010602070308MATERIALS
QPegboard, 120 x 138cm
(47x 54")
QOnecanofsprayprimer
QThreecansofwhite
spraypaint
QMedium-weightyarnin
nineshades(weused
RedHeartSuperSaver,
oneballeachin HotRed
0390 (Yarn1),Jade 3862
(Yarn2),Flamingo 0259
(Yarn5),Gold 0321 (Yarn
6),Coral 0726 (Yarn7),
Raspberry 0774 (Yarn8),
CherryRed 0319 (Yarn9)
andLionBrand,oneball
eachin HeartlandBryce
Canyon 130 (Yarn3)
andVanna'sChoice
Pink 101 (Yarn4))
QWashitape
QYarnneedle
QDrywallscrews
andanchors
QDrill
We’reallitchingtoupdateour
homesatthemoment– in the
cheapestpossibleway– sothis
supersizestitchis a weekendmust.
Headdowntoyourlocalhardware
storeandpickupa sheetof
pegboardor,if you’rein theDIY
zone,createyourownusinga sheet
ofplyboard,a drill,anda bitof
precisionhole-making.
Useupyarnsfromyourstash
tofitwithyourdécor,orjust
redecorateyourbedroomaround
yournewdreamheadboard.
Weekendsarelookingprettyquiet
at themoment,afterall.(^01) First,makesurethepegboard
has 53 fullsquaresacrossand 47
fullsquaresdown.Placea dust
clothoroldtowelunderneaththe
cutpegboard,thencleanit as
thoroughlyaspossible,making
suretogetallthedustoutofthe
holes,otherwisethiswillgetonto
theyarnwhenstitching.
(^02) Workingoutside,orin a
well-ventilatedarea,spraythefront
andsidesoftheboardwithprimer.
Repeatwiththespraypaint,using
twoorthreecoatstoensurethe
boardis evenlycovered,leavingit
todryin betweeneachcoat.
(^03) Sticka smallpieceofwashitape
betweeneveryfiveholesalongthe
topandsideoftheboardtocreate
a grid– thiswillmakestitching
easier.Testthewashitapeona
smallareafirsttomakesureit won’t
pulloffthepaint.
(^04) Referringtothechartonpage
79,startat thetopoftheboardin
oneareaofcolour.Marka small’X’
withpencilin thecentreofthe
squarestobestitchedin thatyarn
colour– thismakesit easiertosee
wherethestitcheswillgo.
(^05) Taketheyarncolourthat
correspondstotheareachosen
andcuta 3-4m(118^1 / 8 -157 ")
length.Theyarnwillbedoubled
up,sotheactuallengthwillbe
1.5 -2m(59^1 / 8 -78^7 / 8 ").Forsmaller
areas,lessyarncanbeused.
Cuttingthelengthtoolongwill
takelongertostitchthroughthe
holes,butcuttingit tooshortwill
resultinfrequentrestringing.
Threadtheyarnthroughtheneedle
andleaveit doubledup,making
suretheendsarethesamelength.
(^06) Tostartthecrossstitchpattern,
bringtheneedleupfromtheback
ofthepegboardthroughthe
bottomleftofonesquare.Takethe
needledownthroughthetopright
ofthesquare,stitchingonehalfof
an’X’diagonally.If thereare
severalstitchesofthesamecolour
in a row,continueacrosstherow
stitchinghalfofeach’X’,catching
theyarntailunderneaththe
stitchesat thebacktosecureit.
(^07) At the end of the row, work back
toward the first stitch, bringing
the needle up through the bottom
right hole and back down through
the top left hole, as shown.
HOW TO MAKE A CROSS STITCH HEADBOARD