I can get my "Lowcountry fix" any time I want with a just three hour drive.
