sorry i don't have an updated picture of my progress on joseph...i had to run out of the house in a flash to catch the streetcar! last night found me starting on joseph's blue robe after i inhaled a spinach artichoke wrap. the stitch guide calls for the oriental stitch in neon rays...easy, right?
WRONG
for some reason i just could not get into my stitchy groove. unlike the above diagram, the stitch guide calls for 4 satin stitches in between the milanese triangles. the other difficulty is that it is all stitched in the same thread (normally oriental is stitched in two different colors).
i found myself counting, counting, then counting some more...and then second guessing myself because i thought it looked weird. after an hour or so, it finally started to take shape and i feel like my mind is starting to remember the stitch pattern.
do you ever have that problem with remembering more complicated stitch patterns? i find myself constantly consulting the diagram before i make a move with the needle...because the looming threat of having to rip everything out is in the back of my mind!
am i just being neurotic? i'm hoping that as i cover more canvas and as the stitch comes alive, i'll be able to relax...
You are more persistent than I! I would have probably changed the stitch to something more familiar. I do understand and empathize with your situation, though. Last night I was stitching leaves with random leaf stitch. 4 leaves. They took me 2 hours! It nearly drove me crazy but I got it done!
ReplyDeleteI find myself repeatedly chanting "over two, up one" or whatever. Does not make me especially popular if husband is in the same room trying to read or watch TV ;)
ReplyDeleteyou and me both! even cricket looks at me like "must you chant while i'm trying to watch the real housewives of atlanta?"
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