u/Alone_Ad_5616

One of my really big projects has been abandoned for a while because, as much as I love it (it was a gift kit), the pattern is in black and white, meaning I have to really concentrate to make out which shapes designate which colours. It's a gorgeous design (pic attached for what it will look like) but it's so exhausting to do just relying on shapes.

Is there any way to convert a pattern just using shapes into one that also has colours?

Thanks!

I'm using two strands of anchor floss (usually use DMC) but it's looking oddly patchy, like I'm only using one. I started work on this a while back and didn't really notice, and now I'm too far in now to frog and start over. I'm wondering whether this is normal? Will it fluff out with a wash?

Thanks!