Or "How I Spent My Long Weekend..." Marathon stitch started on Friday evening and by Monday (midnight) roughly 3,500 stitches--just over 1.5 skeins. Better for me than dwelling on loss though I did stop for food & sleep, went out to a new movie with family and did a little house work. Pattern is Narnia Sampler from LinaOva (etsy) on light taupe moreno evenweave, 36 thread, sewn 2 over 2 in hand using DMC 824. I plan to adjust the pattern with sayings from the series that I like better than the ones on the sampler.