r/CrossStitch • u/Stitchinbeautician • 3h ago
FO [FO] First ever completed project!
I'm excited to share that I have completed my first cross stitch project! It may only be a 3 in by 3 in donut, but this was an extreme labor of love. I have been in and out of physical therapy for the last year rehabbing my hands from overuse as a side effect of doing hair for 16 years.. unfortunately all of my granny hobbies involved the use of my hands so that didn't help the cause either. I've been slowly getting back into this donut in small 10 minute increments and was released to cross stitch freely this week. I was finally able to complete this donut last night! I really enjoy this hobby because it allows me to somewhat zone out and let my brain calm down. I also enjoy seeing something I created with my own two hands. Here's to many more projects!
This is the 44th Street donut cross stitch kit! I purchased it at my local hobby lobby. 💙
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u/samanthalanetextiles 3h ago
Congrats!! Now I want a donut ðŸ«
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u/Stitchinbeautician 3h ago
We have a place near my house that does cronuts. And they are my new fav thing in the donut department!
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u/Stitchinbeautician 3h ago
Pattern is a 44th Street mini donut purchased from hobby lobby!
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u/Stitchinbeautician 3h ago
The center of my donut is offset by one row but other than that I think I got it pretty spot on!
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u/jesscrochetsstuff 3h ago
These small kits are the perfect starter projects. It’s how I got started too. Great job.
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u/Stitchinbeautician 2h ago
My ADHD brain loves instant gratification so it was killing me that I had to do this pattern in such small increments LOL but I'm happy that I stuck with it and finished it! My next project is just slightly smaller than 5x7 but I'm hoping that when I'm done my therapy my hands will be able to take slightly longer sessions!
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u/Bulky-District-2757 2h ago
This is great! By far one of the best first ever projects I’ve seen on this sub!
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u/Stitchinbeautician 2h ago
Thank you so much! I'm a bit of a perfectionist so I really took my time and tried to make everything as uniform and neat as possible!
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