I stitched this ornament/door knocker for my oldest niece. She is expecting a baby at the end of October and I wanted to make a little something special for her.

Since the baby's gender or name has not yet been announced, I decided to simply add the year of birth.

The design is charted for Weeks, DMC and Anchor. I decided to use some DMC variegated floss instead:

Charted	I Used
Weeks Garnet / DMC 815 / Anchor	115 Garnet
Weeks Holly / DMC 500 / Anchor 683	122 Olive Green
Weeks Hunter / DMC 367 / Anchor 217	101 Spring Green

I also decided to use some beads instead of making the red scatter stitches. I didn't want red floss showing through the front of the piece, so I stitched the red bead on with white floss. When I did the finishing work, I added an extra layer of batting on the front so that the carried floss would bury itself into the batting and not show through. The cording is from a spool I had in my Christmas stash. I'd bought it at Wal-Mart in their after Christmas sale. It's finished as a tassel on the bottom of the heart.

Stitched July 11 - 12, 2006

Pattern name:	1st Christmas
Designer:	Lizzie*Kate
Stitch Count:	56 x 60
Fabric:	28ct white Monaco
Floss:	DMC variegated and DMC stranded cotton
Original Cost:	$3.00
Copyright:	2005

Mine's for Sale!
Used. Excellent condition.
$2.00 total [includes shipping]
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Lizzie*Kate
2901 Oriole
Wichita, KS  67204

Beads by Create-a-Craft
Red Rocailles
Purchased at Wal-Mart

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