Some time ago my parents gave me a bag full of embroidery from my maternal grandmother (she died years ago). She loved cross stitch. The house was filled with cross stitch pictures and her couch (and ours) was filled with cross stitch pillow.
In the bag were some unfinished pieces. She wasn’t able to do the finer work when she got older. I think she started this to give to my sister who loved horseback riding (she still does and her daughter too). I’m going to try and finish it.

I still miss knitting, but this is kind of fun too.

Now that I stopped knitting, I’m trying to find something else to keep my hands busy. I never thought I’d like embroidery, but I actually do. At least this way, no pattern, just free styling with needle and thread. I may have found a new hobby.