Fixes

Color Key Correction on the Mermaid Berry: Pumpkin Patch is an open square symbol DMC 950 is an open heart symbol

Omitted from early copies of the instructions is the detail that the satin stitch border is worked using 1 ply of Blue Spruce floss.

Some early copies will have an error in the color key. Please note that the symbols for Sunset and Garden Gate are switched. Sunset floss should be noted as an 'open' diamond shape, and Garden Gate floss should be the solid circle symbol.

Correction to color key: The symbol for DMC 400 should be ↑ (an 'up' arrow).

Little Bits o' Spring: The symbol for Grape Pie should be a solid circle, and the symbol for Jolly Holly should be a solid square.

A symbol was omitted from the color key; please note that the "up" arrow symbol uses Sage from Weeks Dye Works.

Early printings of the silk Nativity Berry are missing a symbol from the color key: the open/hollow diamond shape uses Toasted Barley from the Gentle Art.

Early printings of the linen berry have an error in the color key. Click here for a correct copy.

The symbol for the bird's nest in the "spring" corner was omitted from the key in the instructions. The symbol looks a bit like a teeny bow tie and should be stitched using DMC 3032.

In original printings, the '/' symbol is missing from the color key. Please use Shaker White here.

The symbols for Bandana and Tarnished Gold were switched. Bandana is used for the red portions of the flag and noted with a 'forward slash' symbol; Tarnished Gold is one of the colors used for the text and noted with an 'up arrow' symbol. 

In early printings, two symbols are switched. The solid circle symbol is DMC 310 and the solid square symbol is DMC 158.

The solid circle symbol used for the little crab's eyes is missing from the color key. Use any dark color for these two little stitches - such as the Gunmetal already used in this design or DMC 3799 or 3371.

In early printings, the symbols for Baby Spinach and Gold Leaf are switched in the color key.  Baby Spinach is the 'up' arrow symbol; Gold Leaf is the 'circle' symbol.

In early printings, the symbols for Whiskey and Oilcloth were switched.
Oilcloth should be noted with an asterisk * symbol, and Whiskey is the slash \ symbol.

Refer to the photos for additional reference.

Color Key Correction:
The symbols for Gentle Art "Caramel Corn" and Weeks Dye Works "Dirt Road" are switched in the color key of initial printings.
Please note the symbol for Caramel Corn should be an 'open' circle, and the symbol for Dirt Road is the *asterisk*.

Chart Symbol Correction: In the chart for "Live Love Bark", the word "BARK" should be stitched using Onyx, or the solid square symbol (not the heart shape symbol as seen in earlier printings.)

Oops! Early printings of Naughty or Nice?  have a symbol error on the berry charts. The 'checkmark' symbol is stitched using Oilcoth floss, and should be a bold 'x' symbol.

Also, the straight stitch 'star' motifs on the Nice Berry are worked using one ply of Bee's Knees floss.

On the color key for the berry and drum, the symbol should be a 'circle'.

There is an error in the color key for the larger sampler shown on linen. The color "Gold" from Weeks Dye Works should be a small 'x' symbol.

Also, an error on the small chart: the solid heart symbol should be the 'hollow' circle symbol, stitched with "Blue Heron".

The word "beatitudes" is misspelled in the bottom border band of the overall design. Please refer to this PDF chart for the correction.

I've received a few messages that the chartpak is missing the color key. It should be on the reverse side of the first page with general information about the sampler. If not, please download this PDF file: Christy Barron-instructions & color key

The 'solid square' symbol was omitted from the color key in the first shipments of Turkey Time.
Please use Concord from Weeks Dye Works here.

A corrected color key is available here for easy reference.

The talons of the eagles are straight or back-stitched using one ply of Schneckley.

In the stitching instructions, the reference to "Green Tea" silk should be the "Attic Tea" color from Classic Colorworks.

In addition, although the multiple chart pages are printed with an overlap of 3 spaces to aid you in your stitching, this isn't always printing as cleanly as it should. Be examine the 'common' edges of your charts for the 3 spaces which overlap to ensure your counting is correct.

LINEN BERRY:  The back and/or straight stitches for the little chick to the right of the central egg are worked in DMC 3825. Also, the egg to the left side with the horizontal bands can be worked in a yellow/white checkerboard pattern vs. yellow/white stripes - your choice!

Although the berry model says "Forever Thine" across the top of the roses, early printings of that chart say only "Forever" at the bottom point of the berry. The roses in the rest of the berry are the same - and the design for the pin pillow is correct.

If you wish to stitch the berry as shown in the model, please email me using the Contact page and I will send you a replacement for that page of your chartpak. My sincere apologies for the error - future copies have been corrected.

Regarding the large game board design, pages 2 and 3 are switched. You can easily tell the difference by physically arranging the four pages to correspond to the design as shown on the cover, but if you are using the page numbers, you will want to switch those around.

In the first printing, the suggested DMC alternates were omitted. Please use following as a starting point for your own selections.

Cinnamon Twist > 400/975
Havana > 610/869
Lily Pad > 3011/3051
Parchment > ecru/739
Pecan > 780/3826
Red Rocks > 355/3777
Sweet Potato > 301/400
Whiskey > 680/729

 

There is an error in the drum chart where the '*' symbol is used, but not noted in the color key. Please use Aztec Red here, which should have been charted with the '|' symbol instead.

Color key for the blueberries: the two symbols for Michael's Navy are reversed. Make your smyrna crosses where you see the solid/filled square symbol.