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Fantastic design and I love the colours. Looks great.

Sorry about the quality of the photo - battery almost gone and I didn't want to mess about trying to get a better pic. Battery now charging for next photo.

We have a nostril! And the droopy corner of his mouth - and some BLUE!

Great progress!! Loving how this is coming along!!

looks lovely

Very defined nose now. Great work!!!!!!

Oh, what a fantastic piece! Congratulations, it's going to be stunning. It already is!

Yea for the nostril !!!! Great colours in this.

Great progress, and it really pops with those vibrant colours!

Hiya - not done any more cos busy stitching christmas stuff... BUT I would like your input.

As you will know if you have read the thread already, I started this using 2 over 1, found it too thick, and frogged, and started over with 1 over 1. Which is fine, except for the cover: you can see the black fabric between the stitches.
Anyway, I finally decided to do a test piece (yes, I should have done it before I started! ) because I didn't hace the original bit of stitching for comparison. So, here is the test bit, done with an odd bit of variegated thread, first 2/1 and then 1/1.



If I go for 2/1 I will have to start over (I'm fine with that, btw!) But I'm not sure if it will be a good idea, and I'd like your opinions of which sample bit looks best.

I have almost made up my mind, but I'm still a bit in doubt...

Mmm! I must admit that 2/1 looks like it has the best coverage. But maybe you are worrying too much because you can see your stitiching up close? Try looking at your stitching from a distance as though it's on a wall (if you see what I mean). I'm sure it will be fine. It would be a shame if you had to start over afte putting in so much work already.

Thanks, Cecilia. My main concern, really, is the stitches on 2/1 look lumpy and clumsy, and I'm afraid will look more so in a larger area. You can see the 2/1 bit looks fatter, and the 1/1 bit looks neater and sort of 'daintier' (gosh, what an old-fashioned word!)
Added to which, the amount of thread used is something to consider; as you can see from the pic, I have a much shorter length of double thread left than of single thread (to say nothing of the fact that 2/1 automatically uses more thread).
I never knew before that you could make more stitches with a single thread than you can with a double thread! Though now I know I can see why. I think. Physics was never my best subject... (Is it physics...? )

Cecilia wrote:Mmm! I must admit that 2/1 looks like it has the best coverage. But maybe you are worrying too much because you can see your stitiching up close? Try looking at your stitching from a distance as though it's on a wall (if you see what I mean). I'm sure it will be fine. It would be a shame if you had to start over afte putting in so much work already.

I agree I would place what you have already stitched on a chair and then take about 5 big steps back and look at the stitching. I bet you will see it differently. Remember it will be on the wall not in your hand when it is finished.

Fljotsdale wrote:
I never knew before that you could make more stitches with a single thread than you can with a double thread! Though now I know I can see why. I think. Physics was never my best subject... (Is it physics...? )

You and me both, I think.

I do think that the 1/1 is going to do just fine--and I think that the 2/1 does have a bit clumsier look to it--just my input

I would prefer the 1x1 because it looks neater.... but if it's up on a wall I don't think it's going to really matter either way..
Faith

I agree with the others and would go 1x1 -- I often get frustrated with coverage but then after washing the piece everything shrinks down a little and I can never see the "problem areas" once it's framed and on the wall.

Just seen this thread what a lovely pattern. I prefer 1 over 1