Our last open stitch for the month is from a single subject canvas. I mention this because the space this stitch covered was huge. It is so huge, in fact, today's diagram is a smaller scale than the actual stitch.
The piece is a retired Melissa Shirley canvas with a single apple. (As a side note, this is the canvas that started me down my path of fruit canvas obsession.) Truth in advertising dictates I share Wendy Harwood of Aristeia helped me craft this stitch for the apple.
It was the perfect stitch to show off the shading.
Honestly, I recommend adding the dark gray lines first. Tie them down (dark aqua lines) at the intersection. Add the light aqua lines last.
You will see the stitched sample is on an even larger scale. The diagram illustrates the center element (light aqua lines) as over 2-2-2-6-6-6-2-2-2 rows. The center element on the stitched sample is over 4-4-4-8-8-8-4-4-4 rows with the diamond grid moved accordingly. It still grazes the far right and far left stitches at the same points, regardless of the size of the center element.
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The gray lines are DMC Pearl #5. Both aqua lines (light and dark) are Kreinik Metallics Tapestry Braid (#12).
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I hope you have the perfect spot for this stitch! Enjoy!