TW's Celestial Dragon

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It's done! In under three months. I had to take two days off this week because I ran out of purple beads.


Here's a close up for the detail on the head.



A few notes for those deciding to stitch this design. While the pattern told me what I needed to stitch this, it failed to mention quantities. You will need two skeins for the following #'s. 420, 422, 677, 738, 792, 794. You will need minimal amounts of the following #'s. 991, 3346, 3765. You will also need 3 packages of Mill Hill 40252.

On a different note, my cat decided to sleep on my clean robe.

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  1. MegApril 11, 2014 at 12:26 AM

    I think I will forward this to a priest I know, whose wife is Chinese - this is exquisite, and I know she would appreciate it. Thank you for posting this, Katie! (Meg from Intricate XS)

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  2. CathyApril 11, 2014 at 7:45 AM

    Beautiful! I have this one in my stash. You are a fast stitcher. It would take me years to complete this.

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    1. Katie HaskinsApril 11, 2014 at 8:54 PM

      Thank you. It helps that I had a lot of free time.

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  3. TiffstitchApril 22, 2014 at 8:43 AM

    Fantastic finish!!

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