I know how to count I promise

I had to pull up a whole bunch of my work in my cross stitch because I got off by one and didn't notice for a while. I know there's better ways to keep track of where you are in a pattern by marking the fabric, but I tend to just wing it and count. Sometime I pay the price and it can be a little discouraging.

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