floresita - things I've made

So, I took a brief break from the Complete Guide to Needlework because I saw the Seafoam stitch and fell in love. I love those wonderful E...

I am having so much fun with this project now! Here I am working some leaves, this time in a DMC pearl cotton - I love the raised texture...

Stitching with wool for the first time last week was a total eye-opener for me. Crewel wool is perfect for larger works - it moves differe...

Teaching myself one new knit stitch a week, from the Complete Guide to Needlework book, c. 1979. First, my mess up version - I cast on 2...

Pretty much the second after I saw this pattern by Plastic Little Covers , I had it purchased and ready to stitch up. I whipped out the te...

Teaching myself one new knit stitch a week, from the Complete Guide to Needlework book, c. 1979. I cast on 13 stitches on size 9 needles...

Teaching myself one new knit stitch a week, from the Complete Guide to Needlework book, c. 1979. I cast on 20 stitches on Size 9 needles...

Teaching myself one new knit stitch a week, from the Complete Guide to Needlework book, c. 1979. I kind of hit a busy spell - one week w...

This weekend and last, I decided to catch up on a little cross stitching. This is one of those pastimes that takes forever . Above was my ...

Teaching myself one new knit stitch a week, from the Complete Guide to Needlework book, c. 1979. I cast on 14 stitches in Stitch Nation ...