Our Friends' HAED SAL: A LONG WINTER'S NAP

Thursday, December 17, 2009

A LONG WINTER'S NAP

Hi girls, I have a question for Marie and Valerie on the pattern of "a long winter's nap" The colors of the branches over the chimney and the tree is also predominantly black with you to ? The picture was rather green but the patern shows black ! I hope I'm not wrong pattern!

5 comments:

Val said...: Yes Ingrid
there is large zone of 310-3371-938..a lot of black and brown
then your pattern is good

Do you begin this?

Val; December 17, 2009 at 3:43 AM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: Thank you very much Valerie, I find it so strange that the christmas tree and branches are black, so now if you even so, there is nothing wrong with my pattern!I just carry on with my 310!
Hugs Ingrid; December 17, 2009 at 8:35 AM
Marie said...: Hello Ingrid !

I'm sorry but I'm not stitching this design !
I hope that you will find your answer, but I'm sure that it will be wonderful... sometimes we don't understand everything with the colors we are stitching, and suddenly it appears...
Your work will be gorgeous !; December 17, 2009 at 12:23 PM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: Sorry Marie I thought you were also busy with this design, I did not pay attention!; December 17, 2009 at 2:01 PM
Valérie (french) said...: Hello Ingrid
Yes, there is a lot of 310 and 3371.
Don't worry
Have a good day; December 17, 2009 at 10:54 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.