Materials:
scraps of 7-hole clear plastic canvas
#16 tapestry needle
4-ply worsted yarn in white, purple, and gray
6-strand embroidery floss in black and orange
pencil
Directions:
Using the pencil draw the outline of the pumpkin on plastic canvas. Also, draw two side pieces 8 x 10 bars, one back 8 x 15 bars, and one bottom piece 10 x 15 bars. Each line on the chart represents a bar on the canvas.
Cut out shapes, cutting in the space between bars and not on the bar. After cutting, trim off all the remaining plastic nubs.
Following the chart, stitch the front piece in Continental Stitch. Fill in the uncharted areas in gray. Stitch the sides, back, and bottom pieces in gray Continental Stitch.
Using 6 strands of black floss, French knot the ghost’s eyes and the spider’s body. Backstitch the spider’s legs in black and the ghost’s mouth in orange.
Whip Stitch the pieces together with gray yarn.
Overcast the ghost’s body and hand in white and the remainder of the candy cup in gray.
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What a cute little ghost. Love it .. with the one from last week they would make a cute Halloween centerpiece.
ReplyDeleteThat'a a cute little project.
ReplyDeleteFor Halloween, I go to my parents and go with my brother & sister-in-law to take my nephew trick-or-treating. We go to 2 to 3 houses and then he is done. We go back home and he sits on the porch with his grandpa handing out candy.
Thanks, Cindi J! There's actually a trio of candy cups. The third will be appearing next Monday.
ReplyDeleteJeanne S., that's so cute! I'll bet, though, that in another year or so your little nephew is going to want to go t every house in town!