Knot-by-knot guide
Thread colors7
- A DMC 3817 Celadon Green Lt 669 knots
- B DMC 3799 Pewter Gray Vy Dk 298 knots
- C DMC B5200 Snow White 204 knots
- D DMC 435 Brown Very Light 41 knots
- E DMC 744 Yellow Pale 29 knots
- F DMC 919 Red?Copper 28 knots
- G DMC 640 Beige Gray Vy Dk 18 knots
Written rows
Row 1 → forward : 33A Row 2 ← backward: 16A, 2D, 5A, 3B, 7A Row 3 → forward : 5A, 6B, 5A, 2D, 5A, 1F, 1A, 2F, 6A Row 4 ← backward: 6A, 4F, 11A, 8B, 4A Row 5 → forward : 4A, 8B, 10A, 6F, 5A Row 6 ← backward: 5A, 5F, 10A, 10B, 3A Row 7 → forward : 3A, 10B, 12A, 2F, 6A Row 8 ← backward: 19A, 11B, 3A Row 9 → forward : 3A, 10B, 2G, 3A, 3B, 12A Row 10 ← backward: 13A, 4B, 2G, 3E, 8B, 3A Row 11 → forward : 3A, 6B, 2G, 3E, 4B, 15A Row 12 ← backward: 12A, 3B, 2C, 5B, 4G, 4B, 3A Row 13 → forward : 4A, 2B, 2G, 5B, 8C, 1B, 3A, 1D, 1A, 2D, 4A Row 14 ← backward: 3A, 4D, 3A, 1B, 5C, 1B, 1C, 1B, 4C, 3B, 2G, 1B, 4A Row 15 → forward : 3A, 5B, 6C, 1B, 1C, 1B, 6C, 1B, 2A, 5D, 2A Row 16 ← backward: 2A, 4D, 3A, 1B, 3C, 2B, 12C, 4B, 2A Row 17 → forward : 1A, 3B, 1A, 1B, 1C, 1B, 10C, 2B, 3C, 1B, 6A, 1D, 2A Row 18 ← backward: 9A, 1B, 15C, 2B, 1C, 1B, 1A, 2B, 1A Row 19 → forward : 4A, 1B, 1C, 2B, 1C, 1B, 13C, 1B, 9A Row 20 ← backward: 10A, 2B, 11C, 1B, 1C, 2B, 1C, 1B, 4A Row 21 → forward : 4A, 1B, 1C, 1B, 2C, 1B, 8C, 3B, 7A, 1F, 4A Row 22 ← backward: 3A, 2F, 10A, 1B, 6C, 1B, 1A, 1B, 2C, 1B, 5A Row 23 → forward : 6A, 2B, 3A, 2B, 3C, 1B, 12A, 1F, 3A Row 24 ← backward: 7A, 2B, 7A, 4B, 13A Row 25 → forward : 12A, 1B, 4C, 1B, 5A, 4B, 6A Row 26 ← backward: 5A, 5B, 4A, 1B, 1C, 1B, 3C, 1B, 12A Row 27 → forward : 2A, 2D, 1A, 1D, 5A, 1B, 3C, 1B, 3C, 1B, 3A, 5B, 5A Row 28 ← backward: 4A, 1B, 2G, 3B, 3A, 1B, 3C, 1B, 3C, 1B, 5A, 4D, 2A Row 29 → forward : 1A, 6D, 4A, 1B, 1C, 1B, 2C, 1B, 2C, 1B, 3A, 1B, 2G, 5B, 2A Row 30 ← backward: 1A, 1B, 3E, 1B, 1E, 4B, 3A, 2B, 2C, 1B, 3C, 1B, 4A, 5D, 1A Row 31 → forward : 2A, 2D, 6A, 1B, 3C, 1B, 3C, 1B, 2A, 3B, 7E, 1B, 1A Row 32 ← backward: 2A, 2B, 3E, 2B, 5A, 1B, 4C, 1B, 2C, 2B, 9A Row 33 → forward : 8A, 1B, 2C, 2B, 4C, 1B, 8A, 1B, 1E, 1B, 4A Row 34 ← backward: 3A, 1B, 1E, 2B, 6A, 2B, 4C, 1B, 2A, 2B, 9A Row 35 → forward : 2A, 2F, 7A, 2B, 3C, 2B, 2C, 3B, 2A, 1B, 1E, 1B, 1E, 1B, 3A Row 36 ← backward: 3A, 1B, 1E, 1B, 1E, 1B, 1A, 1B, 4C, 1B, 7C, 1B, 5A, 2F, 3A Row 37 → forward : 10A, 1B, 3C, 1B, 1C, 1B, 2C, 1B, 1C, 1B, 1C, 1B, 1A, 2B, 3E, 1B, 2A Row 38 ← backward: 3A, 4B, 3A, 12B, 11A Row 39 → forward : 33A
A white pup in a big black witch hat, with a little yellow bird in a hat of its own beside it, and rust and orange leaves falling on a soft sage green. It is worked with seven threads, 33 knots wide and 39 rows long, so it is a project for a quiet evening.
The white pup is the largest area, so cut the white leading string longest. The small bird sits low on the right, so you will pick up the yellow and the black again near the end.
How to use this pattern
This pattern is 33 knots wide, so cut 33 base strings, one for every knot across. Then cut one leading string for each of the 7 colors in the thread list. The busiest color is A (DMC 3817, 669 knots), so give it the longest leading string.
Tie the rows from the top. Odd rows are tied left to right with forward knots, and even rows right to left with backward knots. The guide shows each thread's path, ticks off finished rows and walks you through the band one knot at a time.
This pattern has never been knotted on real thread, and the colors on screen are close matches to DMC floss, not exact ones. Compare them with your real skeins before you start.
