A Whole Bunch of TAST! (Catching Up): airycat

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A Whole Bunch of TAST! (Catching Up)

Apr 06, 2013 09:00

I'm not sure what happened to February and March! I was going to be more regular about posting and Poof! I don't post for two months. Oh, well... I'm back!

Despite not posting, I have been doing stuff. This post is my TAST catch up. Lots of pictures follow.

What did I last show? I didn't think I was that far behind! I have been doing the stitches, though often no more than a simple line of them. For my own records, I'm going to do a little catch up here and include links to all the stitches I did post as well as adding photos of those I didn't. The name of each stitch is a link that will take you to PinTangle where Sharon has posted the stitch--and where you can see (in the comments) what others are doing with that stitch. My photos will take you to my Flickr site (and larger versions if you need to see closer).

WOW! I really haven't kept up with posting these stitches! Well, I'm going to catch up now.

Stitch 60: Diamond Stitch =

I had so much fun with this stitch! First I did an almost normal row in perle 8. I elongated some of them to see how that would look. Then I wondered if they could be side by side rather than above and below each other. That's in the tan/peach perle 8 and green knitting yarn. I like how it looks, except for the knitting yarn, which I think would be better if they were larger. I think it would be a good seam treatment. Then I wondered about circling it. I had to adjust how I did the two sides, since the outer side/circle is longer than the inner side. I think it looks better with more, shorter stitches. For the variegated orange flower I put the thread down for the last part of each stitch into the center. I like how that looks, too. The two dark flowers are done with the side by side stitches. The one on the left has the open side out. It's OK. The one on the right has the closed side out an all the legs go into the center. It takes away the X shape, but I like how this looks. What also will make this better is getting more control of the tension of the cross thread between the knots. I like it better when it's loose enough to make a V shape. This last one is a thread eater, though. The stems are Breton stitch. That's French knots in the center of the lavender one.

Stitch 59: Breton Stitch =

"Trees" was the first thing I thought of when I saw this stitch. I have lots of ideas, but didn't have time to work on it much. Perle 5 tree trunks and single stranded floss leaves.

Stitch 58: Woven detached chain stitch =

Red leaves, or buds, in woven detached chain stitch. The stems are sailor's edge. Some of the leaves on the trees are woven; others are plain detached chain.

Stitch 57: Sailors edge =
Stitch 56: Sailors Stitch =

Simple rows. I like sailor's edge better than sailor stitch--just because it seemed a bit easier. Also, I didn't have any "instant" ideas, so it was just a stitch as I worked it. The top and bottom rows are perle 8. The middle row is candlewicking thread.

Stitch 55: Buttonholed Herringbone =

Different forms of herringbone, buttonholed. I want to work on the squared herringbone, buttonholed, more. I like how it looks, but want to finesse the corners. French knots are in the center of the square. The deep herringbone looked too plain/bare so I added French knots in a knitting ribbon. The rest is perle 8.

Stitch 54: Laced Square Herringbone =
Stitch 53: Herringbone square =

I didn't do any plain herringbone squares. Some are laced through the fabric and some aren't. I like the ones that aren't better. Perle 8 and narrow ribbon. I really like the ribbon. Gotta do more of these.

Stitch 52: Triangular Feather Stitch =

The first thing I saw in my mind, when I saw this stitch, was the bird. It didn't come out exactly as I imagined, but he was fun to stitch. I hope to get back to this stitch again and see if I can come closer to my imagination. It's all perle 8.

Stitch 51: Raised Herringbone band =

The bar was done with ivory crochet thread. The herringbone is yellow perle 8. It's laced with eyelash yarn.

Stitch 50: Inverted Feather Stitch =

The orange at the bottom is the inverted feather stitch in perle 5. (More below at stitch 48.)

Stitch 49: Knotted Feather Stitch =

Simply knotted fly in perle 8 and then in Madeira silver metallic. Silver beads were added for more sparkle. (I still needed to erase the circle I used for a guide when this photo was taken.)

Stitch 48: Knotted Cable Chain stitch =

Knotted cable chain is red, blue and green. The dark green is perle 5. The rest is perle 8.
The top part of this is some experimenting I was doing during Christmas non-TAST days I made a(n incomplete) tree branch with chain stitch. I tried making evergreen needles with drizzle stitch. Some of the drizzles are in metallic (2 kinds) and a holographic thread. I was trying to capture the idea of ice. The cones are elongated oyster stitches. I'm undecided about whether I like it or not.

Stitch 47: Berry Stitch =

I actually did not finish this on the date I stitched. Too sad. I think I got back to it in January. The red garlands are the berry stitch. (I was going for strung cranberries.) I think the silver is cable chain. (It's tiny and hard to see.) The tree is arrow stitch. There are also French knots and beads. Threads are pearl 8 and Madeira silver metallic.

Stitch 46: Buttonhole Eyelet Flower = http://airynothing.net/Blogs/anblog/2012/12/07/christmas-chaos

Stitch 45: Arrow or Arrowhead Stitch = http://airynothing.net/Blogs/anblog/2012/12/07/christmas-chaos

Stitch 44: Portuguese Border Stitch = http://airynothing.net/Blogs/anblog/2012/12/07/christmas-chaos

Stitch 43: Magic Chain = http://airynothing.net/Blogs/anblog/2012/12/07/christmas-chaos

Stitch 42: Open Base Needlewoven Picot = http://airynothing.net/Blogs/anblog/2012/12/07/christmas-chaos

Stitch 41: Closed Base Needlewoven Picot = http://airynothing.net/Blogs/anblog/2012/11/03/a-bit-of-tast & http://airynothing.net/Blogs/anblog/2012/12/07/christmas-chaos
Somehow I forgot to include this little bit. I believe I added it after I made the post. (Sorry it's so blurry. It's about thumbnail sized.)