Notebook Entry - 060504

Finished Views

Finished temari with alternating stitch and row kagari sectons that are interlocked
 

Source

None

Classification

C6, alternating stitch and row kagari, open shape, interlocked

Size

25cm circumference

Materials

Wrap
cream cone thread
Marking
Kreinik #8 braid, copper #127
Design threads
DMC #5 perle cotton
orange(922), pink(899), and lt green(3348)

Division/Marking

C6, could easily be done on C8

Diagrams

line drwaing showing placement of elements on C6 division
Orange hexagons stitched first, green hexagons interlocked  

Directions

Work a hexagon in the center of one set of tetrahedral triangles (total of 4 hexagons) using orange thread and working alternating stitch and row kagari. (See kagari pattern investigation.) The starting place is halfway along the line from the center of the triangle to the corner. (This would be the 4-way intersection on a C8). The other corners of the hexagon are equally placed out from the center. Shift to the other set of tetrahedral triangles. Work 4 more hexagons using green and interlocking with the orange hexagons. Finish with two rows of pink Using two strands of thread in the needle around each of the square faces (6 total).

Notes

This one was made as an exercise for the kagari pattern investigation. I wanted to see what happpened when the new kagari arrangement was layered. Originally I did not interlock the hexagons but I didn't like the finished look. I do like the layering. This one might be nice to do with stronger colors, but maintaining a high contrast background.

Given To

Ellen's friend Melinda