Our Friends' HAED SAL: Leap froggie

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Leap froggie

Hi, it's me again! I know I promised to show a picture after Thursday's SAL, but I was so in the mood that I went on stitching and I stitched on Leap froggie all week. I feel a bit quilty towards my other projects, but this is my main focus and it would be nice to finish something before I've started ten other things...

I will keep working on Leap froggie at least today (Thursday Sal, yeah!) but here's already a photo of how she looks right now.

I'd like to say I really like this blog. I read it every day and I'm really motivated by your progresses. I've even started to write my blog in English as well, since there will be a lot more visitors from abroad! ;)

Keep up the good work and good luck today!

10 comments:

Wendy said...: Wow! That sure is a great progress! This looks so wonderful. I'm happy to read that you are enjoying our blog and it is encouraging to keep stitching! This really is working for me too.
You guys are all so sweet and I can't tell how happy I am that we started this blog !
Hugs, Wendy; March 12, 2009 at 12:52 AM
Annie Bee said...: This is such a cute piece and you look like you haven't got much to go on this before it is finished.; March 12, 2009 at 2:39 AM
Mich said...: This one is really one of my favorites. The more I look at it, the more I start to be convinced that I would like to make this one also. It must be so fun to make this one since there are so many bright colours !!; March 12, 2009 at 4:02 AM
Cindy F. said...: Sjoukje, you stitch and post any day, as many days as you like! It sounds like you're having fun and that's what we want this to be about! I'm having fun watching your progress...and I know your needles are smoking girl!! WOW!
This is beautiful and you are sooo close to a finish! YOU GO GIRL!!!; March 12, 2009 at 7:49 AM
Carolyn NC said...: Wow - this is so pretty and you've made so much progress. Thanks for adding English; we do translate it, but sometimes the computer's idea and the translation are lost in each other! Lovely work.; March 12, 2009 at 8:09 AM
Vickie said...: This is such a cute piece!! I love the colors!!; March 12, 2009 at 8:21 AM
Angie said...: I love the colors in this.; March 12, 2009 at 9:47 AM
Suzie said...: My stars!! You are almost done with this little cutie!! The colors are so fanciful, I just love it! You are doing an excellent job in bringing her to life!

Well done!!; March 12, 2009 at 5:11 PM
stitchenmylifeaway said...: The more you do the more I like what you do. This is such a happy piece.
Shay; March 13, 2009 at 8:37 AM
Joke said...: Great progress, Astrid! Is this a design without background? Or did you ask for getting it removed? It seems to me it isn't, like other haed's stitched from corner to corner, am I right? (I love it!!); March 13, 2009 at 11:44 AM

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.