Of stitching

Cross stitching is beginning to find its place amongst my routines. I wouldn’t say it’s replacing knitting, not at all, but oftentimes I take up stitching late in the evening when I’m wanting to stay fairly still. You can accomplish a lot with just little movements. Little gifts like this Valentine’s present for a co-worker don’t take weeks and weeks to complete (or at least this one didn’t.) I wish I was that effiient more often.

Ristipistoja on mukava tehdä iltasella, sohvalla istuskellen, silloin kun ei huvita ylenmääräisesti liikutella käsiään tai nostella painavaa neuletta. Ja mikä parasta, valmista voipi tulla nopiaankin. Tämä tulppaani lähti maailmalle ystävänpäivänä. Tausta nyt ei näy, mutta se on puna-valko ruudullista kangasta.

Ornament. Tulip pattern from Profilo magazine, August 2006.

But not everything has to be finished quickly. I’m beginning to believe some patterns are meant to be savoured. I didn’t have to browse  cross stitch patterns for long to find that Little house needleworks is what rocks my world. I like the clear designs, nothing overly fussy, and the earth-tone colors. Most of all I like the themes, and the obvious respect for all things past that reverbarates from them.

That I would get The Bookshelf as my first LHN design was like written in the stars. No way around it. I’ve been working on this on and off for like 6 months now and I’m about 1/3 done. I’m in no rush to finish though. I can  totally see The Bookshelf hanging on the walls of all my future apartments (which will be plentiful if the past is anything to go by).

Suosikikseni ristipistomalleista on ehdottomasti sanottava Little house needleworksin mallit. Ne ovat selkeitä ja teemat minulle mieleisiä. Värit  ovat rauhallisia eivätkä kilpaile silmän huomiosta. Ensimmäinen LHN mallini oli The Bookshelf- ja meikäläiselle luonnollinen valinta, ei kahta sanaa. Joulun aikaan lahjoin itseni ähkyyn uusilla malleilla. Teen ne ’sitten joskus’. Nyt nautin tästä.