Cross stitch: 2025 Nutcracker – an update

February 2026

I almost finished 3 rows. I finished the stitching but I need to add the beads in. There is beads in the last row of the 3rd row and I don’t plan to do those. I like how it looks when I do all the stitching and then finish it off with the beading. I feel like the beads then sit on top of the stitching rather than getting mixed in.

I am still enjoying the row by row at a time stitching on this project and I love how much I’m progressing on it.

Here’s where I was the last time I reported on this.

January 2026
December 2025

What it will be when it grows up…

Started November 19, 2025

Important info:

Fabric: 28 count Lugana “Whisper”

Floss: Called for DMC

2×2

Previous posts:

New start

Update – 2nd row

Keep on stitching,

Melanie

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