Hardanger Owl
This charming little owl shows that kloster blocks can tell stories, not just make shapes. It’s a workshop favourite for good reason: it’s fun, approachable, and teaches the core skills you’ll use in every Hardanger project. What you’ll learn: kloster blocks, dove’s eyes, needleweaving, eyelets, cable stitch, buttonholed eyes, and a tidy fishbone beak. Why you’ll love it: clear step-by-step guidance so even confident beginners can finish with pride.
Hardanger Mat
Sometimes the most satisfying projects are practical. This little mat teaches the Hardanger “trinity” — kloster blocks, cutting, and needleweaving — plus dove’s eyes, while creating something genuinely useful for your home. Clear photo-led steps make it beginner friendly, so you’ll build confidence as you stitch a piece you’ll actually use.
Hardanger Christmas Star
Picture this festive star on your Christmas table in classic red, green, and gold. Simple to stitch yet wonderfully showy, it builds confidence while you practise the essentials: kloster blocks, needleweaving, dove’s eyes, and eyelets. A quick, satisfying make with timeless holiday appeal.
There's something magical about the moment your scissors make that first careful cut into hardanger fabric. Your heart skips just a little, will the threads hold? Then you gently tease away the cut threads, and suddenly there's delicate openwork where solid fabric used to be.
This is hardanger embroidery at its most thrilling: the beautiful tension between structure and space, between what stays and what's removed.
Whether you've just finished my free hardanger lessons or you've been stitching these geometric treasures for years, this collection will surprise you with fresh approaches to this beloved Norwegian craft.
Each design is charted so every graph line represents one fabric thread, no squinting, no guessing, just clear, confident stitching.
Prefer a single pattern?
Hardanger Owl – £2.50
This charming little owl shows that kloster blocks can tell stories, not just make shapes. It’s a workshop favourite for good reason: it’s fun, approachable, and teaches the core skills you’ll use in every Hardanger project. What you’ll learn: kloster blocks, dove’s eyes, needleweaving, eyelets, cable stitch, buttonholed eyes, and a tidy fishbone beak. Why you’ll love it: clear step-by-step guidance so even confident beginners can finish with pride.
Design size: 84 × 84 stitches (3.8 in / 9.7 cm square on 22-count Hardanger fabric)
Add to CartOr get all three in the Starter Bundle for £5.95.
Hardanger Mat – £2.50
Make something you’ll be proud to use every day. This mat focuses on the Hardanger fundamentals so you can practise clean technique and calm, confident cutting. What you’ll learn: kloster blocks, cutting, needleweaving, and dove’s eyes, with crystal-clear photo instructions. Why you’ll love it: perfect for beginners who want to master core skills while finishing a practical, furniture-friendly piece stitched by you.
Design size: 92 × 92 stitches (4.2 in / 10.7 cm square on 22-count Hardanger fabric)
Add to CartOr get all three in the Starter Bundle for £5.95.
Hardanger Christmas Star – £2.50
Can’t you just see this beauty sparkling on your Christmas table? Designed for colour play (think red, green, and gold), it’s quick to finish and full of fundamentals. What you’ll learn: kloster blocks, needleweaving, dove’s eyes, and eyelets—the essential Hardanger quartet. Why you’ll love it: achievable before the holidays, stunning enough to become a family heirloom.
Design size: 108 × 108 stitches (4.9 in / 12.4 cm square on 22-count Hardanger fabric)
Add to CartOr get all three in the Starter Bundle for £5.95.
Wish Upon a Star – £2.50 Not in bundle
What would your wish be? (Don’t tell me, or it won’t come true!) This elegant bellpull features a single, perfectly centred star framed by two graceful rows of pulled four-sided stitch and neat kloster blocks above and below. The original is stitched in soft powder blue on sky-blue linen—a dreamy combination that feels both vintage and timeless.
Design size: 76 × 180 stitches (3.5 × 8.2 in / 8.9 × 20.8 cm on 22-count fabric)
What you’ll learn: satin stitch, kloster blocks, cutting & needleweaving, four-sided stitch, and a buttonholed wheel, plus bellpull finishing techniques.
Why you’ll love it: the single star creates a calm focal point, while the rhythmic borders make for meditative stitching. Choose a colourway to suit your décor.
New to Hardanger? The Starter Bundle is the best place to begin.
Daisy Chains – £2.50 Not in bundle
Kloster blocks form gentle daisy chains within a crisp four-sided stitch border. Surface embroidery motifs add just enough detail to make this piece sing, while the openwork areas showcase your needleweaving beautifully.
Design size: 4.8 × 8.7 in (12.2 × 22.1 cm) on 28-count fabric
What you’ll learn: surface embroidery, eyelets, needleweaving, and square filets alongside your kloster blocks.
Why you’ll love it: versatile enough to use as a table runner, frame as art, or finish as a bellpull—whatever suits your home and style.
New to Hardanger? The Starter Bundle is the best place to begin.
What’s included in every pattern
- Clear, thread-by-thread charts
- Step-by-step instructions (with helpful photos)
- Finishing suggestions for a polished result
- Instant digital download + receipt email backup
New here? Start with the Hardanger Starter Bundle to learn the fundamentals and save 21%.
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Your Evening with Hardanger…
You settle into your favourite chair with your Hardanger fabric stretched taut in its hoop. Your daylight lamp is just right for counting threads. Your first kloster blocks march steadily across the fabric, each one a small victory of precision and patience.
Then comes that magical moment: scissors in hand, ready to cut away the threads that become delicate openwork. It never gets old, that transformation from solid to ethereal.
Ready to begin your Hardanger journey? Choose the design that whispers your name… or collect all three in the Starter Bundle for a complete, confidence-building start.
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