When I got my latest UFO, I looked at the symbols, and recognized that the pattern was created using Pattern Maker. That being so, then the author of the pattern had to have a symbol count. The lady who wants the stiching done had the floss on cards; just a small amount of each color. She told me to let her know if I needed any more of any color, and in the usual way, I would have had to wait until I started running out of colors before I knew which I was short of. However, the authors of the pattern sent me a symbol count (from New Zealand), and now I know precisely which colors I have too little of. I will email my friend, and at our next Guild meeting she will, hopefully, bring me more floss of the 15 or so colors I require. So symbol counts can be very useful indeed. Jim.
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15 years ago