Anthea - September - Autumn Crocus
NEEDLEWORKPATTERN READY TO DOWNLOAD, DESIGNED BY Faby Reilly Designs

The Colchicum is a harbinger of autumn, hence its name, flowering in the wild as days get shorter, and light mist covers the fields. It is the flower selected for September in Faby Reilly's delightful year-round collection of needlework flowers, one for each month of the year, the Anthea collection.

Each floral motif of this calendar can be stitched:

- either with the name of each month

- or customized with the name of a person, or words of your choice

An alphabet chart (caps and lower case) as well as a blank chart for positionning letters are provided with the chart 

These designs make great Greeting cards and Birthday cards that follow the seasons. You can also stitch all the months of the year, creating a perpetual calendar where you rotate the design each month.

This chart is an advanced level. It includes specialty stitches such as ribbed spider web stitch and rice stitch, as well as beads and a corresponding tutorial for each stitch. 
 

The pattern is designed in two user-friendly steps. The first chart is cross stitch only. A second chart covers the extra backstitch detail as well as the specialty stitch embellishments and seed beads. 

Threads include solid color DMC floss, DMC Color Variations and Gold metallic.

A step-by-step tutorial for framing your work also comes together with the chart.

A cross stitch pattern by Faby Reilly Designs.

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Chart info & Needlework supplies for the pattern:
Anthea - September - Autumn Crocus

Chart size in stitches: 70 x 70 (wide x high)
Needlework fabric: 32ct Zweigart Belfast linen, 770 platinum
Size: 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch (11 x 11 cm) on 32ct
Stitches: cross stitch, backstitch, Ribbed Spiderweb stitch, Rice stitch
Chart: Two step color chart : with cross stitch only + with all stitches
Threads: DMC floss, DMC Color Variations and Gold metallic
Number of colors: 11
Other Supplies: Ribbed Spiderweb stitch, Rice stitch

Themes: meadow saffron, naked lady, colchicum, purple flowers

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