can ne opp ey eel Instructions Continued From Inside TOWER: The fower is stitched beginning with the bushes and grass at the base of the tower. Follow your graph and stitch the tower centered between the bushes, The cross hatches are stitched using 2 strands of floss and are added after the tower has been completed. ‘TREE: Begin stitching the tree 13 pleats right of the dogs back foot. Stitch the trunk and leaves of the tree adding the branches as you stiten, COLORS - DMC 307 yellow, 310 black, 414 Dk grey, 416 Lt grey, 422 Lt brown, 666 red, 787 blue, 869 Dk brown, 904 Dk green , 906 Lt Green and 850 flesh. ANCHOR: 289 yellow, 403 black, 235 Dk grey, 388 Lt grey, 943 Lt brown, 46 red, 132 blue, 944 Dk brown, 258 Dk green, 256 Lt green and 4148 fiesh. Crosseyed Cricket Smocking Designs 17932 Monitor Ave Baton Rouge, LA 70817 www.crosseyedcricketsmocking.com (FOR INDIVIDUAL USE ONLY, NOT INTENDED FOR COMMERCIAL PRODUCTIONS)y crerererrenenrnerenernenemererernnrers DP M7 Velow HAS GRY GP WTBWE sp 906Lt Green F OBI — HP 42211 Brown WH 89k. Brown F 950 Flesh SF 414Dk Grey F 666 Red F904 Dk Green LAFILLE AU PARC (THE GIRL IN THE PARK) This design is stitched over 158 pleats. Stitch count s not given in the written in- structions. Be sure to check your graph Ee = stiteh exunt Four strands of floss are used unless oth- erwise specified. The tower and bushes require 60 pleats, the lite girl with the bal- loons requires 31 pleats, the French poo- dle requires 22 pleats and the tree re- quires 34 pleats to stitch. Spacing be- tween characters is given on the graph to help with easy placement BACK SMOCK: (2 strands) Using the same color floss as your fabric, back smock rows 2, 3, 4, 6, 6, 7 and 8, UPPER BORDER: Begin with a down cable on row 4 and continue to cable all the Way across your insert. Just below row 1 you will then stitch a row of 1 step baby waves all the way across your insert. (Using the recommended 158 pleats your border will balance exactly.) LOWER BORDER: Begin on row 9 with an up cable and continue to cable all the way across your insert. LITTLE GIRL: Begin stitching the litte girl 4 pleats left of the center valley at the toe of her shoe. Stitch all the way up the Git, adding the bread, jacket, and hat as you smock. Begin stitching the yellow balloon on row 2 %, 4 pleats right of the center valley. Stitch the entire yellow balloon and then stitch the red balloon where shown on your graph. The girl's eyes and the buttons on her hat and coat, are made using 4 strands of floss and are French knots wrapped 2 times. The mouth is a small straight stitch made using 2 strands of floss ‘and is couched in the middle to give ita slight curve. The string on the balloons are made using 2 strands of floss and ate straight stitches placed where indicated on your graph. The loop at the base of the balloon is a small lazy daisy stitch also made using 2 strands of floss FRENCH POODLE: Begin stitching the poodle 14 pleats right of the right shoe. Stitch all the way up the poodle. Add the collar using 4 strands of red floss where shown on your graph. The dog tag and the dog's eye are French knots, made using 4 strands of floss and are wrapped 2 times. The tail is a straight stitch made using 4 strands of floss. Instructions Continued on Back