Our Friends' HAED SAL: Dragon Knot 2 Update

Friday, March 13, 2009

Dragon Knot 2 Update

This was my first Thursday with the SAL. I am currently working a big convention so I was only able to put in a few hours of "lazy" stitching. Meaning I was so tired, I could barely concentrate on it, but I wanted to participate a little bit at least!

I've been working on Dragon Knot for my sailor for about a year(?). I can't quite remember. But it's been a while. Here is my before picture:

And this is what I was able to accomplish last night:

I don't know if you can tell, but I worked on the bottom left corner of the picture:

I hope to get more done for the next week's post!

9 comments:

Cindy F. said...: Bless your heart...exhausted and still getting stitching time in!
Good for you! and awesome progress:); March 13, 2009 at 4:55 PM
~Rose said...: That's looking really great! I love this chart and have been tempted to buy it many times...; March 13, 2009 at 5:40 PM
Yvonne said...: I had been looking forward to see this WIP and it is as real as the picture itself! It is really lovely and I am so tempted to buy this one after seeing yours.

Yvonne; March 13, 2009 at 9:34 PM
Mich said...: Great to see that you have joined in. And it's normal that one week you have quit a lot of time to stitch and then another week it's more difficult, due to all kind of things. But don't worry about it, as long as you have fun, that's the most important thing.; March 13, 2009 at 11:31 PM
Wendy said...: That is really great! You were so tired and still wanted to do some stitching on your HAED. Good job!; March 14, 2009 at 1:45 AM
Annie Bee said...: Every little stitch counts when stitching HAED and before you know it every little stitch adds up to lots of stitches. I look forward to seeing more of your progress on this one.; March 14, 2009 at 5:04 AM
Astrid said...: This is so beautiful !!!! love to see the progress ..; March 14, 2009 at 8:23 AM
Nancy said...: This is looking fantastic!!!; March 14, 2009 at 1:42 PM
Carolyn NC said...: Looking good - nice progress!; March 14, 2009 at 2:02 PM

Tutorials

How to Carry Threads
This is really easy...it takes a while to get used to though....and your back will look terrible...this you will have to live with...One thing...You will be working your 10 x 10 grids in colums...it makes it easier...
1. Start with a 10 x 10 grid..
2. Find your first symbol...and stitch all of that symbol in your 10 x 10 grid....When finished...
3. Find the same symbol on the 10 x 10 grid below it...take your needle and bring your thread up like you are going to make the first 1/2 of the X ...but don't do it...just unthread your needle and lay the thread down..
4. Go back to the first grid you were working on...and stitch the next symbol the same way....when finished bring your thread down....
5. continue each symbol until your first 10 x 10 grid is finished....
6. start the next 10 x 10 grid ....you should have thread there already for you to pick up and stitch...
Posted by Vickie 3/7/2009

Tent Stitching (Wikipedia)
Tent stitch variants
There are three types of tent stitch, all producing the same appearance on the front of the canvas but each worked in a slightly different way and having particular characteristics, uses, benefits and drawbacks. These variants of tent stitch are known as basketweave, continental and half cross tent stitches:
Basketweave tent stitch - The basketweave form of tent stitch is worked in diagonal rows up and down the canvas. The yarn on the back of the canvas has a typical basketweave appearance, with alternating horizontal and vertical stitches. Basketweave is the best stitch to use for covering large areas of canvas as it does not distort the canvas as the other two forms of tent stitch do.
Continental tent stitch - Continental stitch is worked horizontally or vertically across the canvas. On the back of the work, the stitches appear diagonally across two threads. This method uses more yarn than half cross stitch tent stitch but is more hardwearing.
Half cross tent stitch - Half cross stitch is worked horizontally or vertically across the canvas. On the back of the work, the stitch appears vertical or horizontal, not diagonal, and crosses only one thread. This method uses less yarn than other stitches but is not very durable as coverage on the back of the canvas is a little thin.