I have joined a "Stitch-Along Sampler" group at
Village Needlework. I can't come to the Brazilian group on Monday nights, so I found a group on Monday afternoons. They do cross stitch, so I guess I am going to do a cross stitch sampler. It's a really charming alphabet pattern from
Heart in Hand. Cross stitch has never particularly appealed to me, becuase it's all little "x"s over and over, right? We'll see. Maybe it's zen. An alphabet sampler does appeal to me because my mother has one framed that was my great-grandmother's. This one I think has already claimed a future spot in my kitchen, unlike most of my projects which remain dismally homeless.
From Barbie's closet: I sent my daughter (the Barbie owner) to go grab something that I had knitted for Barbie and this is what she brought--right off the closest Barbie. I think it was a pattern from
barbiebasics where I first explored knits for Barbie. I don't see any free patterns there anymore, but they are for sale. Most are both stylish and simple patterns; a good starting place before moving on to Epstein and/or designing your own patterns. I remember this dress seeming to take forever! I could whip it up so quickly now.
If the dress is not exciting enough for you, Barbie has big news! I am designing her an "Extreme Makeover Home Edition." This is the basic idea. Did I say basic? Well, maybe not, but this will be lots of fun. I have the pattern pieces all mapped out to cut out of plywood (my dad will do that for me) and then I slap it together with some glue and brads. Then I get to decorate it! Curtains, rugs, wall hangings, wallpaper, carpets... !
I have joined a "Stitch-Along Sampler" group at Village Needlework. I can't come to the Brazilian group on Monday nights, so I found a group on Monday afternoons. They do cross stitch, so I guess I am going to do a cross stitch sampler. It's a really charming alphabet pattern from Heart in Hand. Cross stitch has never particularly appealed to me, becuase it's all little "x"s over and over, right? We'll see. Maybe it's zen. An alphabet sampler does appeal to me because my mother has one framed that was my great-grandmother's. This one I think has already claimed a future spot in my kitchen, unlike most of my projects which remain dismally homeless.
From Barbie's closet: I sent my daughter (the Barbie owner) to go grab something that I had knitted for Barbie and this is what she brought--right off the closest Barbie. I think it was a pattern from barbiebasics where I first explored knits for Barbie. I don't see any free patterns there anymore, but they are for sale. Most are both stylish and simple patterns; a good starting place before moving on to Epstein and/or designing your own patterns. I remember this dress seeming to take forever! I could whip it up so quickly now.
If the dress is not exciting enough for you, Barbie has big news! I am designing her an "Extreme Makeover Home Edition." This is the basic idea. Did I say basic? Well, maybe not, but this will be lots of fun. I have the pattern pieces all mapped out to cut out of plywood (my dad will do that for me) and then I slap it together with some glue and brads. Then I get to decorate it! Curtains, rugs, wall hangings, wallpaper, carpets... !
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