Count My Blessings GP-304
This is an Irish Blessing that has been around for a very long time. The designer has taken an old blessing and revived it with a fresh new Celtic look, stitching it with beautiful variegated Dinky-Dyes silk floss and a pop of Mill Hill Beads.
General Information: Stitched using 2 threads of floss over 2 threads of fabric. A total of 9 colors (14 skeins) of Dinky-Dyes hand-dyed silk floss, 6 colors of Mill Hill Beads, and 1 color of Sullivans floss (for attaching beads) were used in the model.
NOTE: Due to the number of Dinky-Dyes Silk Floss colors required for this design, I have provided Sullivans/DMC/and Anchor comparable colors to make stitching this design more affordable. However, it is very important to keep in mind that Dinky-Dyes Silks are variegated in color, some more than others. Although color comparables are provided in other floss lines (Sullivans/DMC/and Anchor), these are “best match” alternatives.
Fabric: Stitched on 28ct Gossamer Cashel Linen by Picture This Plus.
Stitch Area: 200w X 200h
Stitch Count: 198w X 198h
Design Area: 14-1/8” X 14-1/8”. Purchasing a fat quarter will work sufficiently, but will only allow 2” of selvage on the right and left sides. The model was stitched using a fat quarter and there was plenty of selvage for framing.
Color Conversion Chart
| Dinky-Dyes Silk Floss |
Sullivans |
DMC |
Anchor |
| 68 - Ocean Pines (2) |
45110 |
501 |
878 |
| 96 - Christmas Pines (2) |
*35824 |
4030* |
N/A |
| 153 - Egg Custard |
45330 |
3047 |
852 |
| 155 - Spearmint (2) |
45479 |
164 |
240 |
| 303 - Avocado (2) |
45164 |
704 |
254 |
| 307 - Fuji |
45413 |
3816 |
875 |
| 309 - Shortbread |
45157 |
677 |
942 |
| 312 - Fern (2) |
45260 |
912 |
209 |
| 315 - Broomstick |
45461 |
3863 |
378 |
| 172 - Wattle |
45185 |
744 |
301 |
| 189 - Evergreen |
45060 |
319 |
862 |
| 200 - Passion Flower |
45028 |
26 |
342 |
| 235 - Wild Strawberry |
45346 |
3350 |
63 |
| 236 - Sugar Plum |
45040 |
208 |
99 |
| 239 - Persimmon |
45306 |
977 |
1002 |
| Backstitching |
Sullivans |
DMC |
Anchor |
| To attach beads |
45187 |
746 |
275 |
*NOTE: You may substitute Sullivans #35724 Coral Sea or DMC #4030 Monet's Garden for Dinky-Dyes 96-Christmas Pines. These are both variegated threads.
| Mill Hill Beads |
Color |
No. of Packs |
| 00525 |
Light Green |
1 |
| 00561 |
Ice Green |
1 |
| 02002 |
Yellow Creme |
1 |
| 02031 |
Citron |
1 |
| 02054 |
Brilliant Shamrock |
1 |
|