Please also visit my art and horticulture website at
PenStroke Studio - Art and Horticulture
Our Lady of Guadalupe, stippled ink on genuine sheepskin.
As war escalates around the world, please remember each day to pray for Peace.
Click below to go to Feed The Children - and learn about donating so that no child has to feel the pain of hunger.
including:
Including:
Hand Spindles
Hand Crocheted Doilies
Tea Cozies
Crochet Hooks
Simply Basic Socks © Patterns
Simply Basic © Christmas Stocking Patterns
Gossypium hirtsutum
(Upland Cotton) seedlings, next year's yarn!
My love of both art, and a simple basic way of life, includes needle arts in different ways. The section of my website that details Vintage Sewing refers to my love and use of vintage sewing machines and their attachments. On this page you will find links to my pages regarding hand stitching such as Needlepoint, Crewel Embroidery, and Cross Stitch. If you don't see your area of needle art here, please come back and visit again as I build this area of my website.
Cross Stitch
Blocking a Completed Needlework Piece
About Knitting and Crocheting: I also both knit and crochet, using my own handspun wools as well as commercial wools and cottons. I will have some information on knitting or crochet throughout the site, and perhaps a page on my own knitted items "collection". The internet has vast amounts of information on both knitting and crocheting, and I feel for me to repeat much of it on this site is unnecessary. However, I love to do both knitting and crocheting, and that will be reflected throughout the website. My knitting and crocheting patterns can be found on the page Simply Art (c) Simple Basics, and I will add any additional pages below. My patterns include easy-to-follow instructions for the particular pattern, and any pages listed below are for "fun" or additional enjoyment of these two types of needle art.
The Ease of Knitting Single-point Straight Needle Socks
Choosing Circular Needles For Knitting Socks