I started this design on Christmas Eve and finished it on January 6, the last day of Christmas in Iceland. It is the quietest time of the year here. We had very cold and stormy nights all through that week, and I enjoyed stitching this with the wind howling outside.

I chose the colors as I went along. I was filled with doubts while stitching the house because it was looking “block-ey”, but after I put in the roof and windows, it looked fine. All the colors are HDF mystery variegated colors from my stash, except the moon and the stars (Koi Gold light), the lights inside the house (Koi Gold dark), and the bricks in the chimney (Ex Lark’s Tongue lookalike). I omitted the initial between the tree and the house because it looked too crowded.

Pattern: Jenny Bean’s Christmas Ornament 2010
Designer: Shakespeare’s Peddler
Fabric: HDF 40ct Dauphin, mystery color
Threads: HDF silks
Started: December 24, 2020
Finished: January 6, 2021