A cross stitch progression

What do you do when you've been crafting for almost a year for the wedding and it's now all over? You start an epic cross stitch pattern. Admittedly I didn't realise it was quite so large or complicated as it turned out to be (I thought it was all black!).

10th of May:

15th of May:

28th of May:

13th of June:

7th of August:

This was a surprise birthday present for a friend and (thankfully) she loved it. It measures 40 x 40cm so it's quite a large one and it's been framed in a cream frame.

Next project? A kitchen wall mosaic.