Tag: embroidery

  • Cupid in the Underworld

    Cupid in the Underworld

    I don’t know about you, but I’m always drawn to gradients. (Check out my tips for working with gradient mini-skeins.) I feel like gradients are special, though, and deserve an equally special pattern. As a result, those yarns you once fell in love with sit around in your stash for way too long. Well, Cupid has come to steal your heart!

    Now available in my Ravelry store!

    In Roman Mythology, Psyche was a princess and a mortal whose beauty made Venus jealous. Venus sent her son Cupid to sabotage Psyche’s love life, but he fell in love with her instead. Angry, Venus sent her on a series of deadly errands, but, with the help of the gods, Psyche outwitted Venus at each step. On her final quest, Psyche was to retrieve a gift from the underworld. It was yet another trick, and Psyche fell into a deep sleep. Cupid flew down to rescue her and carried her up to Olympus where he nursed her with ambrosia. This made Psyche immortal, and the two lived happily ever after. (Get it? She became immortal, too.)

    Knit your own love story with Cupid in the Underworld. The boomerang shape is like Cupid swooping down to save Psyche’s life. The bias is emphasized by the gradient yarn and a row of eyelets worked at each color change. Charming embellishments elevate the garter stitch shawl from earthly to Olympian. Simple embroidery along one edge represents the journey to find love; tassels at each end are sweet ambrosia to nourish your crafty soul.

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    Simple embroidery elevates this shawl from earthly to Olympian. Cupid in the Underworld by Bronwyn the Brave Designs.
    The simplest embroidery ever

    I hope you fall in love with Cupid as much as I have. From now until October 29, 2018, you can save $1 on this pattern with the code: CUPID. Are you on my email list? Check your inbox for a special code for an even deeper discount!
    You can find Cupid in the Underworld with my other designs on Ravelry.

    Cupid in the Underworld shawl knitting pattern -- Bronwyn the Brave Designs -- Knit your own love story. The boomerang shape is like Cupid swooping down to save his beloved Psyche from the underworld. Charming embellishments elevate the garter stitch shawl from earthly to Olympian. Simple embroidery along one edge represents the journey to find love; tassels at each end are sweet ambrosia to nourish your crafty soul.
  • Sashiko-Embroidered Tea Towels: Bronwyn’s Handmade Christmas October 2017

    Sashiko-Embroidered Tea Towels: Bronwyn’s Handmade Christmas October 2017

    When I was in junior high and high school, I did a lot of counted cross-stitch, but I didn’t do much straight-up embroidery. I haven’t done much needlework (aside from knitting and crochet) since then. Over the past few years, my Pinterest feed has been full of beautiful embroidery. The designs range from cute to fanciful, traditional to modern. I’ve been pinning the gamut with hopes of picking up needle and floss again one day. Lately, I’ve been especially drawn to the Japanese folk embroidery technique called sashiko.

    Traditional sashiko calls for white cotton thread on indigo-dyed cloth, but modern applications can be found in other colors. Literally “little stabs,” sashiko stitching is made by a basic running stitch. You might be used to using an embroidery hoop, but being able to scrunch the fabric and take several running stitches at a time is easier without the hoop. This keeps lines straighter and is less taxing on your arm and shoulder. (more…)