Friday, December 14, 2012

Pattern: Quick Moth

Here's the first freebie I have for you — a cute little moth.
It looks more like a butterfly than a moth in terms of the wings, but it has the proper antennae and body size. Anyway, it's a quick and simple design. It didn't take too long to make, and it shouldn't take too long to stitch, either. Thus, I call it a quickie. Yeah, yeah, I know. Giggle all you want.
So here's the pattern! I made it in Photoshop since I lack any proper cross-stitch software.

168 Normal Stitches ;; 28 Half Stitches ;; 16 Backstitches


DMC 3857 is for the body and antennae.
DMC 801 is for the four spots on the body.
DMC 3726 is for the wing outlines.
DMC 152 is for the wing fill colour.
DMC 310 is for the spots on the wings.

In this one, colours aren't everything; they don't have to be exactly what I have listed, or even anywhere close to it. But the only thing that should remain constant is that the wings' outlines should be darker than their fill colour. Here's one I've stitched together, all pink and purple and such.

Adorable, right?
I guess I should note that its antennae use only one strand. That didn't end up being the case for their centers, but it's all right. It's all about trial and error!

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