A Little Dragon Progress

I first saw this design in an advert in a cross stitch magazine back when I didn't have the internet at home.  I thought it was lovely and wondered where I could get it.

Fast forward a few years and I started blogging and entering giveaways.  Lesley from Lesley's Stitching Diary was the host for one of them.  Can you believe my luck when back in April 2012 I won the chart I had seen all those years before?  Little Snap Dragon is designed by Dyan Allaire for Kustom Krafts.   Later that year I received the threads for the design in a magazine exchange with Kathy (I sent her a UK mag and she sent me the threads plus a very long Joann's receipt!)  And there they sat, in my stash binding their time.

That time came last year with the DUCJC and my Gifted Gorgeousness SAL.  When I was sorting our my GG stash I knew Little Snap Dragon had to be included.  In fact he was the first project of the DUCJC2015 started on 1st January, 2015.  And here is how far I got:

And then back in the box for the rest of the year!  I included him in my "16 in '16" this year and the lucky little dragon's number came up this month!  I restarted him on Monday 16th May and here he is after another four days' stitching:

Lots and lots of green.

Not one or two greens but

nine different greens.  So far.

Plus one dark navy,

This is quite confetti filled unlike my preferred Mirabilia and Joan Elliott designs where the colours flow nicely alongside one another.  Here's an example:

Look at all those different symbols to make green and navy!

Anyway, it's looking lovely and my highlighter pens are doing overtime.  The fabric is another 32 count Murano from Crafty Kitten.  This one is Evening Sky.

Finally, another shout out for my Birthday Blog Year - The Years of Jo's Life.  If you decide to take part, I will allocate you a year and an event which you blog about and include a photo of something you have stitched that you think I will like.  Drop me an email if you need more details!  The blog hop will take place on the 17th September this year.