I struggle with this too! I've found its more noticeable on all over designs vs borders so on borders I'll try to keep each side consistent but not the overall piece. I like the idea of the light play effect!

Thank you! Yes, I got really into blackwork before I found Krista's cross stitch patterns and there were not a ton of patterns/info out there! I found this one on Etsy.

Thanks for the tutorials, I cant wait to try this out!