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Oh that is just beautiful.
I like the dark version but that is just me.

Great work, Mabel!

Gorgeous! I like both versions.

I never knew that Hardanger could look so gorgeous before I saw yours, Mabel. You are in a league of your own.

Thanks all

After all that pastel work on Berrington I wanted something a bit brighter, and so I took "Spring" but stitched it on red fabric using Caron Wildflowers for the colour bit. Not exactly spring-like anymore, but it was fun to do . I will now do them all as they were intended and also two more in the same style which I've called Day & Night. After quite a few large projects I was ready for some small quick stitches!

lovely work!

Gorgeous!
Faith

That is so pretty

Really like the Berrington designs.


For Agi. Thanks for info.The Tablecloth is lovely.

Mabel, your designs are so pretty!

Stunning.

Carole

As always Mabel it is wonderful!!!!!

Another wonderful design. I always look forward to drooling over your next creation.

One of these days, I might enroll in our local hardanger lesson Mabel, and that's because of your beautiful works! All of them are awesome!

Here's the first of the "standard" seasons, Autumn. It uses only DMC perles, so it quite a good one for someone who doesn't want to invest too much in speciality stash (are there people like that???). The series, together with Day & Night, uses five different types of covered bar and six types of filling (one of which I think I invented ), and several speciality stitches, so it's almost like a sampler of Hardanger stuff . Not surprising as it started out as charts for the stitching course.

Anyway, Autumn. The speciality stitches here are buttonhole wheels, I've included a close-up. They're quite textural, a bit fiddly but they give a nice 3D feel to it. Slightly worried they'll make it too thick for the coaster I planned for it but we'll see

Awesome designs and stitching Mabel--note to self to get motivated and break out my hardanger!!

That wheel is so impressive! The whole design looks perfect
Faith

When I see your designs all I want is to learn how to do Hardanger and only do that and when I see the HAED designs all I want to do is those. Besides other things that need doing. So I guess I will have to move the "other things" lower down on my priority lists.

Your design is just beautiful. Even if I don't get to do them (soon) I truly enjoy looking at them.

Carole

Autumn is so gorgeous! I really like that colour. Very interesting stitch.

So, I've been having a bit of a design-feast , because I really liked the basic shape of the Seasons quartet. I ended up charting three sets of four, all using the same diamond-within-a-square as a starting point, but using different fillings, satin stitch motifs and speciality stitches. I've designed them more or less to be a good "practice set", as together they contain:

Kloster blocks
satin stitch

double cable stitch
chain stitch
four-sided stitch

woven bars
wrapped bars
double wrapped bars
X-bars

dove's eye
square filet
spider's web
fan stitch
Greek cross
woven twisted bars
bow-tie stitch
woven picot filling

Rhodes stitch
Queen's stitch
Algerian eye
eyelet
buttonhole wheel
star stitch
French knot
sheaf stitch
rice stitch
long-armed Smyrna stitch
Chinese lantern

And in the end you've got 12 card-sized projects

Here's a peek at the three series.

Seasons (Spring Summer Autumn Winter)



Compass (North East South West)



Round the Clock (Morning Noon Evening Night)