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Afghan Advice, Please
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 |
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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? Zwiegart makes an afghan fabric called "Gloria" with a center square 29 1/2 by 21 1/2, on a seven-count (stitched over two) ground, so that would be large enough for your pattern which would work out to 11 by 27 at that gauge. However, I think it might look better on a soft, drapable evenweave of large scale, such as 20-count (10 stitches per inch over-two) Laguna, or 18-count (9 stitches) Davosa, both of which come in a variety of colors, including navy, black and green, and of which would be a richer background for the design you describe than a plain cream of a standard afghan. I could see doing this on one of the darks, leaving the image surrounded by a 12-18 inch border on all sides, then repeating the Greek key design at the outer edge. Annie |
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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 |
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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 |
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Dianne Lewandowski wrote:
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. Plus, I think it makes for a nicer afghan. It's nice and thick and tight. Best wishes, Ericka |
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Yes, they are. :-) But I don't think very many have seem them, so they
don't know what we're talking about. grin Just got back from my daughters and saw my second grandson for the first time. Daughter had this very lacy white crocheted piece over the arm of the couch and I asked her where she got it? I looked at it. She said it was for the baby from a friend, and the friend's first piece. First thing daughter said, "I never use it because the baby gets his fingers caught in it." Yep. That's why I don't like those lacy things for blankets. But afghan crochet is entirely different. Dianne Dianne Lewandowski wrote: Speaking of crochet, an exquisite ground for cross stitch embroidery is tunisian (afghan) crochet and they whip up quickly. Ericka Kammerer wrote: Plus, I think it makes for a nicer afghan. It's nice and thick and tight. |
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Dianne Lewandowski wrote:
Speaking of crochet, an exquisite ground for cross stitch embroidery is tunisian (afghan) crochet and they whip up quickly. I certainly didn't find it to work up quickly, Dianne (although the stitch is pretty easy to do)! You have to do each row (essentially) twice. It took me over a year to make the afghan for my sister! Of course, it wasn't baby-sized, either. And talk about heavy!!! It was a Native American-type geometric pattern from Mary Maxim about 10 years ago. I started it in the summer, thinking I'd give it to Dsis for her b-day in Oct. Nope, maybe Christmas. Wasn't done then, either. I finally finished it right before her b-day the following year. And I didn't work on anything else during that time, either. It came out really nice, though, and she really loves it and still uses it, so I guess it was worth the effort. As always, YMMV! -- Joan See my first-ever design he http://www.heritageshoppe.com/joan.jpg "Stitch when you are young and poor, frame when you are old and rich." - Elizabeth's (rctn'r) sister's MIL (Barbara Marr) |
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Well, I suppose if you're used to doing very lacy crocheted things, then
no, they're not fast. But they're as fast as knitting a patterned afghan. Anytime you do a large piece, it's going to take some time. I just don't think of afghan (tunisian) crochet as "slow", especially if you work in panels, which go pretty quickly. I feel like I'm accomplishing something when I finish a panel and start another. and yes, baby crib blankets are much faster than an adult-sized afghan. But they last forever. They aren't so heavy if you don't make them in tapestry weight yarns. Mary Maxim used to have such beautiful patterns, but normally worked in heavier yarns. Yes, they weigh a ton, especially when embroidered! Dianne Joan Erickson wrote: Dianne Lewandowski wrote: Speaking of crochet, an exquisite ground for cross stitch embroidery is tunisian (afghan) crochet and they whip up quickly. I certainly didn't find it to work up quickly, Dianne (although the stitch is pretty easy to do)! You have to do each row (essentially) twice. It took me over a year to make the afghan for my sister! Of course, it wasn't baby-sized, either. And talk about heavy!!! It was a Native American-type geometric pattern from Mary Maxim about 10 years ago. I started it in the summer, thinking I'd give it to Dsis for her b-day in Oct. Nope, maybe Christmas. Wasn't done then, either. I finally finished it right before her b-day the following year. And I didn't work on anything else during that time, either. It came out really nice, though, and she really loves it and still uses it, so I guess it was worth the effort. As always, YMMV! |
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