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Deborah Kluge posted an update 4 years, 10 months ago
I have a question about the transition from the waffle stitch to the 8 pointed star. Because this is a new stitch to me, I took scrap fabric and I stitched the star so I was sure I understood the pattern before I began working it on my actual design. According to the diagram for the waffle stitch, the starting point for the 8 point star is between stitch 98 and 99 at the bottom of the design. I started the 8 pointed star there and worked all four levels. When I finished, I showed it to my husband and he commented that it looked like the points for the vertical and horizontal points looked shorter than the diagonal points. So I took the colored diagram of the entire center and I counted the distance between the points. If I count from the bottom point to the diagonal point on the left on the diagram, the distance is 15 stitches to the left and 4 up. But when I count the the star I worked, it’s 15 stitches left and only 3 up. This is consistent throughout the star. My question is this. Did I start the first 8 pointed star in the wrong place or is this actually correct?
I have looked at your star and my chart. I see the up 3 and up 4. The points of the star match up with the diagonals and the vertical and horizontal basting. Is there a chance that your diagonal basting is off a bit. Otherwise I can’t explain it. As your points match up with your basting and my points matched up with my basting. I think you started #1 in the right place as that was where I started mine. Is there a chance there something is off with your waffle? Sleep on it tonight and let me know tomorrow what you have found. This is perplexing!
I thought I had the waffle correct and everything else seemed to come out correctly. I think what I’ll do is try working it again and see if I get the same result I must have done something wrong. Thanks, Lorene!