I can see that. The planetoid looking thing is the ball you roll all the things up with in the game.
Totoro was too big to bring so I grabbed the little katamari damacy kit my kids got me for Christmas. It was a normal pattern but at the last second I came up with the joke and had to use it. (for those not familiar with the game you play as a prince)
Probably close to half done with this color of rain. It's... something. I definitely have to convince myself a little more to work on it.
I will admit to some obsessive planning. Doing the bushes was a challenge.
Since it's not actually Wednesday (and because I wanted to document it somehow) you get a picture of the back. I'm done with everything but the rain. And I fully expect that to make the back look ... different. So here you go. 😅
That was Not Fun. Mostly because in order to really see it against the black cloth I had to use two strands of black instead of the usual one. But thank you!
Thanks! Yeah I'm pretty pleased with how it's turning out. I've definitely had a couple moments of frustration and doing something this big has been a bit of a challenge but it's satisfying to see.
Finishing up the tree before the rain rain rain falls down down down. Getting close...
<insert Zelda treasure chest sound here>
If you're in the states hit up a Michaels or a Joannes (or whatever your local craft store is). They'll have some little starter kits that should include all of the things you'll need to finish the pattern as well as a pattern you'll hopefully find interesting.
This is mostly for MrJameGumb because I think you mentioned having this pattern and contemplating doing it on black as well. The sign back stitching. The back stitching... If I'd been able to do it with a single thread I think it would have looked much cleaner. But I needed two to get any visibility. I actually kind of like the top two rows of kanji. That third row... It was not great. Too much in too little space. But that's all of the back stitching. I have realized a danger I'm going to encounter with all of the rain. It's going to be hard to tie off in the open. Hopefully I can figure something out. At any rate onwards and upwards.
I could see a metallic being pretty nice. Interesting to try out anyway.
That's a Howler of a title. Looks great though. Really like the colors.
This looks great. Pretty sure I'd completely lose my place. I do blocks of half stitches but always go back across when I hit a spot that makes sense to me.
Thanks so much. I did a project way back then too! I got back into it last year and have been having a lot of fun with it.
Still around. Still stitching. The back stitching on this will kill me. Ended up using 2 threads of black as it just wasn't showing up with one and I couldn't settle on an alternate color that made sense/also displayed. You can see one of the colors I tried where I did the stitching for her arms. Or can you? (dun dun dun) Also dark green on black is not fun. BUT! Progress. And I do think it looks good.
Got the light kit installed this afternoon. My daughter and I had a fun time with this set. The light kit really makes it pop.
The right side (barring rain) is done. On to the left. Trying to decide how to handle it. At the moment I think I'm going to take it in three chunks. The boy to the right of the girls, the girls, the bit to the left. We'll see if that's actually what happens.
Took us a little over a month. The light kit install was kind of a bear but so worth it. It plays the old cartoon theme song along with several other sound effects.
Finally finished the build and kit install. I think it took us about a month and a week or two. It's amazing. The sound and lighting effects are amazing.
