At last, I have completed the Sunbonnet Sue stitch sampler for stitches #356-360.
As you can see, Sue is on a photo safari in Tokyo, wondering what to shoot first, the silhouette of Mt Fuji and the skyscrapers of Shinjuku against an orange sunset or the flower arrangement with strange Breuten flowers with Wool buds and Whipped metallic Fly Stitched stems...
It is time to review the five stitches recently learned. Click on the title, and the link will take you to the instructions.
This is a unique stitch, and fun to do as it involves being naughty and pulling a stitch 'out of shape'.
All stitches that have 'whipped' in their names are (usually) based on a basic stitch. Here, a column of Fly Stitches has been decorated with metallic thread. Whipping is an easy way to upgrade a stitch.
Let's do some 'air' crocheting! Let's build some attractive arches. It's a bit fiddly, but well worth the effort.
Yumiko Higuchi, a famous Japanese needleworker, invented this stitch.
Here is a simple Canvas Stitch that can also be worked freehand, which will then give you a wonky look.
Homework:
I have a busy week ahead of me, so the Sunbonnet Sue Sampler won't be posted next Friday, but hopefully the week after that.
Aida Sampler
Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart
Red Kimono Silk Scribble Cloth
On YouTube, I found a neat stitch posted by SahinaArts. It looked like a ladder with Palestrina Stitch for the two rails, and a string of loose Chain Stitch for each of the rungs.
Unfortunately, I can no longer find this video clip. That is why, today, I want to use the section that makes up the rungs.
If you are familiar with crocheting, you know how to make a slip knot
