Knot-by-knot guide
Thread colors
- A DMC 3855 Autumn Gold Lt 1093 knots
- B DMC 970 Pumpkin Light 445 knots
- C DMC 3799 Pewter Gray Vy Dk 185 knots
- D DMC B5200 Snow White 162 knots
- E DMC 3826 Golden Brown 31 knots
- F DMC 307 Lemon 13 knots
- G DMC 3609 Plum Ultra Light 6 knots
Written rows
Row 1 → forward : 45A Row 2 ← backward: 45A Row 3 → forward : 16A, 1C, 28A Row 4 ← backward: 27A, 1C, 1F, 1C, 15A Row 5 → forward : 14A, 1C, 3F, 1C, 26A Row 6 ← backward: 26A, 1C, 3F, 2C, 13A Row 7 → forward : 12A, 1C, 1F, 1C, 3F, 1C, 8A, 4C, 14A Row 8 ← backward: 12A, 2C, 4B, 3C, 6A, 3C, 2F, 1C, 12A Row 9 → forward : 13A, 2C, 2E, 1C, 5A, 1C, 9B, 2C, 10A Row 10 ← backward: 3A, 7C, 12B, 5C, 1A, 3C, 14A Row 11 → forward : 17A, 3C, 1D, 15B, 6E, 1C, 2A Row 12 ← backward: 2A, 1C, 1E, 3D, 2E, 9B, 2C, 4B, 2D, 2C, 17A Row 13 → forward : 17A, 1C, 5D, 4B, 1C, 8B, 5D, 1E, 1C, 2A Row 14 ← backward: 3A, 1C, 1E, 4D, 11B, 7D, 1C, 17A Row 15 → forward : 17A, 1C, 10D, 9B, 2D, 1E, 1C, 4A Row 16 ← backward: 5A, 1C, 1E, 1D, 8B, 1D, 3G, 6D, 1C, 18A Row 17 → forward : 18A, 1C, 6D, 3G, 2D, 7B, 1E, 1C, 6A Row 18 ← backward: 7A, 1C, 7B, 11D, 1C, 18A Row 19 → forward : 19A, 1C, 9D, 8B, 1C, 7A Row 20 ← backward: 8A, 1C, 7B, 9D, 1C, 5A, 5C, 9A Row 21 → forward : 7A, 2C, 5D, 1C, 5A, 1C, 8D, 7B, 1C, 8A Row 22 ← backward: 9A, 1C, 6B, 7D, 1C, 7A, 1C, 6D, 1C, 6A Row 23 → forward : 5A, 1C, 1B, 6D, 1C, 8A, 1C, 7D, 4B, 1C, 10A Row 24 ← backward: 11A, 1C, 2B, 8D, 1C, 7A, 1C, 3D, 1B, 3D, 2B, 1C, 4A Row 25 → forward : 3A, 1C, 3B, 2D, 2B, 2D, 1B, 1C, 5A, 2C, 2B, 7D, 2C, 12A Row 26 ← backward: 14A, 1C, 5D, 5B, 2C, 2A, 1C, 3B, 1D, 3B, 1D, 3B, 1C, 3A Row 27 → forward : 3A, 1C, 11B, 3C, 8B, 3D, 1C, 15A Row 28 ← backward: 15A, 1C, 2D, 11B, 1C, 12B, 1C, 2A Row 29 → forward : 2A, 1C, 11B, 1C, 5B, 1C, 7B, 1D, 1C, 15A Row 30 ← backward: 15A, 1C, 1D, 5B, 2C, 7B, 1C, 10B, 1C, 2A Row 31 → forward : 2A, 1C, 9B, 1C, 10B, 1C, 5B, 1C, 15A Row 32 ← backward: 15A, 1C, 5B, 1C, 11B, 1C, 8B, 1C, 2A Row 33 → forward : 3A, 1C, 7B, 1C, 12B, 1C, 4B, 1C, 15A Row 34 ← backward: 14A, 1C, 5B, 1C, 12B, 1C, 7B, 1C, 3A Row 35 → forward : 4A, 1C, 6B, 1C, 13B, 1C, 4B, 1C, 14A Row 36 ← backward: 14A, 1C, 4B, 1C, 1B, 1C, 11B, 1C, 6B, 1C, 4A Row 37 → forward : 5A, 1C, 5B, 1C, 11B, 1C, 1B, 1C, 4B, 1C, 14A Row 38 ← backward: 14A, 1C, 2E, 2B, 4C, 9B, 1C, 4B, 2C, 6A Row 39 → forward : 8A, 6C, 9B, 3E, 1C, 3E, 1C, 14A Row 40 ← backward: 14A, 1C, 3E, 1C, 4E, 6B, 2C, 14A Row 41 → forward : 16A, 14C, 15A Row 42 ← backward: 45A Row 43 → forward : 45A
A sitting orange and white fox with a little yellow butterfly above its nose, outlined in black on a peach background, worked with seven threads. It is 45 knots wide and 43 rows long, so it is a wide band and you will need to cut your base strings to match.
The peach background is part of the pattern, so keep those knots even around the fox and the tail. Follow the black outline row by row, since it is what gives the fox its shape.
How to use this pattern
This pattern is 45 knots wide, so cut 45 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 3855, 1093 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.
