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Altering Pattern Size
Mon, Jun 27, 2011 10:55 AM
Posted by Michelle
I have a cross stitch pattern that I want to use to make a baby blanket. Problem is the pattern is only 95 stitches by 120 stitches. How do I alter the pattern size to fit the blanket which is 540 stitches by 540 stitches?
  • Reply from Maria S.
    Tuesday, June 28, 2011 8:10 AM
    Is it the sort of pattern that you could do multiple times around the edges or just in each of the 4 corners? To make a design larger, you will have to cross over more threads on the blanket. Instead of stitching over two threads, you might have to go to 4 or even 6 or more. You have to use more plies of floss or go to a perle cotton thread, perhaps a 5? Then too, if you enlarge a design that way it might become too large and the end result is not as appealing. Perhaps others may have a better idea on how to achieve this. Go to top
  • Reply from Cynthia
    Thursday, July 14, 2011 7:30 PM
    It's to big, it will distort and look really blocky. I've tried and anything over a 2:1 ratio doesn't blend colors correctly, and it can just look likt blacks stuck together, and you are asking for a 4:1, If you have something in 14 or 16, you can use 18 count and cross over two sqares, so it looks like 9, just remember to double the floss thread count. Anything larger that just doesn't seem to work. Go to top
  • Reply from Sarah
    Tuesday, August 30, 2011 10:18 PM
    I've used cross stitch designs in baby quilts. My suggestion would be to stitch your design and use it in the center. I'm not sure whether you could get waste canvas that would accomodate 95 X 120 stitches but if you could, that would also work. Go to top