This eight-pointed star pattern has everything going for it as a way to test color combinations and threads in needlepoint. It’s easy (just one stitch), fast (you can stitch it a couple of hours (even if you are slow or distracted), and it can be the basis of many variations (look in quilt books for some of them)>
Connecticut Star variation
I’ve made versions of this star for years as a test bed for needlepoint. Once year I made 20 of them using various color combinations in Silk & Ivory and metals and gave them as Christmas presents. Another year I used some variations in red, white, and blue for the Fourth of July.
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The chart, pictured above, is really simple. To make this variation, one color is the solid lines. The other color is the open lines. By stitching them in two threads, you get a good feel for how they both behave.
Color combinations in needlepoint ornaments
I stitched this on 18 mesh, but if you use Congress Cloth, it will fit perfectly to finish on the largest size (100) of button forms to cover. And, because it’s straight stitches, any thread that works for diagonal stitches n 18 mesh will work here.
Think of this little project the next time you need to test something in needlepoint.
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Keep Stitching,
Janet