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<strong>Hello</strong> <strong>Humpty</strong><br />
Designed by Angela Atherton<br />
Smocked by Christy Cooper<br />
Our <strong>Humpty</strong> has no<br />
intention of falling off<br />
his perch. He’s content<br />
to toss posies and a<br />
warm hello to passersby,<br />
as he flashes them his<br />
sweet Mother Goose<br />
grin. Picture smock this<br />
classic fellow, whose<br />
story has a happier<br />
ending, on your little<br />
one’s romper.<br />
IN THE ARTICLE<br />
• Materials List<br />
• Smocking Information<br />
• Smocking Graph<br />
MATERIALS<br />
Pattern<br />
• “Jordan” by Maja’s Heirlooms with short sleeves<br />
(See listing in Shopping Guide.)<br />
Fabric<br />
• Baby wale 100 percent cotton corduroy in<br />
baby blue (<strong>Sew</strong> <strong>Beautiful</strong> Catalog)<br />
• White cotton broadcloth for collar<br />
Trim<br />
• Skye blue whipstitch piping<br />
(www.handmades.com)<br />
Notions<br />
(See pattern for required notions.)<br />
• Snap grippers for snap crotch<br />
(www.sewbaby.com)<br />
• DMC Six-Strand Embroidery Floss<br />
#321 - red (wall and bow)<br />
#3818 - dk emerald green (stems)<br />
#445 - lt lemon (shoes, hands, vest detail,<br />
flower and flower centers)<br />
#794 - lt cornflower blue (vest and flower)<br />
#3326 - lt rose (face detail and flower)<br />
#819 - lt baby pink (flower)<br />
#3753 - lt antique blue (backsmocking)<br />
black (arms, legs and face detail)<br />
white (<strong>Humpty</strong>, flower, and mortar)<br />
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PICTURE SMOCKING: <strong>Humpty</strong>-Dumpty<br />
The inspiration for this design began with a gift. Kathy Barnard received this<br />
precious sweater as a gift from Sue Johnson and felt that it needed a smocked<br />
romper to match. We had Angela Atherton create a smocking design to fit the<br />
small center front space of Maja Clayton’s “Jordan”pattern. This was the perfect<br />
pattern to be worn with a cardigan, as all of the smocking is focused in the center.<br />
The short sleeves also provided a comfortable fit under the long sleeved sweater.<br />
We happened to have the exact color of light blue corduroy in stock, so the two<br />
came together perfectly.The <strong>Humpty</strong> Dumpty sweater shown is from Baby Bliss<br />
by Bella Bliss Collection and is available from Max and Maudes (866-629-6283).<br />
Visit their website to see more Baby Bliss sweater designs and accessories<br />
(www.maxandmaudes.com).
PREPARATION<br />
• Prepare front romper for smocking<br />
according to instructions provided in<br />
“Jordan”pattern.<br />
• Pleat fabric allowing 10 rows from neck<br />
seam down.<br />
• Top and Bottom rows are holding rows<br />
and are not smocked.<br />
• Design is worked across 40 pleats.<br />
SMOCKING INFORMATION<br />
• From neckline backsmock Rows 1<br />
through 9 using floss color to match<br />
fabric. Row 10 is a holding row.<br />
• Begin stacking cables in white on Row<br />
3. Beginning with a down cable on 17th<br />
pleat from left side, cable nine. Stack up<br />
to complete top of <strong>Humpty</strong> and down<br />
to complete bottom of <strong>Humpty</strong> and<br />
wall according to graph. Note color<br />
changes. Top of wall should be worked<br />
across Row 7. NOTE: Flowers on wall<br />
are worked on top of wall cables.<br />
DETAILS<br />
• Eyes and nose are French knots in<br />
black.<br />
• Mouth is a 15-wrap bullion in lt rose<br />
(#3326) worked between cheeks.<br />
• Top loops of neck bow are lazy daisy<br />
stitch worked over two cables; bottom<br />
loops are lazy daisy stitch worked over<br />
single cables all in red (#321).<br />
• Center of vest is a straight stitch;<br />
button is French knot both worked in<br />
lt lemon (#445).<br />
• Flowers in hand are three-cable combinations,<br />
worked down, up, down, then<br />
mirror imaged. Top flower is lt rose<br />
(#3326) just above Row 6; bottom flower<br />
is lt baby pink (#819).Centers are French<br />
knots worked in lt lemon (#445). Stems<br />
are straight stitch worked on, above and<br />
below hand; leaves are lazy daisy all in dk<br />
emerald green (#3818).<br />
• Flowers on wall are (from left) lt<br />
lemon (#445), white and lt antique blue<br />
(#3753) worked over cables as positioned<br />
on graph. Centers are lt lemon (#445)<br />
French knots.<br />
• Flower stems are straight stitch; leaves<br />
and greenery at bottom of wall are vertically<br />
placed lazy daisies in varying lengths<br />
all in ultra v dk emerald green (#3818).<br />
• Mortar is two strands of white floss<br />
worked in elongated buttonhole stitch<br />
over cables as pictured. -SB<br />
About the designers<br />
Angela Atherton is an artist for <strong>Sew</strong> <strong>Beautiful</strong> magazine and<br />
Martha Pullen Company.<br />
Christy Cooper is a commissioned handwork designer for <strong>Sew</strong><br />
<strong>Beautiful</strong>. Her hand embroidery design was featured on the<br />
“Autumn” dress on the cover of Issue 102, September 2005.<br />
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