Cherished Roses Crewelwork Knit Top Free Project Instructions

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Cherished Roses Crewelwork Knit Top
Free Project Instructions
• EmbroideryDesigns:
- AmazingDesigns®CherishedRosesCrewelwork
EmbroideryDesigns(ADL-54orADL-54D)
- CherishedRosesCrewelworkEmbroideryDesignsKit
(ADSWNCR)
• Hydro-Stick™Tear-awayStabilizer(HTA3)
•
•
•
FusibleNo-ShowMeshStabilizer(FNSM10)
Londa'sTerrificTKnitTopPattern(LCTTT)
- Sizes:XS-3XL
GrayMixBareKnitsCottonPolyInterlockFabric
(BKCPIGM)
- 1⅝–1⅞ydforXS–3XL
Helpful Notions:
• Spraystarchorstarchalternative,suchasBestPressStarch
Alternative(BP60031)
• Prewoundbobbins(PB24W)
• KlasseTopstitchingNeedles,Size100/16(A6-147100)
• KlasseEmbroideryNeedles90/14(A6-18090)
• TranslucentFoundationPaper(TP100)
• Sewer’sFix-ItTape(SFT4)
Helpful Tips:
• Cutoutpatternaccordingtothepatterninstructionsforthelongsleeve,v-neckTknittop.Beforeaddingtheembroidery,seam
shoulderseams.
• Stabilizethet-shirtfrontnecklineareawithaspraystarchorstarchalternative,followingmanufacturer’sinstructions.
• UseFusibleNo-ShowMeshStabilizerinconjunctionwithHydro-stick™Tear-awayStabilizer.First,stabilizetheentirewrongside
ofthepiecedfabricwithFusibleNo-ShowMeshStabilizer.Next,usetheHydro-stick™Tear-awayStabilizerratherthanhoopingthe
fabric.Simplyhoopthestabilizerandadherethefabrictothestickyareaofthestabilizer.Economizebyusingstabilizeronaroll.
Insteadofcuttingthestabilizertothesizeofthehoop,keepthestabilizerontherollwhenyouhoop.Afterembroideringthefirst
section,carefullytearawaythefabricfromthestabilizer.Givethestabilizeraquickpresstosmoothoutthewrinklesfromthefirst
hooping.Thenrehoopthenextsectionofstabilizerandcontinueembroidering.
• HelpfultipsforembroideringwithLanaandCotonaThread:
-Usetherecommendedsize100topstitchingneedlesfortheLanathread.Size90embroideryneedlesarerecommendedforthe
Cotonathread,butwedidn’talwaysremembertoswitchtoa90andtheCotonadidstitchwiththesize100.
-Slowthemachine’sstitchingspeedtoitsslowestsetting.
-Loosentheupperthreadtensionslightly,ensuringthebobbinthreaddoesn’tpulltoomuchLanathreadunderthefabric.
-Ifyourmachinehasanautomaticthreadtrimmingfeature,youmaywishtoturnitoffand“hand-trim”.ThiskeepsLanathread
endsfrombuildingupinthetrimmingmechanism.
-Atthebeginningofeachthreadstitching,holdthethreadtailontopofthehoopedfabric;takeafewstitches,thentrimthetail
closetothefabric.Thishelpskeeptheundersideoftheembroideryneatandlessensthechanceofthreadnests.
-Cleanoutthemachine’sbobbincaseandsurroundingareawellandoften.Wewereamazedtofindhowquicklythelintbuiltup.
Anytimethethreadbroke,wemadecertaintoremovetheembroideryhoopfromthemachineandcarefullycleanthebobbin
area.Weevenfoundlintbuiltuparoundthebobbinthreadwhereitdrawsfromthebobbincase.Keepyourowner’smanual
handytoproperlycleanyourmachine.
• Alldesigncomponentsarepicturedonthefollowingpages.Use
theseimagesasguidesforplacementofdesigns;dependingonthe
sizeorstylevariationoftheknittoppatternyouareembroidering,youmaywishtoenlargeoradjustpositions.Thegrouping
indicatestheorderinwhichthevariousdesignsmakingupthat
groupingshouldbestitched.
• Designplacementtip:Toensureproperplacementofdesigns,werecommend
thatyouprinttemplatesforeachofthedesignsusedandarrangetheembroidery
designsontotheknittopfront.Althoughyoucanuseconventionalprinterpaper
toprinttemplates,usingTranslucentFoundationPaperallowsyoutoseethrough
thepaper,makingiteasiertoalignthedesigns.PositionandtapethetemplatesinplacewithSewer'sfix-ittape.
Thelowtackadhesiveallowsthetapetoberemovedeasilywithoutleavingadhesiveresidueonthefabric.Besuretotrimaway
excesspaperaroundthestitchfieldforeasierarranging.
• Afterembroidering,constructtheremainingpartsoftheknittopfollowingpatterninstructions.
• FinishingTip:Placetheembroideryfacedownonapaddedironingsurface.Gentlypressthedesigns.
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Design Layout and Modifications
Theguidesonthisandthefollowingpageindicateswhichdesignswereused,wherethosedesignswereplacedonthet-shirtand
howthedesignsweremodified(enlargedandrotated),aswellasthedesignstitchingorder.Unlessotherwisednoted,usethecolor
specifiedonthecolorchartincludedwiththedesigns.
%= Percentagetoresizedesign
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=SpecialInstructions
Cherished Roses Crewelwork Knit Top
=Degreestorotateright
T-shirt—CenterFrontNeckline
StitchingOrder:
#102(upper)
#105
#125
#122
#102(lower)
*
*
#102
120%
20°
#105
120%
127°
*
#125
120%
28°
*
#102
120%
*
#122
120%
57°
*
SpecialInstructions:
Design#102(upper)–relocate“curl”:
•Color24:removecurl,skipstitches
#13381-#13528.
•Addcurl,repositionthe
designusingatemplate.
Skipstitches#1-#13381.
Design#105–changeupperrosetored:
• Color2:changecolor#3724to
#3802atstitch#240.
• Color4:startwithcolor#3989,
then
atstitch#854changetocolor
#3854.
• Color5:changecolor#605to#622
atstitch#1283.
Design#125–eliminatesmallbudand
changelargerosetored:
• Color2:Skipstitches#556to#668.
• Color7:Changecolor#3860to
3802,andskipstitches#2226to
#2322and#3548to#3618.
• Color8:Changecolor#3829to
#3781.
• Color9:Changecolor#3919to
#3781,andskipstitches#5275to
#5329.
Design#122–changelowerrosetopeach:
• Color13:#3854to#3919
• Color14:#3964to#3707
• Color15:#3919to#3860
• Color16:#3707to#3829
• Color17:#3724to#614
Design#102(lower)–add“curl”:
• Addcurl,aligntemplate.
Skipstitches#1to#13381.
Note:Stitchnumbersareapproximate.