Christmas in July: Day 31 Bonus - Silver and Grey

You didn't think you were finished already did you? Ha! I had one more pattern up my sleeve and thought I'd surprise you with it now. This one was inspired by one of the Ornament of the Month patterns I did 2 years ago: April

Christmas in July: Day 31 - Snow White

Welcome to the last day of the Christmas in July freebies! I can't believe I made it, it's been a lot of work, especially with me going off on holiday in the middle of it all. I hope you have enjoyed the patterns! Please do leave a message if you have started - or completed one or more of the patterns, you don't need to have an account anywhere to comment, though to share a photo you will need somewhere to host the image if you don't have a blog etc. to share it on.

Christmas in July: Day 30 - Rapunzel

Welcome to the penultimate day of Christmas in July! This pattern was inspired by the mucha princess patterns Pinky the Pink has made, this one uses the colours of Rapunzel which you can find here (if it hasn't sold out yet as it's a limited edition pattern). Pinky's etsy shop can be found here with more princesses and much, much more!

Christmas in July: Day 29 - Illuminated squares

Its day 29 of the Christmas in July freebies and that means there are only 2 more days left after today! Today's pattern is another of my beloved illuminated manuscript inspired patterns.

Christmas in July: Day 28 - Jane

Hiya, good to see you again! This pattern was inspired by the mucha princess patterns Pinky the Pink has made, this one uses the colours of Jane which you can find here (if it hasn't sold out yet as it's a limited edition pattern). Pinky's etsy shop can be found here with more princesses and much, much more!

Christmas in July: Day 27 - White and Electric Blue

Welcome back! Today's colours are a totally in your face combination - electric blue on white really jumps out at you in a fun way. The blue is my absolute favourite DMC colour and one I used on one of my first patterns, so a colour I will never forget.

Christmas in July: Day 26 - Cinderella

It's the 26th day of Christmas in July and here is the pattern I *know* some of you have been waiting for! Today's pattern was inspired by the Mucha princess patterns Pinky the Pink has made, this one uses the colours of Cinderella which you can find here (if it hasn't sold out yet as it's a limited edition pattern). Pinky's Etsy shop can be found here with more princesses and much, much more!

Christmas in July: Day 25 - Sylvester

Merry Christmas in July! If this was December it would be prezzie day, sadly it's not, but you still get another free pattern from me! Today's pattern has cats!

Christmas in July: Day 24 - Multicolour Cross Hatch

Welcome back! Today is the 24th day of Christmas in July and the pattern of the day is a multicolour cross hatch stocking. The pattern shows the colours on black but if you prefer you could do it on white too.

Christmas in July: Day 23 - Aurora

Welcome to Christmas in July day 23! This pattern was inspired by the Mucha princess patterns Pinky the Pink has made, this one uses the colours of Aurora which you can find here (if it hasn't sold out yet as it's a limited edition pattern). Pinky's etsy shop can be found here with more princesses and much, much more!

Christmas in July: Day 22 - Celtic Red

It's day 22 of the Christmas in July project and we are in the final countdown till the end, just 9 days left. Today's pattern is inspired by an illuminated manuscript and was used on a very small bit of Celtic Wolf's cheek, now it's being allowed to show its true beauty to you.

Christmas in July: Day 21 - Mulan

Welcome to day 21!  It's been 3 weeks now since I started giving these patterns and I hope you have all enjoyed them, there are only 10 patterns left for me to give, and it feels a bit unreal really. Today's pattern was inspired by the Mucha princess patterns Pinky the Pink has made, this one uses the colours of Mulan which you can find here (if it hasn't sold out yet as it's a limited edition pattern). Pinky's Etsy shop can be found here with more princesses and much, much more!

Christmas in July: Day 20 - Tinkerbell

Welcome to day 20! This pattern was inspired by the Mucha princess patterns Pinky the Pink has made, this one uses the colours of Tinkerbell which you can find here (if it hasn't sold out yet as it's a limited edition pattern). Pinky's Etsy shop can be found here with more princesses and much, much more!

Christmas in July: Day 19 - Merida

Welcome to day 19 of the Christmas in July freebies project! Today the pattern is inspired by Merida, which you can find here (if it hasn't sold out yet as it's a limited edition pattern), it was one of the first patterns Pinky the Pink made for her Etsy shop and also the first princess fob I designed.

Christmas in July: Day 18 - Megara

Welcome to the 18th Christmas in July pattern! Today is another new Princess pattern that was only released last month by Pinky the Pink in her Etsy shop. The pattern I'm referring to is Megara and you can find her in Pinky's shop here.

Christmas in July: Day 17 - Celtic White and Gold

Its day 17 and time for another Christmas in July pattern. Today's pattern is inspired by an illuminated manuscript I saw (I see lots of them as I watch #medievaltwitter on twitter). The pattern and colour combination are very simple yet stylish. Although I did it white and gold you could do it in any combination you like.

Christmas in July: Day 16 - Elsa

Its day 16 of the Christmas in July freebies! That gets us to the middle of the month and from now on you will have been able to collect more patterns than there are patterns left for me to share. This pattern was inspired by the Mucha princess patterns Pinky the Pink has made, this one uses the colours of Elsa which you can find here (if it hasn't sold out yet as it's a limited edition pattern). Pinky's Etsy shop can be found here with more princesses and much, much more!

Christmas in July: Day 15 - Celtic Green and Gold

Welcome back for the 15th Christmas in July pattern! Today's pattern is a Celtic green and gold pattern inspired by a medieval manuscript I saw, I used it for a small bit of the Celtic Wolf pattern I designed, but it's perfect for a stocking too!

Christmas in July: Day 14 - Belle

Thanks for dropping by today for the 14th Christmas in July pattern. Today's pattern was inspired by the Mucha princess patterns Pinky the Pink has made, this one uses the colours of Belle which you can find here (if it hasn't sold out yet as it's a limited edition pattern). Pinky's Etsy shop can be found here with more princesses and much, much more!

Christmas in July: Day 13 - Red and White

Today is the 13th day of the Christmas in July freebies. Today's pattern is a nod to the Nordic style a simple red and white stocking in all DMC with only a small amount of straight stitches.

WIP Wednesday

It's WIP Wednesday and somehow, despite all the busyness of doing daily patterns and doing the pre-holiday blog post writing work, I have actually found time to stitch too. As always first the Vakje per week. Last Friday's pattern was a darning pattern, and as has become their habit there were 2 pattern options: darned and cross stitched. And as always I did both.

Christmas in July: Day 12 - Celtic Red and Gold

Welcome to the 12th day of Christmas in July! Today Some very traditional colours with a medieval pattern. This is another of the patterns used for my Celtic Wolf that wanted to be a stocking.

Christmas in July: Day 11 - Anna

Welcome to day 11! Today it's Anna's turn, one of my favourite fob patterns and I'm very happy with the stocking pattern too. You can find Pinky the Pink's Anna pattern that inspired the patterns here (if it hasn't sold out yet as it's a limited edition pattern). Pinky's Etsy shop can be found here with more princesses and much, much more!

Christmas in July: Day 10 - Tiana

Welcome to day 10! This pattern was inspired by the Mucha princess patterns Pinky the Pink has made, this one uses the colours of Tiana which you can find here (if it hasn't sold out yet as it's a limited edition pattern). Pinky's Etsy shop can be found here with more princesses and much, much more!

Christmas in July: Day 9 - Bonus Pattern

I bet you were not expecting this to show up! It's my youngest son's birthday and in The Netherlands it's the tradition to give people a treat (usually cake or something nice to eat). I thought I'd give you the gift of a pattern instead, I was sure you wouldn't mind!

Christmas in July: Day 9 - Kida

On the 9th day of Christmas in July you are gifted another princess pattern! This one was designed based on the colours of Pinky the pink's Kida pattern which you can find which you can find here (if it hasn't sold out yet as it's a limited edition pattern). Pinky's Etsy shop can be found here with more princesses and much, much more!

Christmas in July: Day 8 - Celtic Red, Black and Gold

Day 8 has arrived and with that the second Celtic illuminated manuscript inspired stocking. This one I saw a couple of weeks ago and just had to use it for a stocking, there is something about the style of their backgrounds that draws me to make them into patterns.

Christmas in July: Day 7 - Pocahontas

Welcome to day 7 of the Christmas in July stocking project, I can't believe a week has passed already! Today is another princess day! This time it's one of Pinky's brand new patterns that inspired the stocking! You can find Pinky the pink's pattern here (if it hasn't sold out yet as it's a limited edition pattern). Pinky's Etsy shop can be found here with more princesses and much, much more!

Christmas in July: Day 6 - Esmeralda

Day 6 has arrived and with that another stocking pattern! Today is the third of Pinky's Mucha princess patterns, this one uses the colours of Esmeralda which you can find here (if it hasn't sold out yet as it's a limited edition pattern). Pinky's etsy shop can be found here with more princesses and much, much more!

WIP Wednesday

It's that time of the week when I show off what I have done during the past week - or not as the case may be... This week in Vakje per week I got to have some fun making a mistake and NOT ripping it!

Christmas in July: Day 5 - Celtic Blue

Hiya all! I hope you are enjoying the patterns so far! Today's pattern was the first of the stockings I designed and is inspired by a background in an illuminated medieval artwork. I used it as a background in my Celtic Wolf embroidery but always felt it deserved a starring role.

Christmas in July: Day 4 - Ariel

Welcome to the 4th day of freebies! I hope you have been having as much fun as I have so far! Today is the second of Pinky's Mucha princess patterns, this one uses the colours of Ariel which you can find here (if it hasn't sold out yet as it's a limited edition pattern). Pinky's etsy shop can be found here with more princesses and much, much more! The Ariel fob can be found here

Christmas in July: Day 3 - Neutral Flowers

Welcome to day 3 of the Christmas in July month of freebies! Today the pattern has been designed using neutrals as the colour scheme, not everyone's cup of tea but easy enough to change if it isn't yours.

Christmas in July: Day 2 - Jasmine

Welcome to day two! Today's pattern features the colours of the Mucha princess pattern Pinky the Pink has made of Jasmine which you can find here (if it hasn't sold out yet as it's a limited edition pattern). Pinky's Etsy shop can be found here with more princesses and much, much more!

Christmas in July: Day 1 - Red Gold and Green

Welcome to the first day of 31 where I give a free stocking pattern for you to (eventually) stitch! The good news is that I don't expect you to be able to stitch every single one during July! If you make the complete pattern for today, with left and right facing stockings you would stitch 2682 stitches and 38 inches of backstitch. Or just 1341 stitches and 19 inches of backstitch if you did just the one, but both are too much for most people to stitch in a day.