I have another finish to share. Remember this owl from my autumn projects list? He is all finished!
I took a few close ups to show all the stitches I used. I finished all the leaves using the blanket stitch. The vine is stem stitch and the berries are French knots. His feet were done with satin stitch:
For his wings, I used my {current} favorite stitch, the double knot stitch. Speaking of knots, notice the difference in the size of the berries and the size of the little accent knots along his forehead? For the berries, I used all six strands of cotton floss, the accent knots are three strands.
I did his neck detail with stem stitch:
And the feathers on his body are the fly stitch. I used straight stitch to fill in his wings:
I love the color palette I used for this project, especially the coral color of the berries. Here are the floss colors I used:
Next up for owl stitching: both of these, not sure yet which one is first!
This is the fly stitch! I had posted a picture of my strawberry tea towel both here on the blog and on my 
According to 100 Stitches, this stitch may be worked singly or in horizontal or vertical rows. I am just demonstrating single stitches. First, come up through your fabric for the top left of the stitch
Now take your needle back down through the fabric a little to the right of where your needle first emerged:
Pull the floss partially through
Now bring your needle up through the fabric below and in the center, making sure the floss is under the needle:
Pull all the way through light and loose, not tight - this will form the stitch.
Now put your needle back down through the fabric directly under the stitch to anchor it in place.
Now you are free to move to another area and make another fly stitch!
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