Last year I started working on the Teresa Wentzler Peacock Tapestry:
It is on 25 count evenweave, almost every stitch uses mixed colour thread strands, there are quarter and half stitches but it is very enjoyable to do and difficult to put down once I pick it up. But I normally like to have one hard and one easy one on the go. The current "easy one" isn't as easy as it should be:
This is the Gold Collection Woodland Enchantress by Dimensions, which is a scaled down copy of the HAED picture that was named Spring Fairy by Sanderson. Its on 16 count Aida and in theory only has whole stitches - I am using quarter and half stitches to smooth out some of the blocky edges. Like the other Gold collection ones this is a real mixture: full cross stitches can be with 2 threads or 3 threads or two mixed strands. There is also half stitches which can use between 3 and 5 strands and to keep me on my toes mixed numbers of different threads in those strands. There is a bit of couching to do and some cabling as well as the usual backstitch and French knots, all polished down with some beading
I will admit that a couple of
were required this last week on this piece when I realised one of the background colours had been started one row up 
And one you don't normally see:
I've been doing this one at our sewing group and as I come to the end I have realised I do not like the way the kit is intended to be made up (it only has a front and no back with felt pages tagged behind so I will have to think about it. I do like needle cases and I was lucky to be given the chart for the TW Needle Guardian
When I got it home to realise the sheet with the chart thread symbol details was missing Thankfully TW provides the thread colours on her web pages so I only need to guess which one is which. I have reviewed my Stash and.... am pleased to see that we only have to admit to what we buy this year so you will have to wait to see what emerges from its hiding hole as the year progresses. All I will say is that a year is not long enough to do all of them
Jo
) assuming I don't buy or get anything new. 
