February - Rudolph the Red-nosed reindeer.

The red fabric will be used to finish the ornament. 

I like to stitch all the ornaments along the year and then stitch at December.

11 count fabric Dohler white

          Anchor Cotton Thread Colour Code 046 Red

  Anchor Cotton Thread Colour Code 890

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Rita's February "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer"

I already posted earlier a PS reindeer without a red nose.  I'm calling him "One of the Other Reindeer".  It was an incomplete finish as someone told me on a FB post. (I appreciated it too...I would have hated to figure it out after it was finished finished.)

Here's the finished "One of the Other Reindeer":

...and here's Rudolph (from a Lizzie Kate Tiny Tidings):

Tamra's February Ornament

This month I stitched Christmas Eve Deer by The Prairie Schooler from The Gift of Stitching November 2009.  32 count raw linen.

February 2018

Thank you for the nice words in January!
My 2nd Day Christmas:

I wish you cheerful xxxxxx in March!
Daniela

Delayed January Ornament by Little Stitches Art

I am very happy with that SAL, it is the first year I am going to participate. I discovered it late last year and I thought there was no point in starting at the end of the SAL. So I am here this year. I missed January as I was very busy with my job and that is why I will present now January’s ornament, which is the one I stitched in February. I will try to catch up……

Two topics were available, 12 Days of Christmas and Christmas carol. The decision about which design I was going top stitch wasn’t easy. It was clear for me that I wanted to do the “12 Days of Christmas” but there are plenty of designs to choose. I found one which is 12 days of Christmas in owl version called "Hooties 12 Days of Christmas". And that is the one I will do (I need to say that I have already designs chosen for 2 or 3 years).

For more information about the first owl visit my blog Little Stitches Art.

Cheryl's February Rudolph

This year I am stitching a small Christmas Sampler which includes many of the themes for the year.  I was fortunate to have Rudolph make an appearance just when I needed him or this month's theme.

The chart is from Cross Stitcher Magazine (Nov 2017).
Happy February!

February - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Inspiration

February's theme is one of the more modern Christmas Carols we have for this year - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.

Originally Santa had 8 reindeer, as listed in the poem 'Twas the Night Before Christmas but in 1939 Robert L. May introduced us to the 9th Reindeer - young Rudolph.  His booklet was published by a department store Montgomery Ward who clearly knew a good marketing tool when they saw one!

Original cover art for the book

You can read the story behind the story on Wikipedia here - Wikipedia Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

The booklet was followed by a short animation (1948), THE song (1949), various comic books (1950 onwards) and an animated television special in 1964.

By this time Rudolph's story is firmly fixed in our Christmas traditions and he is indeed the "Most Famous Reindeer of all!"

There are so many versions of Rudolph on YouTube, here's a cute one:

And a Heavy Metal version!  The lyrics are different but clean, if you are listening with children!

As with versions of the song, there are many cross stitched designs for you to choose from.

Lizzie*Kate Dear Rudolph

Nora Corbett Rudolph

Our own Daffycat has designed a series of small reindeer which I stitched into a cube finish:

Many of us have the annual Just Cross Stitch Christmas Ornament Special issue and there are always Rudolph charts in there.  One of them is the April choice for a Facebook group - JCS Stitch Along

On the Runway by Snoflake Stitchery

Model photo from the magazine.

Looking forward to seeing a whole herd of Rudolph stitchery this month!