The new project for Ridgewood Needlepoint's New Stitch Monday is a Susan Roberts stocking called "Forest Friends" that Adrianne is stitching. There's a good Santa coat stitch and great fur stitch diagrammed here.
Next she worked on the leaves in the background.
The final section on the stitch was the background snow.
Now Adrianne starts work on the second Susan Roberts stocking--"Snowman." First up the snowman has a lovely sky.
There are two sets of trees to stitch next plus some ornaments.
Now the snowman's body and face are stitched and it has a hat and scarf.
Finally the snow is stitched and the second stocking complete.
The third Susan Roberts stocking Adrianne worked is "Lantern Walking," a classic Santa design with some nice clothing stitches.
I never would have thought to use Double Woven Variation for bushes but it works!
The snow stitch is interesting and turned out well.
Next is the sky.
Now the final touches. Lots of French knots!
We've started on a fourth Susan Roberts stocking. This posting is about the background sky and the moon.
The snow is done with a mixture of Stardust and Neon Rays Plus. Stardust is a mix of silk and wool with a bit of polyester sparkle. It's made by Brown Paper Packages.
This one has the reindeer, tree and garland all stitched. It's really charming.
And now for the sky behind Mr. Reindeer.
This stocking has mountains down below at the toe of the stocking. Here is the stitch for the first set of mountains.
And here is the stitch chosen for the second set of mountains.
The reindeer on this stocking is flying over snow and a lake, so we have stitches for both.
The last part on the reindeer stocking are the two big evergreens at the bottom.
The last section is Mr. Reindeer and his harness. And the reindeer stocking is done!
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