Tiny Snowflakes: a needlework chart for any craft

When I was looking at my 2015 needlework chart again, I saw an easy way to modify it to make it look like tiny snowflakes. Winter is almost here, and so I thought it was a good time to share it with you.

This is one of the kind of pattern that I’m sure someone else must have come up with already, but it’s still worth sharing because I don’t remember actually seeing it before, and maybe you haven’t either.

Amber motif, version 2: a needlework chart for any craft

When I was going through the various possibilities for the Amber needlework chart, there was one that didn’t work out as a whole chart but that I really liked. However, the part that I liked best could be pulled out of the larger chart and made into something that was a good needlework chart. This is a variation on the chart I made for Amber motif, version 1; I like them both a lot.

Amber motif, version 1: a needlework chart for any craft

When I was going through the various possibilities for the Amber needlework chart, there was one that didn’t work out as a whole chart but that I really liked. However, the part that I liked best could be pulled out of the larger chart and made into something that’s really nice on its own. Here it is! A friend remarked that it looks kind of like a ring with a jewel set in it, which does seem fitting for amber. (Even if this is no longer an encoded chart.)

I made a variation of the Amber motif chart that also looks good to me.

Yearn: a needlework chart for any craft

The random number generator picked Yearn from the suggestions for this post, suggested by Bonnie C, one of my Patreon supporters.

I developed a lace stitch pattern for Yearn, but I also like to provide a basic chart for any craft that’s worked on a grid: beads, cross stitch, whatever. I try to provide at least some digital art of the pattern repeated all over not as a chart. It doesn’t necessarily look like a finished object for any particular craft, but I want to give a sense of it in use. (I try to make it look like knitting when it’s got floats short enough for easy stranded knitting.)

Dusk: a needlework chart for any craft

The random number generator picked Dusk from the suggestions for this post, suggested by Catnach and Smart Mouth’d, two of my Patreon supporters. I’m very pleased by how this one looks as if it could be a traditional colorwork design, and indeed, has some elements that turn up in traditional patterns.

I also developed a lace stitch pattern for Dusk, but I like to provide a basic chart for any craft that’s worked on a grid: beads, cross stitch, whatever. I try to provide at least some digital art of the pattern repeated all over not as a chart. It doesn’t necessarily look like a finished object for any particular craft, but I want to give a sense of it in use. (I try to make it look like knitting when it’s got floats short enough for easy stranded knitting.)

Xeric: a needlework chart for any craft

The random number generator picked Xeric from the suggestions for this post, suggested by Susan C and Bookwyrm, two of my Patreon supporters.

I developed a complicated knitting stitch pattern for Xeric but I also like to provide a basic chart for any craft that’s worked on a grid: beads, cross stitch, whatever. I also try to provide at least some digital art of the pattern repeated all over not as a chart. It doesn’t necessarily look like a finished object for any particular craft, but I just want to give a sense of it in use. (I try to make it look like knitting when it’s got floats short enough for easy stranded knitting.)

Time: a needlework border for any craft

The random number generator picked Time from the suggestions for this post, suggested by Catnach and Jacque, two of my Patreon supporters. This one worked out well as a border pattern.

I usually develop a complicated knitting stitch pattern for each word, but I also like to provide a basic chart for any craft that’s worked on a grid: beads, cross stitch, whatever. I also try to provide at least some digital art of the pattern repeated all over not as a chart. It doesn’t necessarily look like a finished object for any particular craft, but I just want to give a sense of it in use. (I try to make it look like knitting when it’s got floats short enough for easy stranded knitting.)

Swim: a needlework chart for any craft

The random number generator picked Swim from the suggestions for this post, suggested by Lara and Amy G, two Patreon supporters.

I usually develop a complicated knitting stitch pattern for each word, but I also like to provide a basic chart for any craft that’s worked on a grid: beads, cross stitch, whatever. I also try to provide at least some digital art of the pattern repeated all over not as a chart. It doesn’t necessarily look like a finished object for any particular craft, but I just want to give a sense of it in use. (I try to make it look like knitting when it’s got floats short enough for easy stranded knitting.)

Haven border: a needlework chart for any craft

The random number generator picked Haven from the suggestions for this post, suggested by Emma B, one of my Patreon supporters. This pattern looked best to me as a border or a stripe to be incorporated in a larger piece. The speckles in the center line reminded me of the speckles in the Norwegian lusekofte sweaters, so I made those speckles into a coordinating pattern to surround the border in the illustration.

I usually develop a complicated knitting stitch pattern for each word, but I also like to provide a basic chart for any craft that’s worked on a grid: beads, cross stitch, whatever. I also try to provide at least some digital art of the pattern repeated all over not as a chart. It doesn’t necessarily look like a finished object for any particular craft, but I just want to give a sense of it in use. (I try to make it look like knitting when it’s got floats short enough for easy stranded knitting.)

Icicle: a needlework chart for any craft

The random number generator picked Icicle from the suggestions for this post, suggested by Cathy, one of my Patreon supporters.

I usually develop a complicated knitting stitch pattern for each word, but I also like to provide a basic chart for any craft that’s worked on a grid: beads, cross stitch, whatever. I also try to provide at least some digital art of the pattern repeated all over not as a chart. It doesn’t necessarily look like a finished object for any particular craft, but I just want to give a sense of it in use. (I try to make it look like knitting when it’s got floats short enough for easy stranded knitting.)