American Snowman

designed by Pam Kellogg

skill level: intermediate

Design size: 5.5 inches by 5.5 inches.

Brighten up your holiday stitching season with this adorable country-style snowman! His snow covered body glistens with the realism of the cheerful season as he joyfully waves the American Flag. Have fun experimenting with Kreinik’s metallic threads using a variety of stitches like eyelet snowflakes, backstitches, cross stitches, couching, and French knots!  This design uses Braid, Cord, & Blending Filament in a medley of fun sizes and colors to help you create a picture full of texture and dimension.

Materials needed:

• A 12" x 12" piece of 25-ct White Luguna (Zweigart product)

• DMC embroidery floss in colors listed in Color Key

• Kreinik Very Fine (#4) Braid 210 Gold Dust 

• Kreinik Tapestry (#12) Braid 210 Gold Dust

• Kreinik Cord 102C Vatican Gold

• Kreinik Fine (#8) Braid 332 Candy Cane

• Kreinik Fine (#8) Braid 1432 Blue Ice

• Kreinik Blending Filament 001 Silver

Instr uctions:  

This design is cross stitched over two threads on 25-ct Lugana fabric using one strand of Braid or two strands of cotton floss according to color key. When Blending Filament is used, work with two strands floss plus one strand Blending Filament in the needle. Follow the chart, color key, and instructions below.

Backstitching: (one strand of each)

• scarf and headband: DMC 304 Red

• hat, face and buttons: DMC 310 Black

• mittens: DMC 311 Navy

• snowman: DMC 3841 Light Blue

• border: #4 Braid 210

• fringe on scarf: #8 Braid 332

 Couching:

—flagpole: Lay Tapestry (#12 Braid) color 210 Gold Dust on the surface of the fabric (plunge the ends to the back, and tack to secure), and couch with Cord 102C Vatican Gold.

Eyelets:

—snowflakes: #8 Braid 1432 in eyelet stitches

French Knots: (symbol •)

—eyes and buttons: 1 strand/2 wraps DMC white

Printing Instructions:

Click here to download the FREE instructions for this design. You will need the Adobe Reader to view and print this file. If you have trouble downloading this file and would like us to send you a printed copy send a #10 SASE to: American Snowman, PO Box 1258, Parkersburg, WV 26102.

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