Here comes Santa Claus and his merry rider just in time to deliver Christmas cheer. Accented with lots of shiny tree trims, this jolly design can be displayed as a wall hanging or as a decoration for your front door.

Size: 131/2″w x 17%”h Supplies: Worsted weight yarn (refer to color key), two 101/2″ X 131/2″ sheets of 7 mesh plastic canvas, #16 tapestry needle, metallic silver ribbon , 28 – 6mm beads, one 5/8″ w star sequin, sewing needle, thread, sawtooth hanger, and clear-drying craft glue Stitches Used: Backstitch, French Knot, Gobelin Stitch, Overcast Stitch, Tent Stitch, and Turkey Loop
Instructions: Follow charts and use required stitches to work Santa pieces, leaving shaded areas unworked. Match and work~stitches in shaded areas through two thicknesses to join Upper Santa to Lower Santa. Refer to photo to sew beads to tree. Match to glue star sequin to top of tree. For hanger, sew sawtooth hanger to wrong side of stitched piece.

Designed by: Jack Peatman for LuvLee

GINGERBREAD GOODIE HOUSE
Size: 8″ w x 11″ h x 8″ d
Supplies: Worsted weight yarn (refer to color key), seven 105/8″ x 135/8″ sheets
of plastic canvas, two 4″ dia plastic canvas circles, #16 tapestry needle, ten
4mm green beads, 108 – 4mm red beads, 24 – black seed beads, four 1/2″
yellow star buttons, sewing needle, and sewing thread Stitches Used: Backstitch, Cross Stitch, French Knot, Gobelin Stitch, Overcast Stitch, Pattern Stitch, and Tent Stitch Instructions: (Note: Use a double strand of yarn for Pattern Stitch and for horizontal and vertical Gobelin Stitches.)

For Roof Sides, cut two pieces of plastic canvas 48 x 35 threads each. Use white to cover pieces with Pattern Stitch. Match edges and use white to join Roof Sides along one long edge. Follow charts to work Front/Back Eaves and Side Eaves. Match. ‘s and ‘s and use white to join Front/Back Eaves to Side Eaves between ‘s and x •s. Refer to I photo and use white to join Eaves to Roof Sides. Use white Overcast Stitches to cover unworked edges of Eaves. Sew green beads to Eaves at ‘s. Sew red beads to Eaves at ‘s (Note: For a sturdier house, use a double thickness of plastic canvas for Front, Back, and Sides.) Cut two pieces of plastic canvas for each Front, Back, and Side. Match edges and hold pieces together while stitching through both thicknesses.

For Arch Sides, cut four pieces of plastic canvas 4 x 19 threads each. For each Archway, refer to chart and use sewing needle and thread to join two Arch Sides to Arch Top. Follow charts and use required stitches to work Archways, Wreaths, and remaining pieces. For each Archway, use white and match ‘s to join Archway to Front/Back. For each Wreath, thread an 8″ length of red yarn through Wreath at *’S. Tie yarn in a bow
and trim ends. Refer to photo and use green to tack Wreath to Front/Back. Refer to photo to sew seed beads to snowmen for eyes and buttons. For each scarf, knot two 12″ lengths of red and one 12″ length of green 1;4″ from one end. Braid yarn for 4″ and knot remaining ends; trim remaining ends to 1;4 “. Thread scarf through Front/Back at ‘s and knot. Sew red beads to Sides, Left Tree, and Right Tree at ‘s For each tree, refer to photo and match ‘s to place Left Tree and Right Tree on Side with right sides up. Use green and work through all thicknesses to join Tree pieces to Side along unworked threads. Refer to photo to sew star buttons to tops of trees. For each Shutter, use white and match ‘s to join Shutter to Side along unworked threads. For each Window Box, use brown and match ‘s to tack Window Box to Side. Refer.to photo and use white to join Sides to Front and Back. For Bottom, cut a piece of plastic canvas 44 x 44 threads. (Note: Bottom is not worked.) Use white to join Front, Back, and Sides to Bottom along unworked threads.

Carrying a lunch to school can be lots of fun with this colorful lunch sack! Stitched with bright designs, our unique tote features convenient handles that are just right for little ones to hold
Size: 5 -1/2 “w x 10 -1/4 “h x 3 -1/8″ d
Supplies: Worsted weight yarn (refer to color key), two l0-1/2″ X 13-1/2″ sheets of
7 mesh plastic canvas, and #16 tapestry needle
Stitches Used: Backstitch, Gobelin Stitch, Overcast Stitch, and Tent Stitch

Instructions: For sturdier handle, place Handle Support behind handle on Front/Back. Match edges and hold pieces together while stitching through both thicknesses. Follow charts and use required stitches to work Sides. For Bottom, cut a piece of plastic canvas
36 x 21 threads. Work Bottom with blue Tent Stitches. Use color to match stitching area to join Front and Back to Sides. Use blue to join Bottom to Front, Back, and Sides. Fold down sections of Sides and use blue to join sections where indicated by heavy black lines.

Designed by Dick Martin.

A bouquet  of flowers bursts into bloom on this colorful springtime wreath. Hung on a door or in a window, these pretty buds are a lovely way to greet the season!

Size: 9-5/8″w x 9-5/8″h Supplies: Worsted weight yarn (refer to color key), one 10-5/8″ x 13-5/8″ sheet of 7 mesh plastic canvas, #16 tapestry needle, sawtooth hanger, sewing needle, and thread Stitches Used: Backstitch, French Knot, Gobelin Stitch, Overcast Stitch, and Tent Stitch Instructions: Follow charts and use required stitches to work Wreath and Flowers, Match +’s and Q ‘s and use yellow to tack each Flower to Wreath.
For hanger, use sewing needle and thread to sew sawtooth hanger to wrong side of stitched piece.

Designed by Dick Martin

Instructions: Follow charts and use required stitches to work Kiss pieces. Use color to match stitching area for all joining. Match  x’s to join Top to Back along unworked threads. Match ‘s to join Bottom to Back along unworked threads. For Mr. Mouse Kiss only: Match ‘s to place Hat Brim around Back. Tack in place. Match ‘s to join Tie to Back at ‘s. Match  ‘s and overlap canvas to make Hat Brim turn up. Match ‘s to tack Lt Yellow Flower to Back.
For Mrs. Mouse Kiss only: Match ‘s and s to join Arms to Back along unworked threads. Match ‘s to tack Purple Flower to Back. Match ‘s to join Right Ear to Back along unworked threads. Match ‘s to join Left Ear to Back along unworked threads.

Designed by Dick Martin

Size: 4 -1/2 “w x 5-3/4 “h x 4 -1/2 ” d
(Note: Fits a 4-1/4 “w x 5 -1/4 “h x 4-1/4″ d
Supplies: Worsted weight yarn (refer to color key), one 10-5/8″ x 13-5/8″ sheet of 7 mesh plastic

Stitches Used: Gobelin Stitch, Overcast Stitch, and Tent Stitch Instructions: Follow charts and use required stitches to work Tissue Box Cover pieces. Complete background with ecru Tent Stitches as shown on chart. Use ecru to join Sides along long unworked edges, Use ecru to join Top to Sides, Use ecru Overcast Stitches to cover bottom edge,

Designed by Kathleen Hurley

Size: 5″ w x 6″ h
Supplies: Worsted weight yarn (refer to color key), one 10-5/8″ x 13-5/8″ sheet of 7 mesh plastic canvas, #16 tapestry needle, two 9mm moving eyes, 8″ of 3/8″w red ribbon, VELCRO® brand fasteners, and clear-drying craft glue Stitches Used: Backstitch, French Knot, Gobelin Stitch, Overcast Stitch, and Tent Stitch
Instructions: Follow chart and use required stitches to work switch plate cover. Refer to photo to glue moving eyes to switch plate cover. Tie ribbon in a bow and trim ends. Refer to photo to glue bow to switch plate cover. To attach stitched piece to switch plate, glue VELCRO® fasteners to switch plate and to wrong side of stitched piece.

Designed by Teal Lee Elliott

When buying your canvas, remember that several different manufacturers produce plastic canvas. Because of this, there are often slight variations in canvas, such as different thicknesses of threads or a small difference in mesh size. Because of these variations, try to buy enough canvas for your entire project at the same time and place. As a general rule, it is always better to buy too much canvas and have leftovers than to run out of canvas before you finish your project. By buying a little extra canvas, you not only allow for mistakes, but have extra canvas for practicing your stitches. Scraps of canvas are also excellent for making magnets and other small projects.

WORKING WITH YARN
Worsted weight yarn has four plies which are twisted together to form one strand. When the instructions indicate 2-ply yarn, separate the strand of yarn and stitch using only two of the four plies. To allow for repairs and practice stitches, purchase extra yardage of each color. If you have yarn left over, remember that scraps of yarn are perfect for small projects such as magnets or when you need just a few inches of a particular color for another
project.
In addition to purchasing an adequate amount of each color of yarn, it is also important to buy all of the yarn you need to complete your project at the same time. Yarn often varies in the amount of dye used to color the yarn. Although the variation may be slight when yarns from two different dye lots are held together, the variation is usually very apparent on a stitched piece.
For projects that show both sides of your work, it is important to keep both sides looking neat. Using longer strands will help avoid excessive yarn ends. Be careful to completely hide yarn ends under previously worked stitches. The lines of the canvas will be referred to as threads. However, they are not actually “threads” since the canvas is nonwoven. To cut plastic canvas pieces accurately, count threads (not holes) as shown in Fig. 1.

Before cutting out your pieces, notice the thread count of each piece on your chart. The thread count is usually located above the piece on the chart. The thread count tells you the number of threads in the width and the height of the canvas piece. Follow the thread count and cut out a rectangle the specified size. Remember to count threads, not holes. If you accidentally count holes, your piece is going to be the wrong size. Follow the chart to trim the rectangle into the desired shape. You may want to mark the outline of the piece on your canvas before cutting it out. Use a China marker, grease pencil, or fine point permanent marker to draw the outline of your shape on the canvas. Before you begin stitching, be sure to remove all markings with a dry tissue. Any remaining markings are likely to rub off on your yarn as you stitch.
WASHING INSTRUCTIONS
If you used acrylic yarn for all of your stitches, you may hand wash plastic canvas projects in warm water with a mild detergent. Do not rub or scrub stitches; this will cause the yarn to fuzz. Allow your stitched piece to air dry. Do not put stitched pieces in a clothes•dryer. The,plastic canvas could melt in the heat of a dryer. Do not dry clean your plastic canvas. The chemicals used in dry cleaning could dissolve the plastic canvas. When piece is dry, you may need to trim the fuzz from your project with a small pair of sharp scissors.

GENERAL INFORMATION
1.Fig.1shows how to count threads accurately. Follow charts to cut out plastic canvas pieces.
2. Backstitch used for detail (Fig.2), French Knots (Fig. 5), and Lazy Daisy Stitches (Fig.7 ) are worked over completed stitches. 3. Overcast Stitch (Fig. 9) is used for covering edges of pieces and for joining.
STITCH DIAGRAMS
Bring threaded needle up at 1 and all odd numbers and down at 2 and all even numbers.
Backstitch: This stitch is worked over completed stitches to outline or define (Fig.2). It is sometimes worked over more than one thread. Backstitch may also be used to cover canvas as shown in Fig.3.

Cross Stitch: This stitch is composed of two stitches (Fig. 4). The top stitch of each cross must always be made in the some direction.
French Knot: Bring needle up through hole wrap yarn once around needle and insert needle in some hole, holding end of yarn with non-stitching fingers (Fig. 5). Tighten knot; then pull needle canvas, holding yarn until it released.
Gobelin Stitch: This basic straight stitch is worked over two or more threads or intersections. The number of threads or intersections may vary according to the chart (Fig. 6).
Lazy Daisy Stitch: Bring needle up at 1, make a loop and go down at 1 again (Fig. 7). Come up at 2, keeping yarn below needle’s point. Pull needle through and secure loop by bringing yarn over loop and going down at 2. Fig. 7
Mosaic Stitch: This three-stitch pattern  forms small squares (Fig. 8).
Overcast Stitch: This stitch covers the edge of the canvas and joins pieces of canvas (Fig. 9). It may be necessary to go through the some hole more than once to get an even coverage on the edge, especially at the corners.

Smyrna Cross Stitch: This stitch is worked over two threads as a decorative stitch. Each stitch is worked completely before going on to the next (Fig. 10).Fig.10
Tent Stitch: This stitch is worked in vertical or horizontal rows over one intersection as shown in Fig. 11. Follow Fig. 12 to work the Reversed Tent Stitch. Sometimes when you are working Tent Stitches, the last stitch on the row will look “pulled” on the front of your piece when you are changing directions. To avoid this problem, leave a loop of yarn on the wrong side of the stitched piece after making the last stitch in the row. When making the first stitch in the next row, run your needle through the loop (Fig. 13). Gently pull yarn until all stitches are even.

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