CRAFTS WITH ANASTASIA--HALLOWEEN GHOST CANDY CUP

This week, another Halloween candy cup, a ghost to add to your pumpkin from last week.


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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CRAFTS WITH ANASTASIA--HALLOWEEN PUMPKIN CANDY CUP

Halloween is right around the corner. For the next three Mondays I’ll be featuring Halloween candy cups that can be whipped up quickly as favors for a Halloween party. These candy cups are also a great way to use up scraps of yarn left over from other projects.


Materials :
scraps of 7-hole clear plastic canvas
#16 tapestry needle
4-ply worsted yarn in yellow, black, green, and orange
pencil


Directions:
Using the pencil draw the outline of the pumpkin on plastic canvas. Also, draw two side pieces 9 x 9 bars and one back and one bottom piece each 9 x 19 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 of the pumpkin in orange Continental Stitch. Stitch the sides, back, and bottom pieces in orange.

Whip Stitch the pieces together with orange yarn.

Overcast the pumpkin stem in green yarn and the remaining pumpkin in orange.


Readers, remember to post a comment to the blog this week, and you're automatically entered in a drawing for a free book from our Book Club Friday guest author. --AP