I have started making a spreadsheet for knitting projects. It'll be an efficient way of keeping track of what needle sizes and yarns I'd use for each custom pattern and how many stitches to cast on etc...I know I will forget and have to go back throught the painful trial and error system I've been working by since now. I don't want to do that anymore.
I bought a cross stitch kit from Smoking Lily today. It is an octopus and I am hoping to stitch it directly onto a t-shirt. I understand that if you do the cross-stitch backwards then it can go directly onto fabric, otherwise It'll have to be on the fabric stuff they include in the kits. Wish me luck.