When you are working a circular edging it is always a compromise
between what is needed for the inner edge compared to the outer edge,
especially with a small circle such as a UFO insert.
Jane has already suggested some possibilities. Could you use a
thicker or doubled thread for the outside passives? Can you use a
thicker thread for the workers in the diamond trail? Half stitch is
more accommodating than cloth stitch. It will spread out more in
sparse areas but also squash in better in the cramped parts, so if
your chosen thread is a bit thicker than recommended maybe it would be
better to have the half stitch on the inside. Also you might be able
to omit any straight down passives in the foot edge.
Brenda
On 14 Aug 2009, at 19:45, Sue wrote:
the pattern recommends Madeira Cotona 30, or Broder Machine
30 which are 29 wp/cm but I chose to use Empress Mills cotton 50
which is 27
wp/cm, thinking it would be very slightly heavier, but it does seem
pretty
sparse on the area of pattern I am setting in at the moment. It is
hs outer
diamond trail with roseground in the centre and then a cs diamond in
the very
centre. Obviously when I get the inner footside on the pillow that
will be
tighter/firmer but the outside will be even more open/sparse.
Brenda in Allhallows
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