This is yet another lovely Dimensions kit, needlepoint this time, not counted cross stitch. As much as I love this picture I still think it would look a lot better in cross stitch. You can’t tell very well from this picture, but the bottom corners are actually flowers and fairly colorful, with reds and oranges and yellows. The whole thing is still very dark overall, and I would have liked to see more work with the moonlight on the shore and not just the ocean. The ocean and sky came out very nice, but the color scheme is fairly simplistic. Overall this kit had about 10-15 colors, no blending. It’s a good starter project if you’re looking for something to introduce you to the world of needle-art, but I wouldn’t recommend it to someone who knows what they’re doing and looking for a fun project to take up a few months. The trees are almost all black, that was one of my biggest pet peeves about this project, they have a little grey and dark green, but overall they’re entirely black…I would have liked to see more shading diversity than what’s giving in the project.
Again, there are ways you could jazz this up if you like the patter but want to bring it to the next level. Try a shimmer filament with the water or moon, or take a risk and try to vary the shades in the plant life on the edges if you’re brave and have some extra yarn lying around. Just remember this is needlepoint, so you’ll need yarn, a larger needle, and it might be harder to work in some of the finer details without things getting lost in a thicker strand.
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