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Tia · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2011 2:00 pm

Starry Night with Tardis

I started this yesterday using a 45"W x 29"H afghan material. It's 18 ct. evenweave and I'll be stitching it 6 over 2. :shock:

I've never stitched an afghan before. I've never stitched over 2 before.I've never used evenweave before. I've never worked such a complicated pattern before. I have about half the colors needed, so I'll start with those.

The grid is every five stitches to make it easier for me. It took me a while to figure out how to stitch over the 5" blocks that are already on the material. Don't know yet how I will finish this one, but it will definitely need a backing material.

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karen4bells · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2011 2:05 pm

What a great project! I will be watching this quite closely!!! :dance:

LadyS · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2011 2:25 pm

A Starry Night Afghan is very different! It will be fun seeing how this develop.

Mrs Milkybar Kid · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2011 2:38 pm

Wow - a Starry Night WT afghan! I'll be watching this one closely too - I love seeing other Starry Nights WT, it reminds me to get on with mine!!

Tia · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2011 3:10 pm

Mrs Milkybar Kid wrote:

Wow - a Starry Night WT afghan! I'll be watching this one closely too - I love seeing other Starry Nights WT, it reminds me to get on with mine!!

Join me!

Fljotsdale · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2011 3:26 pm

Intriguing! Can't imagine how it will develop as an afghan.

Mabel Figworthy · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2011 4:40 pm

What an interesting idea!

rcperryls · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2011 4:43 pm

WOW. I will definitely be interested in seeing how this comes out. I have toyed with the idea of doing HAED's on an afghan but couldn't think how that would look. I think it will be beautiful.

Carole

seedreemer · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2011 5:33 pm

Wow, this will be awesome. Are you worried it will be too stiff with all that solid stitching? I've never stitched this way so have no idea.

Christy
Completed: "Proud Peacock," Chatelaine freebie
WIP: Ewe & Eye & Friends "Primitive Lady"
Lila's Studio "Cat Sampler"

Tia · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2011 5:50 pm

Not really, if it's stiff it'll still look nice over the couch or on the bed.

rcperryls · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2011 6:28 pm

Shouldn't be stiff at all. I have never had one that ended up stiff. I do have them covering chairs and sofas (very good for hiding where cats scratch furniture they aren't supposed to)

Carole

Raine · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2011 8:27 pm

Very interesting!

johannauk · **Posted:** Sat Jul 30, 2011 8:51 am

Sounds great, can't wait to see your progress

Juel · **Posted:** Sat Jul 30, 2011 11:16 am

This sounds and looks huge! But I can imagine that it will look amazing as an afghan =)

Nachstenliebe · Joined: Tue Sep 08, 2009 6:04 pm **Posts:** 11784

Now that's an afghan I'd love to have at my house! :wink:

Faith

Carole · **Posted:** Sat Jul 30, 2011 1:10 pm

That's going to look amazing! Can't wait to see how this one grows

(really must do some more on mine...)

Tia · **Posted:** Sat Jul 30, 2011 1:39 pm

Juel wrote:

This sounds and looks huge! But I can imagine that it will look amazing as an afghan =)

The design area will be 27.5"W x 22.2"h (69.9 cm by 56.4 cm)

I put fray check around the edges for now. I was thinking about stitching on a black or black and gold border so the 'painting' looks framed. Then fold down the edges and sew on a fleece backing.

Never having done any of that though.....

This will be worked in rotation with the other three wips in my sig. This weekend its Elk and Mountains.

Tia · **Posted:** Sat Jul 30, 2011 1:59 pm

Carole - how did you get your list of wips clickable like that?

Oh! I finally figured it out, been bugging me for weeks.

tiffstitch · **Posted:** Sat Jul 30, 2011 2:57 pm

Great idea! I'm very interested in how this turns out. I was thinking of trying an HAED on afghan material as well.

Fljotsdale · **Posted:** Sat Jul 30, 2011 3:08 pm

rcperryls wrote:

Shouldn't be stiff at all. I have never had one that ended up stiff. I do have them covering chairs and sofas (very good for hiding where cats scratch furniture they aren't supposed to)

Carole

I have the cat scratch problem too...