Christmas Mystery Design 2003

Designer: Pamela Kellogg - Copyright © 2003 Pamela Kellogg

Fabric: 32ct Purely Primitive Belfast Linen from Silkweaver
Design Size: 5.5" x 17"
Start Date: October 29, 2003

This design was a complimentary six-part mystery stitch-along at the Pamela Kellogg message board. The target completion date was December 24, but I didn't meet it and I was still stitching on it as of late January. Each part was released about a week apart as a PDF file. Part 2 and part 4 are identical.

• Part 1: Top section-large pink triangles and grapes, chart released Oct. 29
• Part 2: pink triangles and gold, chart released Nov. 10
• Part 3: central poinsettia motif, chart released Nov. 16
• Part 4: pink triangles and gold, chart released Dec. 2
• Part 5: grapes/gold circle for signature/large triangles, chart released Dec. 9
• Part 6: Bottom section-pink triangles and gold, chart released Dec. 14
• Part 7 (extra): Alphabet for the signature circle, chart released Dec. 22

This is my second mystery. I used my own supplies. For the gold, instead of Kreinik very fine braid 002 "Gold," I used 202HL "Aztec Gold Hi Lustre" because it's a little more amber in color, plus I have about 4 or 5 spools of it thanks to my Dimples Designs Wee Beasties kits.

I used one strand of gold for the cross stitch and backstitching, and two strands for the stars and the "fringe" (actually one strand done over twice).