Embroidered cottage

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The lazy daisy stitch, but for knitters! This tutorial shows you how to embroider a flower on your knitted fabric using yarn. Great way to add a special detail to your knits!

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When I happened to run across the pattern for this vintage design, I knew I had to have it. I was thrilled to find that it was available to buy from a seller on Etsy. I used a variety of variegated flosses, mostly DMC. It looks like a cheerful place to live, doesn't it? I didn't stitch it exactly like the original, but I think it still has a definite vintage look to it. Now, here are a few of one of my other favorite subjects for embroidery; baskets with flowers. This embroidery was done…

I just finished this embroidery using a pattern from the HoopLove Flickr group. I used several different flosses as well as some pearl cottons. It's kind of whimsical and not very realistic but I like how it turned out. I know that this type of cottage is usually painted white but I just felt like making it pink! If you noticed the little yellow flower button, it's there because I completely missed doing a flower in that spot and didn't notice it was missing until I was pressing the…