My younger daughter would crochet her afghan, then cross stitch a "Pooh" character on it. I was very impressed. She did it while she was pregnant with her first child. Her cousin saw it and begged her to make one for one of her kids. I don't remember if she used a hoop for the cross stitch, but I don't think she did. I was so impressed with her finished result. She put it in her hope chest to save for him when he became an adult, but sadly lost everything in a fire a few years later.