Notebook Entry - 050203

Finished Views

a north pole view showing a pink cross interlocked with a green cross
  a view of the green hexagons formed at the 6-way intersections
 

Source

somewhat based on Japanese book ISBN 4-8377-0890-0 Folk Craft Temari p.8 top right, p.71

Classification

C8, interwoven, interlocked, crossover

Size

19cm circumference

Materials

Wrap
white cone thread
Marking
Silver DMC spooled mettallic (yucky!)
Design threads
Reeled silk perle #8 from Vikki Clayton, pink, purple, green (no color names on these sell-out skeins)

Division/Marking

C8

Diagrams

line drawing showing first stitching path
Diagram 1   line drawing showing second stitching path
Diagram 2  

Directions

  1. Wrap mari and mark a C8.
  2. To help you keep track of your stitching order, place markers pins of different colors at the N pole and two adjacent 8-way intersections on the obi.
  3. The stitches for the first stitching path will be taken on the straight lines at the N pole. (See Diagram 1) The thread will continue along the line to the 4-way intersection at the obi where it will crossover to the other side of the line and continue to the opposite 8-way intersection taking a stitch there. Continue on until you meet back at your starting place. (red path on diagram 1) You will need to repeat this path at the N pole so that there are stitches on all four of the straight lines. (blue path on diagram 1) Then repeat for the two marked 8-way intersections at the obi. You will be building up hexagons at the 6-way intersections and have crossovers at all 4-way intersections.
  4. The stitches for the second path are taken on the diagonal lines at the N pole. (See Diagram 2) The thread will crossover to the other side of the line at the 4-way intersection and continue on to the next 8-way intersection (on the obi in this case). Continue to crossover at the 4-way intersections and stitch at the 8-way intersections until you return to your start point. (green path on diagram 2) Repeat starting for each of the diagonal lines at the N pole. (orange, yellow and purple paths on diagram 2)
  5. Stitch 1 row of purple, 4 rows of pink, 1 row purple on path 2 (Diagram 2, descriped in step 4). Note that stitches are shitagake kagari.
  6. Stitch 1 row purple, 4 rows green, 1 row purple on path 1 (Diagram 1, described in step 3) interlocking with the pink sections stitched in step 5.

Notes

This combines variations 1 and 2 from the list for #050202. I did not get the layering quite right on this one. I should try it again at some point.

Given To

Ellen's friend Rebecca