I’ve gotten into the habit (if twice counts as a habit) of taking a Hana Fukin Sashiko sampler with me on holidays to Thailand. They’re a great project for sitting by the beach / pool – no magnification other than reading glasses required, able to be completed in a holiday time-frame, and have very pleasing results.

Given that I was trying to be low-tech on our trip to Switzerland, I thought I’d take one along with me there too.

I had two samplers that I’d bought pre-pandemic and chose Diamond Ocean Waves. I really think the pattern looks much more like mountains – appropriate for where we were headed!

Started in Spiez

Continued in Grindelwald

And completed in Grindelwald on our last morning there.

I love how it looks (mountains!), but it was probably not as fun to stitch as the last two. There was quite a bit of stop-start – rather than rows of undulating lines.

It was lovely to sit around and stitch in in quiet times (and with that that view in the background!). I’m definitely planning to take some sort of low-key crafty project along on all future holidays. They evoke very pleasant and soothing holiday memories!

I have another sashiko project planned for our December trip, but this one might be somewhat more challenging!

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