SEEING STARS....

ONLY HALF OF THEM SEWN TOGETHER

Years of many unfinished samples 

SC....and some of its options

This is post from July 2010 I found yesterday......still an interesting post though for all you newbies just starting to crochet..

l picked up my Mum's very old 'Encyclopaedia of Needlework' the other day and looked at the crochet section...such a treasured book l think Mum said she had it as a 21st Birthday present..

hugs miss ya lots 

Anyway back to the 'USE ONE STITCH'....

Using SC that's the American version.....hook though the st pull yarn though and then hook again and make the sc st.....
lots of variations to try and different stitches too but for now l thought l'd share this with you.....

First square is SC done as you would normally through the whole stitch.

 Motifs 2 & 3 are worked from the back so you are a bit blind doing it 

but hooked ONLY into the back half of the st, giving a lovely knobbly texture

perfect for the centre of Sunflowers or just a lovely chunky texture to a cushion or blanket even!

This next picture is still SC again done into the back half of the stitch only but done from right to left, only so it has a back and a front....both of which are lovely looking stitches

the top one being the closes to the normal st.

the bottom photo gives more of a slanting stripe almost like an embroidery st.

2nd Option..... if you work it continuously but still into the back of the st. only
you get a ribbed almost pleated look to the piece. Isn't it fascinating, how the same stitch can be so different ? 

Love the really chunky ribbed sort of feel and look to this one

making every other row dominate and the other rows half hidden....

Just the simplest of the crochet stitches can give lots of different looks

LOVE THIS SORT OF EXPERIMENT

Hope you do too?

Happy Valentines day: Tapestry Stitch for beginners

Tapestry Stitch Hearts

 sc [dc] top and dc [tr] bottom

dc [tr] for the long heart

 same pattern different stitch

sc [dc], for the more rounded heart shape

basic colour change as you make the last st, of first colour, carry the first yarn through the second colour stitches, repeat the colour change to complete the heart.

Flowers done in the same way 

COLOUR CHANGING

 half make the stitch

 complete the stitch with the next colour

 you can see how each stitch is then in the correct colour

Learn to colour change then you can create more intricate patterns following a chart, just like a cross stitch pattern

In fact cross stitch patterns if you use sc [dc], are very useful in crochet tapestry stitch.

 Some simple but effective designs worth trying when you first begin

Basic tapestry stitch flowers always look good layered 

use as many colours as you like..but be aware they need to be carried with ib the stitches and too many in a round can be very bulky to crochet over. Loved this tiny piece but it was just too many yarns in one round needed a re think on the number of colours in one round.

simple shaped letters work well as a beginners experiment  a sheet of graph paper, some coloured pencils and you can design your own simple graph to follow

LINK TO MY TAPESTRY STITCH TIPS
HERE

MORE INTERESTING FACTS ON TAPESTRY STITCH
HERE