Background for Dr.A

Start in the upper right corner.

I started on the background.  I am stitching it in basketweave.  It seems to be more substantial than horizontal tent stitches.  I've got a counting thing going on with it...two, one, two, one, two, one, eight, seven, eight, one, two, one, two, one, two.  That's all it takes to complete one cross.  It will make sense to you when you look at the chart.   (I hope!)

I am tying off my thread after each cross.  I had a mantra going on that went like this,  "should I tie it off or travel, should I tie it off or travel, should I tie it off or travel?".  Then it went like this, " if I travel...which way should I go, if I travel...which way should I go?".  AGH!!!  Just tie it off every time.