Our Friends' HAED SAL: Jolly Old Fellow

Saturday, April 18, 2009

Jolly Old Fellow

Almost finished page 4 . The section I'm working on now is full of confetti stitches, so progress is slow. I hope to finish page 4 in the coming week.

12 comments:

Wendy said...: Oh wow! This is a wonderful progress. I really love this design too.; April 18, 2009 at 7:24 AM
Gabi said...: It's looking beautiful. Your confetti stitches are worth the effort.; April 18, 2009 at 9:14 AM
Yvonne said...: The colours are really gorgeous! I think the colours look much nicer than the picture itself.

Yvonne; April 18, 2009 at 9:37 AM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: wonderful progress and I love the colors, very nice work; April 18, 2009 at 10:45 AM
Jan said...: Confetti may be a pain, but it looks so beautiful. The detail in the holly and berries is just great.; April 18, 2009 at 5:08 PM
Carolyn NC said...: Great progress - looking good!; April 18, 2009 at 6:06 PM
Annie Bee said...: That is really coming together nicely. How gorgeous are those berries.; April 18, 2009 at 9:55 PM
Mich said...: It's really great to see this one growing along !!; April 18, 2009 at 10:12 PM
Suzie said...: The confetti stitches are a pain, but look at the detail emerging! Those holly berries look like a photograph!

Well done!!!; April 19, 2009 at 2:07 PM
Yoyo said...: Well he is begining to look Christmassy. Hope the confettii goes well.; April 19, 2009 at 10:25 PM
Cindy F. said...: I bet that is a lot of confetti, but you have really put in a lot of stitches Elfie! Good job!; April 20, 2009 at 6:16 PM
Nancy said...: Lynne, this is looking fantastic!! You are working this up so fast! Go girl go!!

HUGS! Nancy :0); April 21, 2009 at 8:10 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.