Monday, August 2, 2010

Comon people- challenge this month: hand embroidery/ smocking!

Quite honestly, smocking scares the bageebers out of me!  Not to mention that I have no real need to smock anything at the moment.  I think with all that work I would not have my children go near it!

But the whole idea is to be challenged!

So I am going to try the hand embroidery option.  I have a MILO vest that I have knitted last year- about 90% of it, so I am planning on hand embroidery that for my little one.  She is obsessed with pink, and the vest is a turquoise, so I best try and embroider something pink on it for her.

So sign up below, and show is your finished creation at the end of the month.







3 comments:

Larissa said...

Have no idea what to do for this one! But I love a challenge!

quilary said...

I am thinking of making a smocked hat. It's something I remember making when I was in primary school, using gingham, and picking up corners of different squares to make the smocked pattern. I really hope I get to complete this challenge. The other months are not quite finished (May) or missed completely (June & July).

Sally said...

Ahhh... using gingham is a great idea for the smocking especially as a beginner. It sounds good anyway - I wouldn't know having never smocked anything in my life... but here I go.
(I'm really really feeling nervous about this one)