Daffycat Designs - chart available here
36 ct Flax Linen, DMC Floss
I also started a new project late last night... Since we had yet another snow storm this morning, I was free to stay home and work on it for a bit. This Praiseworthy Stitches sampler in the new Just Cross Stitch Magazine (Jan/Feb 2011) called to me as soon as my issue arrived... as New England native who is suffering through a brutally snowy January, this fits, and so I had to start it...
I am stitching this on Silkweaver 32 ct Sudden Storm Belfast Linen. The fabric of the model is bluer, but since I live where it snows a lot, I know that when it snows, the sky is grey like this, not often is is very blue.... nor is the sun smiling or really even out at that time, but we have to give PS artistic license for that one ;-)
If you are planning to stitch this sampler, please note some chart errors that I found - first of all, your fabric needs to be at least 15" x 24" - I am using a FQ - the chart calls for much smaller fabric. Also.... the symbols for the algerian eyelets (for the trees) in Cucumber and Endive Sampler Threads are reversed.... the symbols for the flag on the lighthouse and the little red bands atop the chimneys on the house are all coded for Cinnamon Sampler Thread, while the model clearly shows they are all stitched in Cherry Wine Sampler Thread.... makes me wonder how many other errors there will be, so keep an eye out as you stitch!
9 comments:
Cute ornie and great progress on your new WIP. Funny, Sudden Storm is one of the colors I'm pondering for this Chatelaine I'm daydreaming about since I want it to look snowy and winter-like. I'm still waiting to hear from SW on dmc matches.
Love the reindeer ornament!
Good catch on the Praiseworthy sampler- I didn't note the wrong floss symbols, but maybe that's why I question the required floss amounts-
some of the colors requiring multiple skeins don't seem to match up with the amounts as they appear in the stitched model. Thanks for the warning!
What a lovely ornament. Your Sampler looks cute already. And wow, that's a lot of faults in one chart.
Thank you ~ such kind words! I really have fun with these silly reindeer!
I love your reindeer ornaments, and your new start is great, I really liked that one in the mag too.
I love that sampler in the latest JCS but all that snow!!! You've made great progress on it!
I love the one by Plum Street Samplers in the same mag too.
I can't believe all the errors you've found!!!
Cute ornament and the new start is going to be great!
Cute ornament Carol.
Love your new start. I just got this mag last week ( I'm in the UK) and love this design. I did notice that the fabric size and finished size did not match. Thank you for pointing out the other errors too. I would like to stitch it one day.
Cute ornament & the sampler is looking lovely
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