Design Line Sock Yarn by Kristin Nicholas/Regia

September News from
Kristin Nicholas Designs

Good September Knitting and Stitching Friends -

September has arrived - along with the beauty of the autumn light and the blooming of the sunflowers. Over on my blog, I have been sharing photos of the gorgeous flowers. On Friday, I am doing an up-close post about all the different varieties I grow. Make sure you pop on over to check it out then. Sunflowers are one of my favorite flowers. I find them so beautiful and bountiful and happy. Stitchwise, I am working on a new crewel embroidery piece featuring the different varieties of sunflowers from the garden. You can follow along with the progress on my Instagram feed. Here is my progress thus far.

Today's big news is the arrival of 6 new colors of my sock yarn which is produced by Regia/Schachenmayr. This collection was inspired by my favorite ikat fabrics. Each colorway is printed onto a ecru background. The resulting knit fabric is sophisticated looking and fun to knit. Look for the new colors at your own local yarn store.

Julia is back to school and in the tenth grade. She is beginning at a new school which has been very difficult for all of us so far. I keep telling her that change is hard and I'm hopping she will settle in soon. I realized the other day that I had not taken a photo of her in months. She was sitting cuddling with her cat Tommie and I snapped this one. I can't believe how fast it has all gone by. I'm in agreement with the old saying "Being a parent is the hardest job there is." But it is also most rewarding.

I wish all of you a fantastic new "school year." Here's to the possibilities!

My best,

Kristin Nicholas

p.s.

Don't forget about my On-line classes:
Stitch It with Wool on Craftsy.com -
CLICK HERE TO GET $15 OFF THE REGULAR PRICE OF $29.99

I teach 5 different classes on knitting and color on Creativebug. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE Creativebug CLASSES

That's it from here on the farm. Follow along with me on my blog Getting Stitched on the Farm here.

Make a Christmas Stocking or two or three.
See my two different PDF downloads with many patterns in each set.

Click on the photo to learn more about the designs included!

Introducing Vintage Country Embroidery Kits for Beginning Stitchers and Kids

These kits come with a pre-printed colorful fabric panel for adding embroidery. They also include an 8 page instruction booklet. This is a fabulous project for learning to stitch or for helping a child learn to enjoy the craft of embroidery.

There are 4 designs - Sunflower Blossom, Little Yellow House, Flowers in Vase, and Bird on Nest. $9.95 each or $35.00 for all three. Hours of stitching fun.

Hop on over to my website to see what I have made with each panel.

If you are a foreign customer, check these out on my Etsy site which handles Overseas Shipping.

Colorful Stitchery -
Coming September 23!

Order your signed copy now on my website here.

The Farmhouse Collection shown above
Kristin's Instant Download Stitchery Patterns

Crewel Wool below is perfect for many of the projects in Colorful Stitchery

Check out the ten colors of linen squares too! Lovely fabric for stitching with wool and cotton threads.