Top of the Mornin to Ya!

Materials Used:

7 count clear Plastic Canvas Mesh
7 count green Plastic Canvas Mesh
St. Patty Enamel Pin
2 Shamrock Applications


Needloft Yarn:

#14 Cinnamon - 1/2 yd.
#00 Black - 17 1/2 yds.
#29 Forest Green - 3 yds.
#56 Fleshtone - 3 1/2 yds.
#38 Gray - 1/2 yd.
#28 Christmas Green - 40 1/2 yds. *#23 Fern would look really good too
#43 Camel - 4 1/2 yds.


For Hanger:

Picture Hanger (hot glue)


Stitches Used:

Continental Stitch
Cross Stitch
Whip Stitch

Instructions:

Cut 2 pieces of 67X80 threads (66X79 holes) according to the pattern, one out of
clear and one out of the green canvas. Follow the pattern to stitch the project
onto the clear canvas. Cross stitching the eyes and letters. Do not work up the
green canvas. Holding the green canvas on the back of the stitched project, start
whip stitching the two together. Whip stitching the pattern in the colors at each
area, except for the hands. They will get whip stitched in Cinnamon as you can
see from the picture of the final project. Place the St.Patrick enamel pin on the
hat and glue the 2 Shamrock applications onto the sign as shown in the picture
of the final project. Hot glue the picture hanger onto the back of the project
at about the bottom of the little man's hat.


An Irish Welcome:
Here's Céad Míle Fáilte to friend and to rover
That's a greeting that's Irish as Irish can be
It means you are welcome
A thousand times over
Wherever you come from, Whosoever you be..

The Pattern :

Key:

Royal Blue continental stitch on hands = cinnamon
Light Blue continental stitch on hat = gray
Green on hat = Forest Green
Green on sign = Christmas Green
Fleshtone for face = Fleshtone
(I used the new Needloft label yarns)

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