I've finished as much as I can of Octopus Treasure Cave part one! I'm still waiting on the bead pack, and I'm missing the perle that goes around the border and the blackwork waves. I'm sure those will arrive long before part two is out. :)
Again, sorry for the bad pictures... the dark fabric seems to be forcing me to use the flash, and some of the colors are very light and they get washed out. Doesn't help that it's a gloomy day, so no help from the sunlight!
This is the full part. The top and bottom (purple) were originally charted for a blue/green color, but I chose purple instead as the color I was subbing for the blue/green silk was very dark and got lost in the fabric. I also completely changed the blackwork pattern on the top to work better with the dark fabric and purple thread.
And my sad attempts at getting closeups of a few specialty stitches. Each quarter of the border has a different stitch, and it was fun to have a lot of variety!
I'm really looking forward to the next part! For now, it's back to Titania. :)
It's looking great... and you deserve a reward for your greatness... go ahead and be naughty! ;-)
ReplyDeleteGreat work! All the special stitches look so cool and I love the blackwork :D
ReplyDeleteLooking fabulous!
ReplyDeleteYou are doing so well on this project. Butterfly Garden is a hard pattern to resist. Have it on order.
ReplyDeleteIt's looking great Rahenna. I would never change something that much, lol. (I tend to stitch everything as charted with the exception of Vicki's hardanger. Those I use my stash of overdyed floss on. Everything else is pretty much as charted.) You go girl!!!
ReplyDeleteYou're so brave! But it looks great! :)
ReplyDeleteLooking awesome, Rahenna! <3 I love the nifty speciality stitches!
ReplyDeleteRahenna,
ReplyDeleteI love your stitching and the variety of stitches on the different sides!
Kind greetings,
Ann
Hello
ReplyDeleteJust found your blog.
Your Octopus Treasure Cave is beautiful. The colours are lovely.
I don't know how it's supposed to be, but it looks great, so I can only assume your changes have made it extra awesome. =)
ReplyDeleteThis looks amazing so far. I can't wait to see it when its done.
ReplyDeleteOh, I like this Rahenna. The blackwork on the edges are amazing!!!
ReplyDeleteLOL, did you start Butterfly? ;)