&Stitches

A while ago I was asked by Carina and Nicole of &Stitches to take part in a stitch challenge for the &Stitches. I had to learn pekinese stitch and use it in a piece. I ended up designing a koi design that i thought would go well with the issues oriental theme

I was pretty excited when I saw they had used it for the cover!
I recommend you get yourself an issue- you get lots for your hardearned pennies. There are so many patterns inside including a beautiful crosstitch lantern design, a lucky cat, cherry blossom, sashiko and this gorgeous fish banner

and you can of course read about the stitch challenge and read an interview with Jenny Hart. More pictures from the issue here -> &stitches blog