Notebook Entry - 060103

Finished Views

Obi view of multicolored bands in interlocking V shapes
  North pole view of multicolored bands in interlocking V shapes
 

Source

ISBN 4-8377-0281-3 Cosmo 3, pic page 1 bottom, design pg 34

Classification

S8 with obi, north south, interlocked, crossover

Size

27cm circumference

Materials

Wrap
yellow cone thread
Marking
Gold Rush 18 gold color
Design threads
DMC #5 perle cotton green (702), yellow (726), purple (550), red (321), blue (799) Gold Gold Rush 18 gold color

Division/Marking

S8 w/obi

Diagrams

line drawing to show stitching path
 

Directions

  1. Stitch a zig zag around the ball starting on line 1 halfway between the N pole and obi (A), crossing the obi at line 2, and taking the bottom stitch halfway to the S pole on line 3 (B). Continue in this manner back to the starting point (C, D, back to A). You'll have N pole stitches on lines 1 and 5, and S pole stitches on lines 3 and 7.
  2. Skip a line and work another zig zag using the next line (a, b, c, d, back to a). You'll now have N pole points on lines 1,3,5, and 7.
  3. Continue to alternate lines until you have a wide enough band of your first color. (green band on sample)
  4. Start a new band on line 2, using the stitching path as described above. This band will go over the band you stitched in step 4. You'll have stitches on lines 2,4,6,and 8 now. (purple band on sample)
  5. Go back to line 1 and stitch another band. This one will lie over the band you stitched in step 5. (yellow band on sample)
  6. Go to line 2 and stitch another band. This time you must weave under the first band (step 4, green) and over the third band (step 6, yellow). (red band on sample)
  7. Go back to line 1 and stitch the last band, weaving under band two (step 5, purple) and over band four (step 7, red). (blue band on sample)
  8. Wrap the obi to secure the thread bundles and embelish the pole space as desired.

Notes

Original design is an S20 but I needed an S8 for JTA level 1 certification. I did not pay close enough attention to lining up the stitches so I ended up redoing this one as #060206. You must keep the N pole north and either start all rounds on the same line or adjust the closing stitch to keep the kagari lined up properly. Instructions written up in more detail on Temarikai.com. Examining this one closely and redoing it as #060206 are what gave me the idea for the alternating kagari stitching investigation.

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