Tuesday 28 September 2010

pattern: hovel, sweet hovel

sometimes, while reading other people’s beautiful blogs, and seeing glimpses of their lovely homes, i start to feel that my housekeeping abilities are abnormally appalling. i am simply not one of those people who can keep my house consistently clean and tidy. i go through bursts of industrious organisation, and determined washing-of-all-the-things, but it’s never been something i’ve been able to maintain for any length of time, and my house always seems to descend into a state of cheerful chaos before long.

i’m sure i can’t be alone in this, so i have designed a simple little pattern for the domestically challenged among us…


the pattern is free, and you can find the chart here

you can sit on the couch and stitch it up, instead of doing the vacuuming!

hope you like it!

Wednesday 22 September 2010

pattern: woodland sampler

here is the latest pattern from penelope waits: the woodland sampler!


i wanted to create a sampler that wasn’t quite so pink as the last one, and that incorporated animals as well as botanicals. this is the result!


it’s not a traditional sampler, in that it doesn’t have a place for the date and the stitcher’s name. i thought it might be nice to keep this one as simple as possible, what with all the busy little creatures scampering across it!


as ever, you can purchase the pattern from my etsy shop if you have taken a fancy to it.

Thursday 9 September 2010

pattern: crafty like a fox

i’ve got a new pattern to show you! it’s designed especially for crafty folk like us…


i’ll be hanging mine near my sewing table, with all my other crafty things.


it’s a really easy pattern, and only has two different colours in it, so it would be a great starter pattern for a beginner.

i think it would also be a lovely present from one crafty person to another.

if you’d like to stitch it up, you can find the pattern at my etsy shop.

stay crafty!