Years ago, I began trying my hand at designing my own cross stitch, and one of my first attempts was a set of three kokeshi dolls (we were living in Japan at the time, hence the Nippon inspiration). It wasn’t until a few years ago, with the discovery of blogland that I dared share with other stitchers . . . the design looks like this

 Anyway, a fellow-stitcher asked me for the chart last month, and imagine my joy when I received a photo today of one of my little dolls, all stitched up and stuffed ^^.

It was Mily http://milyditmilyfait.canalblog.com/  who stitched her, doll number one, changing colours to make her kimono a nice bright red. She tells me she is going to stitch the other two, so I’m looking forward to seeing how they turn out.

The chart is still available if anyone is interested – just leave a comment on my blog and I’m more than happy to send via email.