When I added “Cross stitch something for myself” to my 35 before 35 list, I was initially planning on stitching a proper cross stitch kit – I now have two lying around waiting to be started, one huge one with poppies and a map of Northumberland. However, when I saw little pictures of various kitchen equipment in one of my cross stitch magazines, I instantly knew I wanted to stitch some of those for myself. My kitchen had been in need of some decoration, and they were in my favourite colour (red). Jan agreed that I could have them in my kitchen so I got stitching. I’m allowing this to count for the item because I think four little pictures adds up to a big enough project to be counted. Here they are in the order I stitched them. Maybe some people will recognise one that I was part way through a few months ago… 😉
Aren’t they the cutest? Now I’m just waiting for Jan to iron the interfacing onto the back so I can frame them. It’s his kitchen too, so he should make a contribution 😉
Confuzzledom 
They look lovely – and I would never have guessed it was an oven pad/pot holder and oven glove when you showed us the partially completed piece a while ago!
I don’t think I would have known either if I hadn’t been stitching it. Jan said it didn’t look like anything and he knew what it was going to be!
Very nice! Yes…they ARE the cutest!
Thank you 😀
fab – I am sure they will look great in your kitchen! 🙂
Thank you. My ktchen needed some brightening up 😀
They are lovely, I am sure they look fantastic in your kitchen!
Those are too cute! Where did you pick up the patterns? I was looking in our local Idee Creativmarkt and they had a very small selection, although there were some cute little animal ones I’m thinking about doing. My mom sent me an enormous pattern (clearly she knows I have too much free time), and I kind of want to do some smaller ones, as the big one will probably take me until retirement to finish.
They were in a cross stitch magazine I buy. I don’t actually remember which specific one now – word of cross stitching or cross stitcher I think. It’s an old issue though. They sell them in the train station book shop here in Karlsruhe.
I found it! It’s in issue 278 of Cross Stitcher. I can try to photograph the page with those designs if you like? (There are also other things, like a jam jar, salt and pepper pots, etc.). Unfortunately we don’t have a working scanner…
Aw, thanks, but don’t sweat it if you don’t have a scanner! Our kitchen is pretty well set on decor at the moment, but I’m thinking maybe something small for our room. The squirrel I saw at Idee may be just the thing (plus, it’s a whole kit, complete with frame.) Convenience!
These turned out SO cute! I’m sure if you have them framed they will look adorable in the kitchen. Good job!
Thanks 🙂 I have a frame – just waiting for my boyfriend to iron on the backing.
Ooo I likey! Will you frame them yourself or will you take them to a framers?
I have a frame that will do the job for now.