This month's biscornu for the:
Winter Petersburg is done! It's by Olga, who has a lot of very pretty freebies. The blog is in Russian but pictures are a universal language :)
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The three squares that repeat. I love the pattern and the combination of stitches. I really enjoyed stitching the squares and it didn't get boring even though I had to do each five times.
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Assembly was tricky since 5 corners come together at the top and bottom and 4 at each side. I went across and back and forth to narrow the gap. There was still a pretty big gap at the top and bottom so I put a bunch of beads to cover that up.
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It's actually pretty massive and I had to hunt for ages to find a needle that could reach from the bottom to the top and still go through a bead. The beads are giant so it wasn't too bad.
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I'm not sure if it's something that happens with all 15-sided biscornus or if it's because I used aida but the corners aren't smooth and stuffed. They are even more pointy in person.
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I really enjoyed working on this. I'll probably do a few more if I can find any nice 15-sided patterns.
Title | Winter Petersburg |
Designer | Olga |
Start date | August 8, 2014 |
Finish date | August 24, 2014 |
Total time | 23.75 hours |
Fabric | 16 ct red aida |
Floss & Bead | DMC B5200, MH 16603 |