ASK60: Elfie Selfie
Description:
This whimsical elf in a “split” position has a “larger than life” head that makes his delightful expression the main focal point of this striking holiday design. He is surrounded by an appropriate festive background and border (Ann’s specialty) that are fun to stitch. The unusual horizontal border panels have triangular outlines in laid work with fillings of elegant ornaments and Christmas trees. The open background area has a main framework of simple zigzag blackwork outlines with delicate Upright Cross fillers — the perfect “wallpaper” behind the figure!
Kit Materials:
16" X 16" piece of 18-count Zweigart white mono canvas
DMC #5 pearl cotton - 1 skein #310 black
DMC #8 pearl cotton
1 ball #703 medium Christmas green
1 ball #701 medium dark Christmas green
1 ball #321 Christmas red
1 ball #754 flesh (now 8 yards of Anchor #778 due to dye lot inconsistencies with DMC)
4 yards #758 dark flesh
2 yards #310 black
3 yards #434 medium brown
DMC floss
2 skeins #321 Christmas red
1 skein #701 medium dark Christmas green
Anchor floss - 2 yards of #1 white
#8 Kreinik metallic braid - 2 reels #235 red embers (custom color)
#12 Kreinik metallic braid - 1 reel #003 red
Rainbow Gallery #8 Coronet Braid - 2 cards #81B gold
Rainbow Gallery Elegance #8 silk pearl - 1 card E829 dark green
Rainbow Gallery Very Velvet
2 cards V221 lite green
1 card V231 Christmas red
Rainbow Gallery Sparkle Rays
2 cards SR47 light Christmas green
1 card SR29 Christmas red plus two yards
Rainbow Gallery Petite Sparkle Rays - 1 card PS47 light Christmas green
4 Darice bells for stocking cap and booties (packed in coin envelope)
Mill Hill glass seed beads - 1 package #02062 red
Tapestry needles - #22, plus #24 and #28 (2 each) plus a #8 crewel needle
This whimsical elf in a “split” position has a “larger than life” head that makes his delightful expression the main focal point of this striking holiday design. He is surrounded by an appropriate festive background and border (Ann’s specialty) that are fun to stitch. The unusual horizontal border panels have triangular outlines in laid work with fillings of elegant ornaments and Christmas trees. The open background area has a main framework of simple zigzag blackwork outlines with delicate Upright Cross fillers — the perfect “wallpaper” behind the figure!
Kit Materials:
16" X 16" piece of 18-count Zweigart white mono canvas
DMC #5 pearl cotton - 1 skein #310 black
DMC #8 pearl cotton
1 ball #703 medium Christmas green
1 ball #701 medium dark Christmas green
1 ball #321 Christmas red
1 ball #754 flesh (now 8 yards of Anchor #778 due to dye lot inconsistencies with DMC)
4 yards #758 dark flesh
2 yards #310 black
3 yards #434 medium brown
DMC floss
2 skeins #321 Christmas red
1 skein #701 medium dark Christmas green
Anchor floss - 2 yards of #1 white
#8 Kreinik metallic braid - 2 reels #235 red embers (custom color)
#12 Kreinik metallic braid - 1 reel #003 red
Rainbow Gallery #8 Coronet Braid - 2 cards #81B gold
Rainbow Gallery Elegance #8 silk pearl - 1 card E829 dark green
Rainbow Gallery Very Velvet
2 cards V221 lite green
1 card V231 Christmas red
Rainbow Gallery Sparkle Rays
2 cards SR47 light Christmas green
1 card SR29 Christmas red plus two yards
Rainbow Gallery Petite Sparkle Rays - 1 card PS47 light Christmas green
4 Darice bells for stocking cap and booties (packed in coin envelope)
Mill Hill glass seed beads - 1 package #02062 red
Tapestry needles - #22, plus #24 and #28 (2 each) plus a #8 crewel needle