Notebook Entry - 050807

Finished Views

N pole view highlighting 8 sided star shape in negative space
  Obi view showing crossed wraps
 

Source

ISBN 4-529-02782-1 Olympus Purple color pic pg 68 ball #56, design pg 71

Classification

Simple 8, North South, crossed, interwoven, negative space

Size

25cm circumference

Materials

Wrap
peach cone thread
Marking
copper Gold Rush 18
Design threads
Rainbow Gallery Neon Rays N07 purple Rainbow Gallery Overture V106 (2 strands in needle) Gold Rush 18 copper Anchor Perle Cotton #5 Olive Green (845)

Division/Marking

S8 with obi

Diagrams

line drawing showing placement of zigzags
 

Directions

  1. Wrap a wide obi with purple neon rays.
  2. Stitch zigzags with stitches at the edge of the wrapped obi and crossing at obi halfway between vertical marking lines. 1 row copper, 3 rows green, 1 row copper. (green solid and dotted lines on diagram)
  3. Stitch larger zigzags. Stitches are at the halfway point between obi and poles. Start on one marking line, cross the obi at the next line and take the stitch on the next line. You'll get zigzags on one set of lines (red solid and dotted lines on diagram) and then repeat on the other set (blue solid and dotted lines on diagram). 1 row copper, 6 rows overture, 1 row copper, 2 rows green (with two strands in needle), 1 row copper.

Notes

Need to pay close attention to spacing as you come to the poles so that the negative space star looks even. Created for the level 1 JTA but then decided not to use it in favor of a design done only with #5 perle cotton. I think the colors are iffy...not my favorite, mostly based on the overture color that I happened to have in my stash.

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