Our Friends' HAED SAL: Green Dragonling by Magali

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Green Dragonling by Magali

Published by Céline

Hello everyone !

This is my first post on this wonderful blog. Thank you to my buddy Céline for publishing this post.

I've started working on my first HAED project a month ago. I fell in love with Jasmine Becket-Griffith's work and I chose "Green Dragonling" for my first pattern.

I stitch 1x1 on 28 count Evenweave. It's the first time I make such tiny crosses !! I started working in the middle on the chart.

Below are pictures of my progress so far.

I hope to be able to show you more of the dragonling soon !

Magali

5 comments:

http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: A nice pattern you have chosen and 1x1 is indeed very small, but oh so beautiful, I look forward to see it grow!; February 6, 2011 at 8:58 AM
demeter83 said...: It's a gorgeous pattern and I can't wait to see your progress on it.
I've just started my first HAED (posted by my lovely buddy Susan), and it's the first time I've done over one on 25, and I thought that was tiny, so how you're coping with 25 I do not know.; February 6, 2011 at 11:08 AM
Geek-Stitch said...: I'm working 1x1 tent stitch myself on 25 count. I tried 1x1 cross stitch, but couldn't handle it at all! Nevertheless, I'm sure the final picture will be spectacular with those tiny stitches. You are making some nice progress!; February 6, 2011 at 1:15 PM
Magally said...: Thanks a lot for your kind comments ! It gives me motivation to continue working on this titanic project ;-); February 6, 2011 at 11:58 PM
grannie said...: Beautiful choice - I love this one! Look forward to seeing more :-); February 7, 2011 at 1:43 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.