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Getting the Square Rhodes color matched and reflected went well. I got all the colors in the overdyed thread, 168 Rainforest, represented. Counting that far away from where you stitched was a bit tough because the first stitch in the Square Rhodes stitch is not one of the corners. I was off once, but thanks to double-checking, I caught it relatively early and was able to reuse the thread. I needed about 32″ to stitch three of them. All the top stitches point towards the center.

All the slanted gobelin stitches surrounding the Square Rhodes in the 4 quadrants are pointing to the center as well. So I wouldn’t forget the slant while talking at our Saturday Stitch-in, I had already started with the inner most over one stitch and the over 2 with Neon Rays in some of each quadrant. I did have to take my curling iron – a must when working with Neon Rays. But, no mistakes. Not a very exciting portion to stitch, but it was a rainy weekend here, and I finished it. Yes, the north, south, east, and west sides are purposely not closed in.