Mabel's Song Of The Weather Part 2 April to ?? 2013

Squirrel · Post by **Squirrel** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:32 am

Oh Mabel what are you doing to me - I hate bullion knots and never did get them right, my Grandmother gave up on trying to teach me those.

WOW What a fabulous design - will need to be on top form before I try those knots again.

Wonderful challenge though.

Mabel Figworthy · Post by **Mabel Figworthy** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:36 am

Sally, glad you like the look of April; if the bullion knots really really defeat you (and do look at both the stitch photographs and the Mary Corbett video to which I link on the blog) you could always use bugle beads!

meerkat · Post by **meerkat** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 12:18 pm

I love this design. I am really looking forward to stitching the Greek crosses, they are so pretty. As Sally said, a wonderful challenge.

wendywombat · Post by **wendywombat** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 12:29 pm

I've just downloaded the April design.

Wow! Another challenging design!

I'm looking forward to stitching this one.

I found a super You-tube link for Greek crosses as I'm using them in my Hardanger Knot garden.

The site is Spanish but there's no commentary. I found it really helpful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to6goc3OtMQ" target="_blank

I hope you don't mind me posting this link up Mabel!!

Trylla · Post by **Trylla** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 12:53 pm

I love the look of this design!! So very pretty Mabel!! It does look challenging though. I think this one might have to be done in stages so I don't go batty.

Loving the entire SAL Mabel -- amazing!

Mabel Figworthy · Post by **Mabel Figworthy** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 1:06 pm

Wendy, any help with new or challenging stitches is great, so please post as many useful links as you find

Edited:
Just had a quick look, it does show it very well! The only thing is I would probably cover a bit more of the first bar (do one or two more wraps towards the centre) before starting the weave, but that's just the way I happen to like it

wendywombat · Post by **wendywombat** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 2:17 pm

Mabel Figworthy wrote:Wendy, any help with new or challenging stitches is great, so please post as many useful links as you find

Edited:
Just had a quick look, it does show it very well! The only thing is I would probably cover a bit more of the first bar (do one or two more wraps towards the centre) before starting the weave, but that's just the way I happen to like it

Thanks...didn't want to step on your toes!

I agree with you about the extra wraps.
I'd previously read instructions on how to do this stitch and got totally baffled...thank goodness for video instructions, eh?

rcperryls · Post by **rcperryls** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 2:38 pm

Just downloaded the pattern and looked at the blog and think this is a beautiful beautiful design. And a challenge. Thank you Mabel. (You'd better start thinking about the 2014 SAL very soon. hint. hint. hint.

Carole

Mabel Figworthy · Post by **Mabel Figworthy** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 3:07 pm

rcperryls wrote:(You'd better start thinking about the 2014 SAL very soon. hint. hint. hint.

Not a chance Carole

-- once every five years is about as much as I can take!

mags · Post by **mags** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 4:51 pm

Oooh I do like April

Fizzbw · Post by **Fizzbw** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 5:28 pm

Yes April is lovely!! Well done Mabel. Though I might not be saying that after trying the bullion knots.....

Niki xxx

Mabel Figworthy · Post by **Mabel Figworthy** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 5:32 pm

I hope you'll all enjoy the Portuguese stitch so much -- it is really 3D and tactile -- that you won't worry about the bullion knots

meerkat · Post by **meerkat** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 5:35 pm

Wendy, that is a great video.Thank you for posting it.

cristaltipps · Post by **cristaltipps** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 5:47 pm

I have made a start on mine and am just pretending i have not seen those bullion knots at all

it is rather wondeful though isn't it

Serinde · Post by **Serinde** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 7:19 pm

The new design looks lovely, so I'll be diving in my stash to find appropriate colours for the way April should look...!

geekishly · Post by **geekishly** » Tue Apr 02, 2013 12:15 am

What a beautiful design for this month. I am looking forward to stitching it sometime this week.

I'm itching to work on another project now that I have working lamp in the livingroom again, but I will hopefully get to this one in a day or two.

Squirrel · Post by **Squirrel** » Tue Apr 02, 2013 10:26 am

Well tnight I was planning on showing off my February all done - wrong!!!

I was going well too and had got to the cutting stage when the dogs set up a howling/yapping/screaming fit - another dog on "their" front lawn. What a performance!! Got them settled and I settled and picked up the hoop with February in it, looked at the chart and got cutting. Next I started to pull threads and discovered

I had cut 1 "corner set" when I shouldn't have!!!!!! GGGrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

So its all frogged and put aside as a practice piece now. I have got the outer 'ring' of kloster blocks now done and hopefully tomorrow I can make some progress again.

All good practice I am sure.

BTW should i load a pic of Feb and March in the 'old/previous' thread or this one??? Any ideas Mabel or Rose????

Mabel Figworthy · Post by **Mabel Figworthy** » Tue Apr 02, 2013 10:43 am

Oh Sally how annoying! And very restrained of you to accept it as a practice piece and not throw your hoop at the dogs

Probably post your pictures here, I think, as the other thread needs closing down. I know it's called "April to ..." but that's just when it was started, so we'd love to see anyone's Januarys, Februarys and Marches here

Squirrel · Post by **Squirrel** » Tue Apr 02, 2013 11:13 am

that's not what I was saying but hindsight is a help sometimes.

Thanks for the sympathy and answer too Mabel.

cristaltipps · Post by **cristaltipps** » Tue Apr 02, 2013 3:49 pm

Just to say Mabel, my sooper dooper squissors arrived this morning and i can tell they are better than my old pair just by the feel of them.....although i did my cutting for April last night as i am so impatient haha BUT i have a little secret project i have designed myself that is almost at the cutting stage so will test them out on that

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