Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 119: Alternating Magic Split Stitch

In my recent progress report on the Circles Challenge I showed a stitch I call Alternating Magic Split Stitch.

It was way back in 2012 that I learned a new way of making Magic Chain from Madam Totsuka and wrote a blogpost about it. Click here to see.

Taking a cue from that Chain Stitch variation, I made a new kind of Split Stitch in two colours.

So Sunday Stitch School's stitch of the week is 119 Alternating Magic Split Stitch. Have you seen this stitch before? Do you know of an official name?

You start with two threads of different colours in your needle.

Take a Back Stitch between the two threads, 'splitting' them.

Before you make a new stitch, switch the threads over.

Make a new stitch.

By coming out inside the chain of the previous stitch, you get a Split Stitch.

Continue.

Alternate the colours, and Hey Presto, the magic look appears.

Homework:

Add some magic to these samplers:

Next week Sunday Stitch School will work on the 'un-alternating' Magic Split Stitch.