August Stitchalong Finished
As mentioned previously, I participated in the Feeling Stitchy stitchalong this month. I'm really pleased with how it turned out.
Initially I opted to include black in the color scheme, as you can see here:
After I finished the shirt I realized it was a poor color choice as she looked like a referee instead of a darling little citrus slice.
All those stitches were picked out and I began again using the dark pink from the skirt. I like this much, much better:
I pinked her cheeks and skirt with a little bit of chalk. I like the cheeks a lot but am not totally thrilled with how it looks on the skirt.
I tried many different stitches to fill the wedges and didn't like any of them. Eventually it was impossible to tell I didn't pick a gazillion stitches out of it.
I think my favorite part is the rind of the grapefruit slice. I used split stitches and three colors for a more realistic color fade. Here's a close up:
The wedges are also split stitches with a single strand of darker pink whip-stitched around to give a candy-like feel.
I also gave her a sweet pair of shoes & socks:
And here she is finished:
So far I've seen only a few pictures over in the group on Flickr, but am anxious to see more. I love being able to see how other people interpret designs. There's still plenty of time to stitch along, so please do pop over and get stitchy!
♥
Initially I opted to include black in the color scheme, as you can see here:
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| Modern Ref is not a good look for this little one. |
After I finished the shirt I realized it was a poor color choice as she looked like a referee instead of a darling little citrus slice.
All those stitches were picked out and I began again using the dark pink from the skirt. I like this much, much better:
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| French knot accents look like tiny flowers! |
I pinked her cheeks and skirt with a little bit of chalk. I like the cheeks a lot but am not totally thrilled with how it looks on the skirt.
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| Quite cheeky! |
I tried many different stitches to fill the wedges and didn't like any of them. Eventually it was impossible to tell I didn't pick a gazillion stitches out of it.
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| Pink fruity wedges- not the best look. |
I think my favorite part is the rind of the grapefruit slice. I used split stitches and three colors for a more realistic color fade. Here's a close up:
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| Split stitch color fading |
The wedges are also split stitches with a single strand of darker pink whip-stitched around to give a candy-like feel.
I also gave her a sweet pair of shoes & socks:
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| Shoes should always match the belt, right? |
And here she is finished:
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| Grapefruit Girl - pattern courtesy of Cate Anevski |
So far I've seen only a few pictures over in the group on Flickr, but am anxious to see more. I love being able to see how other people interpret designs. There's still plenty of time to stitch along, so please do pop over and get stitchy!
♥