Carol from www.needlework-tips-and-techniques.com shows how to work counted cross stitch in the continental method.
Is counted cross stitch easy? Cross Stitch is one of the easiest forms of needlework as it combines a simple, straight stitch with a fabric that has evenly spaced holes to pass the thread through. The charts for cross stitch are similar to painting by numbers and by counting carefully and...
Short-row shaping is literally knitting a “short,” or partial, row before turning and working back in the other direction. It allows you to knit three-dimensional shapes or curved edges. I use it in these patterns to shape necklines and hemlines. There
Commonly, stitch and row repeats are indicated by heavy lines (or boxes) in the chart. This is similar to the use of brackets in text knitting instructions. So you would work the edge stitches one time, then work the ‘repeat’ stitches as many times as possible (always reading the set ...
to five times a day. She then developed delusions and hallucinations and had to be hospitalised several times. During the exploration, she also reported seeing her deceased husband: “When I sleep at night, I suddenly wake up because I feel a stitch on my upper arm or leg. Then, when I...
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squares, it is not counted as one of the colors. In order to make it easy to understand, I have prepared some charts for you to refer to while I explain how to use them. Please read through the instruction, understand it, and you will be able to apply your number to the technique....
I counted in my head as I held the shutter open with a remote and did not even think in those days to use a proper timer. It is very confusing out in the dark and there is a lot to remember, so the first few nights where a real trial. My next night out, I chose a very dark...