Dimensions Whimsical Counted Cross Stitch Kit Santa's Truck Stocking - 16"(1 Pc.) - Christmas Stocking, DIY Gift for Loved Ones, Ideal for Festive...

When my oldest son was born, we were buried in medical debt due to a needed surgery. The first Christmas was difficult. I decorated a stocking with fabric that was a winter scene. Over the following years, we had 2 more children and I bought stocking kits for my 2 new children. I always intended to make a new stocking for my oldest son that was better quality. My son is now 36 and last fall he asked if he could have his Christmas stocking. I pulled it out and realized what a sad state it was in. So I ordered this kit. The red truck was a perfect choice for my mechanic son. I cross stitched day and night (literally) to try to get that stocking done. At one point I was cross stitching at 2 am and did some back stitching in my sleep. lol The family decided it added nice character to the piece. lol At any rate, this is a very nice quality kit. The colors are beautiful. There is a lot of contrast due to the fact that there are so many different colors of thread. The level of difficulty was a bit advanced, but it added to the beauty of the finished project. I highly recommend this kit, but also suggest that you dont wait until October to start on it. My son loves this new stocking.

The pattern is worth the money, but if you have done cross stitch before make sure you can get better fabric. It comes with Adia and its stiff.

This stocking took a while to complete but the end result is stunning. I changed the loop from the directions in the package but otherwise followed everything else per suggestion. There was plenty of material included in the kit and the pattern was easy to follow.

I had a ton of thread left over, at least one full thread (6 individual strands) left of each color so I dont know how in the world some people in the reviews ran out. It took me about 10 months to make it because I only worked on it about 2 days per week but it turned out really great and it was well worth it. This was also my first time ever cross stitching and the instructions were pretty easy to follow (I did watch some YouTube videos to make sure I was doing it right though!). Highly recommend this kit and this brand.