Presents and the like

Now that Christmas is over, pretty much, I can show all the things I made as presents for people and family.

So here goes:

1. NON-FREEBIE - Round Robin:

Design - Round Robin Kit

Designer - Mouseloft via Hobbycraft.co.uk

Fabric - 14 count blue aida

Threads - what was in the kit

2.  FREEBIE/NON FREEBIE - Geisha Girls:

Design - Geisha Girls (from Joan Elliott's Oriental Collection)

Designer - Joan Elliott

(free with #177 of The World of Cross Stitching)

Fabric - 14 count ecru aida

Threads - as per the chart (DMC)

This chart came from a booklet that was free with a magazine. So really the chart isn't free as you have to buy the magazine to get it.

3. UNKNOWN - The Angels Have The Phone Box:

Design - The Angels Have The Phone Box

Designer - UNKNOWN

(possibly from Etsy though?)

Fabric - 18 count Ecru Aida

Threads - DMC

Oddly enough, the Geisha Girls above took me two days to stitch, even though there were a multitude of colour changes. The Dr Who cross stitch, however, took me four very long days to stitch, the TARDIS taking up three of those days all by itself. I'll be happy not to have to stitch any Weeping Angels or TARDIS' again any time soon!

4. FREEBIE - Cyberman Head:

Design - Cyberman Head

Designer - Hancock's House Of Happy

(http://hancockshouseofhappy.blogspot.com/2011/10/free-cross-stitch-chart-dr-who-cyberman.html)

Fabric - 14 count Ecru Aida

Threads - three shades of grey, black

5. FREEBIE - Dalek:

Design - Dalek

Designer - Hopper Artz

(http://hopperartz.deviantart.com/art/Doctor-Who-Cross-stitch-Patterns-290605273)

Fabric - 14 count ecru aida

Threads - Red, Yellow, Black

6. FREEBIE - Star Trek: The Next Generation Communicator Badge:

Design - Star Trek: TNG Communicator Badge

Designer: Starrley

(http://starrley.deviantart.com/art/Star-Trek-TNG-combadge-pattern-for-cross-stitch-289413905)

Fabric - 14 count Ecru Aida

Threads - two shades of yellow, two shades of grey, black

7. FREEBIE - Racing Greyhound:

Design - Racing Greyhound

Designer - Gorgeous Greyhounds

(http://gorgeousgreyhounds.blogspot.com/2010/10/knitting-patterns-for-greyhounds.html)

Fabric - 14 count Ecru Aida

Threads - 310 Black

8. FREEBIE - Squirrel:

Designs - Figure 71

Designer - Priscilla Filet Crochet Book 1

(http://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org/html/warm/catalog.htm)

Fabric - 14 count Ecru Aida

Threads - cheap thread pack

I think that's most of them. If there are any others I have forgotten, I will add them in the days to come.

Finishes - FREEBIES

I'm really enjoying stitching from the Priscilla Filet Crochet Books. Here are two more completed charts:

Designs - Figure 17 & Figure 30

Designer - Priscilla Filet Crochet Book 1

(http://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org/html/warm/catalog.htm)

Fabric - 14 count Ecru Aida

Threads - cheap thread pack

Update (7 Sep 2013) - Figure 30, Priscilla Filet Crochet Book 1:

I decided to add a border to this pretty little pattern, as the pale pink seems to disappear into the fabric, so adding a border at least gives some structure to the pattern, I feel.

colours used - pale pink, mid pink, dark purple, pale blue

FREEBIE FINISH

Another freebie:

FREEBIE - Priscilla Filet Crochet Book 1 - Figure 51

threads - cheap unnamed thread pack

cloth - 14 ct white aida

More finishes

I'm trying to stick to my "Year of Freebies", with just the odd non-freebie. However, I have two new finishes to show off, both of which are freebies.

I've been going through a phase of turning filet crochet patterns in to cross stitch recently, as I find it a quick way of making christmas decorations and small presents for people. Enjoy!

1. FREEBIE - Le Filet Brode (1900) - Ship

Design - Ship

Designer - Le Filet Brode (1900)

(A Crespel DAe)

http://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org/html/warm/catalog.htm

(look under F)

Threads - cheap unnamed brand

Fabric - 14ct white aida

2. FREEBIE - #107 Sajou, page 3 - Letter J

Design - Letter J (page 3)

Designer - Sajou 

www.patternmakercharts.blogspot.com/2009/09/sajou-no-107.html

Threads - cheap unnamed brand

Fabric - 14ct white aida

FREEBIE - Celtwich (Crinoline Lady)

Design - Crinoline Lady from Crinoline Days Chair Set

Lily Filet Crochet Design Book No. 66

Designer - Celtwich

(http://web.archive.org/web/20071107131557/http://www.angelfire.com/folk/celtwich/Crinoline.html)

Threads - purple, metallics (silver, gold, blue, green, red)

Cloth - 14 ct White Aida

I found this one in amongst some free filet crochet patterns I had. I like playing with filet crochet - it gives me the chance to use up old threads that have long lost their numbers, or else unnumbered threads from cheap thread packs. 

More Finishes

I've been busy with various things, but have managed to complete a couple of small objects, plus finish some WIP that were lying around.

1. FREEBIE - Elisa Tortonesi

Design - Flowers (Daisies)

Designer - Elisa Tortonesi

Threads - unnamed cheap pack of threads

2. FREEBIE - The Priscilla Netting Book (1914)

I turned a design from this lovely old book into the beginnings of a bunch of Christmas Decorations:

Design - 27 mesh square

Designer - The Priscilla Netting Book (1914)

Threads - unnamed cheap pack of threads