Here, for you, is a pattern which may describe you or someone you know. The border includes tools of many crafting trades, and you can really play with the colors, especially by using variegated thread.
Love this pattern but want a version without swearing? I also have a listing with the text Crafty Mama or Momma.
This pattern will be e-mailed to you as a .jpg file. When stitched on 14 count Aida it measures 8 1/8 inches wide and 5 1/4 inches high.
Nervous about all the back stitching/blackwork? Here's one customer's experience with it:
"I went to Meredith with a half-baked idea that I wanted a cross stitch pattern for Little House on the Prairie, and in no time at all, she had whipped up a beautiful pattern. I started stitching it immediately, and it was such fun! The piece progressed quickly and easily. As soon as it was complete, I sent the finished picture to Meredith. I was in utter shock when she referred to it as blackwork! I had completed my first blackwork piece and didn't even know it. I had always admired blackwork but was too intimidated to try it on my own. I had done a fair amount of cross stitch as a kid, but hadn't touched it since I was 16. At 33, I picked it back up again, and it was only about a month later that I stitched Little House. Seriously, if I can do it, anyone can."
--Christine
If you would like to commission a custom pattern, or a variation on this pattern, please contact me.