Speaking of crochet, an exquisite ground for cross stitch embroidery is
tunisian (afghan) crochet and they whip up quickly. Look like knitting
on the back, little squares on the front for cross stitching.
You can put the picture anywhere you want on it.
Dianne
SGC wrote:
Make an afghan w/ single crochet that would be large enough (stitches x
rows) to cross-stitch the Thistle on. I made an afghan out of white yarn
(btw: the baby yarn is much smaller and will make the design look more
detailed than regular worsted weight yarn will) and then cross-stitched a
design on it; you can even get another yarn that matches a color in the
design and use that to make a lacy border
So, do you like my idea? I know I like your books
SGC
"MaryPulver" wrote in message
...
While in Des Moines I came across beautiful pattern called The Long
Thistle.
It's fromLandmark Tapestries & Charts. It's a stem of three thistles on a
plaid ground surrounded by a gold Greek key pattern. I have a dear friend
who
used to stitch but whose eyes are too bad for her to do it anymore. She's
of
Scottish descent, and this thistle would be a terrific thing for her,
either to
stitch or as a present.
Well, I had this Idea (you know how it is). If we could share the
stitching on
something big, like an afghan, we could share the stitching, as in a very
small
round robin, and that would be wonderful. There were afghans with
evenweave
areas on them for sale at CATS, but all with a center area to stitch were
square. This pattern is very long and narrow, 77 by 189 stitches. Any
ideas?
Mary Monica
aka Monica Ferris
There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, nobody knows
what
they are. -Somerset Maugham