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Ukrainian Drawn Thread sachet

Today I couldn't resist a photo of the pelargonium that has been flowering so cheerfully in the garden for the last few weeks. The Ukrainian Drawn Thread sachet was made some time ago and the photos were just for my records. 

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It should all be up and running in the next few days, when I'll show you my overall most popular pincushion pattern - and it's not a canvas work pattern. You can see my most popular canvas work patterns in my previous post here.

We are in a short lockdown in Queensland Australia due to the spread of the Covid Delta variant. And it looks like the next few days are going to be cold and wet. Its good weather for staying in and for knitting so I am altering a jersey I knitted years ago for my daughter. She no longer wears it and it's a nice warm wool. My daughter is taller than me so I am pulling out part of the too-long sleeves and reknitting the cuffs.

I do hope you will continue to follow my blog posts and keep in contact either via the Comments section on the blog or via email. It's always lovely to hear from you, read your comments, hear your opinion, and have a chat. 

Till next time, keep safe and happy stitching!

Most Popular Patterns

I took a little planned break from my desk a few weeks ago. After some thought I closed my Etsy shop for a few days. I wanted to avoid any customers trying to contact me and then wondering why they were not getting a reply. 

I thought I had done everything to re-open my shop, Lynlubell - until today when I was going through the shop stats to see what the three most popular patterns are. Somehow something had gone wrong and the shop was still closed and in vacation mode! Anyway, it's all fixed and I'm relieved that it's open and working again. Do pop in and visit it here.

Now back to finding the most popular patterns. 

I drew up the very first pattern to be listed in my shop with my friend Beryl Saunders in 2011. It's a digital pattern for the Flower and Cushion Stitch canvas work pincushion. It's been the most popular for almost 10 years.  It's pretty and it's an easy introduction to canvas work. The original version of the pattern was stitched with Paterna wool. For a while Paterna became difficult to find, so we updated the pattern and it can now be stitched either with Paterna wool or with DMC stranded embroidery cottons.

Flower and Cushion Stitch Pincushions

To my surprise when I looked at the stats in the shop, the little Rosebud Bookmark and Scissor Fob pattern is now an equal contender for the most popular canvas work pattern. It's one of my favourites too. I just love the little rosebuds. They were inspired by the work of David McCaskill. Unlike most of my patterns, this one is worked on 18ct canvas. I think the finer canvas adds to the delicate look of the rosebuds.

Rosebud Bookmark and Scissor Fob

The third most popular pattern is the Blue Eyelet Pincushion. I always find eyelets intriguing to embroider and I love the finished effect of the spokes all dipping down smoothly into the centre hole. It's funny how some stitches are just more enjoyable to stitch than others.

Blue Eyelet Pincushion

If you have recently visited my shop, Lynlubell on Etsy, to browse through the patterns, thank you for your support! I'll tell you more about the most popular patterns in my next post. 

 'Till then keep safe and happy stitching!