I started gridding with my first coverall...the first 100 square had 27 different colors...the first 400 were impossible...I kept getting lost and whined in here and some lovely soul suggested gridding. If I don't have to frog, it's well worth the little time it takes...with practice, you get faster, just like anything else. The first time was the longest, of course, but it made everything go smoother, quicker, and I was saved... The pattern was Mystic Stitch Starry Night. My next was a Fractal and the only reason there was a second, was because of gridding. ๐ I grid everything because stuff goes quicker, no frogging, easy to pick up after switching projects that may have sat for 7-12 months. Happy for those that don't have a need to do it, good for you! ๐ And I try hard not to be annoying when you guys whine about frogging. ๐