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" Project excerpted from Scandinavian Needlecraft: 35 Step-by-Step Projects to Create the Scandinavian Home   I look at all sorts of Scandinavian design when researching projects, from textiles to furniture and ceramics. The motif on this bath mat is based on designs painted on carved wooden chests over 200 years ago. Embroidered in blue on white cotton waffle, the design takes on a fresh and modern appeal. I always try to recycle as much as I can; here, I used part of an old cotton waffle towel for the front and toweling fabric for the backing.   Materials: Dressmaker&amp;#039;s carbon paper Template and stitch guide 22 x 20 in. (56 x 50 cm) white cotton waffle 22 x 20 in. (56 x 50 cm) blue toweling One ball thick blue-gray cotton yarn Sharp-pointed tapestry needle    1. Enlarge the template by 200 percent. Using dressmaker&amp;#039;s carbon paper, draw the motif on the cotton waffle, centering it within the rectangle.   2. Work bullion knots in the area marked on the template, placing them randomly and quite close together. For this project you want fat knots, so wrap the yarn around the needle four times instead of the usual three.   3. Work the areas marked on the template in backstitch.   4. With right sides together, pin the front and back together, and machine stitch around all four sides 1/2 in. (1cm) from the edge, leaving a 4\u20135-in. (10\u201312-cm) gap in one side. Clip the corners and turn the mat right side out. Ease the corners into shape.   5. Fold in the raw edges of the gap, pin in place, and slipstitch the gap closed. Press to finish.      Courtesy of Scandinavian Needlecraft by Clare Youngs. CICO Books, $19.95, 2010. Available at Amazon.com.  All photos Copyright CICO Books, 2010.    "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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