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I will also continue to work through some bug fixes and begin adding some new things.
A few intermittent problems regarding black and white colors are being addressed first. I made a couple changes and found two more related issues which are being addressed. I had hoped to get the first update enabled by now but with the two other issues, it will be just a bit longer.
Rest assured we're continuing to make fixes and updates while the Covid-19 has us locked down here in Illinois.
We'll keep you posted and you'll see update notices at the top of the freePatternWizard page as they come live.
Again, we wish you all the best of health.
Terry
Ali,
That sounds exhausting!
My suggestion would be to take a step back and consider what you want to accomplish before doing any more work on it. I understand why you'd prefer embroidery floss, considering the number of colors available, but frankly, crocheting with that many colors - and so tiny - would drive me nuts!
Perhaps rethinking the project would be a better idea here. Because I'm also thinking about anything I've done with embroidery floss or similar cotton, and honestly, it's really a tough thread to work with, as in very unforgiving (can feel like crocheting with cardboard!), not all that flexible and not soft like an afghan should be. If you're going to use it for a wall hanging, that's better, but as an afghan that's going to be used...does it really feel comfortable, like something you'd want held against your skin?
How about this instead...you could purchase a cotton yarn in a neutral or dark shade, or perhaps a shade that's closest to your main color, maybe in a worsted weight...crochet the entire afghan in that color only...and cross stitch the design on. You can save yourself a lot of trouble that way. Then your stitches don't have to be tiny...and no bobbins required! You could use a suitably soft cotton for the afghan (just be sure to care for it properly; cotton tends to wear more easily) and you technically won't have to cross stitch any squares that are in a color that's already the correct one (perhaps you could use a suitable border color for the afghan itself, so you won't have to stitch a border and can leave some stitches on the image itself blank, as well, as one would do with a regular cross stitch project).
You could then work your afghan in a Tunisian stitch that's more square than rectangular, then send your image through as a Tunisian pattern (important to work a gauge swatch here).
If you think you can stick with the whole thing as bobbins from start to finish, that's great, but if it's going to end up a UFO anyway, it may not be worth continuing.
Hello everyone,
I'm José, a mother of 3 sons and a lot of hobby's but less time
I love beading alot and working with those little beads for about 5 years.
I also like Bead Embroidery and now I am in flat Peyote cuff bracelets with all kind of patterns.
So i'm really glad I found this community here, because I want to make my own patterns!
I've seen some really cool patterns here already and was so glad that I could download them for free
and I will for sure upload
some homemade patterns here for those of you who like them.
I'd love to learn more about patternmaking so that's why I joined Stitchboard.com
Talk to you soon!
José
Neave,
Of course...when the aliens get to be too much, we can comfort each other!
Neave,
Now that's justice! Serves the idiot
right. He couldn't possibly have had a good reason for
doing what he did.
To read a particular post, simply click on it!
Also...
I will also continue to work through some bug fixes and begin adding some new things.
A few intermittent problems regarding black and white colors are being addressed first. I made a couple changes and found two more related issues which are being addressed. I had hoped to get the first update enabled by now but with the two other issues, it will be just a bit longer.
Rest assured we're continuing to make fixes and updates while the Covid-19 has us locked down here in Illinois.
We'll keep you posted and you'll see update notices at the top of the freePatternWizard page as they come live.
Again, we wish you all the best of health.
Terry
Ali,
That sounds exhausting!
My suggestion would be to take a step back and consider what you want to accomplish before doing any more work on it. I understand why you'd prefer embroidery floss, considering the number of colors available, but frankly, crocheting with that many colors - and so tiny - would drive me nuts!
Perhaps rethinking the project would be a better idea here. Because I'm also thinking about anything I've done with embroidery floss or similar cotton, and honestly, it's really a tough thread to work with, as in very unforgiving (can feel like crocheting with cardboard!), not all that flexible and not soft like an afghan should be. If you're going to use it for a wall hanging, that's better, but as an afghan that's going to be used...does it really feel comfortable, like something you'd want held against your skin?
How about this instead...you could purchase a cotton yarn in a neutral or dark shade, or perhaps a shade that's closest to your main color, maybe in a worsted weight...crochet the entire afghan in that color only...and cross stitch the design on. You can save yourself a lot of trouble that way. Then your stitches don't have to be tiny...and no bobbins required! You could use a suitably soft cotton for the afghan (just be sure to care for it properly; cotton tends to wear more easily) and you technically won't have to cross stitch any squares that are in a color that's already the correct one (perhaps you could use a suitable border color for the afghan itself, so you won't have to stitch a border and can leave some stitches on the image itself blank, as well, as one would do with a regular cross stitch project).
You could then work your afghan in a Tunisian stitch that's more square than rectangular, then send your image through as a Tunisian pattern (important to work a gauge swatch here).
If you think you can stick with the whole thing as bobbins from start to finish, that's great, but if it's going to end up a UFO anyway, it may not be worth continuing.
Hello everyone,
I'm José, a mother of 3 sons and a lot of hobby's but less time
I love beading alot and working with those little beads for about 5 years.
I also like Bead Embroidery and now I am in flat Peyote cuff bracelets with all kind of patterns.
So i'm really glad I found this community here, because I want to make my own patterns!
I've seen some really cool patterns here already and was so glad that I could download them for free
and I will for sure upload
some homemade patterns here for those of you who like them.I'd love to learn more about patternmaking so that's why I joined Stitchboard.com
Talk to you soon!
José
Neave,
Of course...when the aliens get to be too much, we can comfort each other!
Neave,
Now that's justice!
Serves the idiot
right. He couldn't possibly have had a good reason for
doing what he did.friends
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