Friday Revision Homework - Stitches 301 - 305

It was fun to make this Sunbonnet Sue sampler. 

I know she is not shading her face from the sun with a bonnet, but as her face is hidden under the mask, she will certainly not get a suntan, so I'll pass her off as Sunbonnet Sue.

As I have tried to illustrate in other Sunbonnet Sue samplers, Sue is a lady who is trying to inspire others to keep fit and go on a healthy diet. 

That explains why she has prepared a pot of steaming pumpkin soup instead of a basket of treats to offer any visitors. I am sure most kids will shun her house for more than one reason and would rather visit someone less scary who will give out calorific sweets instead.

Trick or Soup! Booooo

Happy Halloween!

Friday Homework for Lesson 304: Single Knotted Cable Chain Stitch

It was fun to learn the Single Knotted Cable Chain Stitch and compare it with the Oyster Stitch. I must admit that I prefer to stitch towards me, the Oyster Stitch way, rather than away from the body. It is easier to control the thread, as well as insert the needle from up to down than vice versa.

Aida Sampler

Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart

Mottled Wool Scribble Cloth

Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 304: Single Knotted Cable Chain Stitch

Anyone who has taken part in TAST (Take A Stitch Tuesday), an educational stitch challenge by Sharon Boggon on her Pintangle blog, will have learned the Oyster Stitch. If you are unfamiliar with this stitch, look at her excellent tutorial. It is also featured in many stitch dictionaries.

Today's stitch comes from another blog, Artistic Fingers, where Anita teaches us a variation of the Oyster Stitch. She calls it Single Knotted Cable Chain Stitch; her tutorial is here.

For my photo tutorial, I worked first the Oyster Stitch in pink, and then next to it, the Single Knotted Cable Stitch in blue. As you can see, Sharon and Anita stitch in different directions.

Oyster Stitch from up to down.

Single Knotted Cable Chain, 

from down to up.

The main difference between Oyster and 

Single Knotted Cable Chain comes here:

You bite a longer bit of fabric,

resulting in a 'paper clip' loop.

The anchor stitch could be close to

the loop and

thereby short, or

long,

or multiple in numbers.

Should you turn the stitch sideways, well, 

there you have 'Eye Stitch', or maybe 'Fish Stitch'!

Homework:

Try Single Knotted Cable Chain Stitch out here.