A SELF-STRIPING MODULAR MOMENT

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SELF STRIPING MODULAR DESIGN

Wish I’d thought to combine self-striping yarn with modular construction. This combination creates a really interesting but simple to create effect. The babyghan shown is knit, but check out the diagram to figure out an easy way to convert this idea to crochet to produce the same effect.

This design is a ‘throw back’ to those quilt designs I wrote about a couple weeks back. An optical illusion that’s fairly easy to obtain with motifs and yarn that does more than half the ‘design’ work for you.

So, grab those extra skeins of sock yarn and start crocheting up your squares and rectangles. Scroll down a bit more than half way on this page to see how to assemble your motifs. Voila – a very cool babyghan! Here’s the link:

http://www.string-or-nothing.com/CategoryView,category,Project%2B-%2BModular%2BLog%2BCabin%2BBlanket.aspx

or:

http://tinyurl.com/l5h5yx

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I love seeing different ways that cross stitch can be worked on unusual surfaces, from strainers to chain link fences and more. One slightly more common way to add cross stitch to your home without using cross stitch fabric is to stitch on a chair base.

Chairs that have woven ratan backs and/or bases are a marker of mid-century design through the 1970s and ’80s, but there are a lot of options currently for sale if you don’t want to hunt one down at a vintage store or garage sale. Because the open blocks are built into the furniture, it’s not that difficult to imagine what cross stitch will look like on the surface.

If you have a chair you want to stitch on, or you just want to be inspired by other people’s work, check out this tutorial from Bobo Stitch all about how to stitch on a chair base. The chair they used has a round base and a long oval piece on the back of the chair that had space for stitching. (They found it on eBay.)

The post walks you through all the tools you will need to be able to cover your chair with cross stitch. They actually used ribbon to do the stitching, but you could use wool yarn or even thick cotton yarn if you wanted.

It doesn’t look like a super difficult project but I can see how it might be tedious because it’s not as easy to stitch on a chair as it is to stitch on fabric. And if you are doing a set of chairs this won’t be a quick project, but it’s well worth the effort if you want to add a bit of color and funky boho style to your chairs.

Would you do this to a chair? I’d love to hear your thoughts!

[Photo: Bobo Stitch]

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