Varigated thread

 always looks so pretty, always tempts me and yet often I have no idea what to do with it, there was a time that the result would be embroidered knots.

However, at the time I bought the knot work tree  I also bought a sampler. The pattern is set for completion in a single colour.

I thought that it might fit in the top of my new box.  The design is 300 by 300. An although the box is not exactly square it feels right.

So I am stitching  one over one on linen. Starting in the left bottom corner.

Update to the finish CLICK HERE and ohps, the measuring issue of mine strikes again. The shorteds edge og the box is 25cm...the shortest edge of the cross stitch is 25cm. Ah. back to the drawing board!