Mystery #6 "Versatility"

Mystery #6 "Versatility", Courtesy of Lara Hartley

Mystery #6 - "Versatility" - is a stitching accessory bag, to be finished in a tri-fold bag, with enough light grey, 23 congress cloth included for you to add a needle case and pin cushion. Threads are overdyed floss, Anchor floss, Lacquered Jewel, metallics, and Japanese Toho beads. The colors are teal and mauve.

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Mystery #11 "My Chatelaine" was designed as a companion to this piece and uses the same colors and threads.

Fibers for Versatility, Photo Courtesy of Lara Hartley

Materials list:
23-24 count gray Congress cloth, 20x12 inches
Needle Necessities overdyed floss #134*
Lacquered Jewels #429 and #466
Anchor Floss #779, 849, 871 and 873
Japanese Antique Beads #A503 beads (probably Toho brand)

*Lara recommends getting 2-3 skeins of this thread.

LH's Versatility Underway

Lara at the "Diet Pepsi and Xanax" blog is stitching this piece in the original colors on a piece of 20 x 12 inch gray congress cloth (using 24 count--I understand you used to be able to get 23 count Congress cloth and sometimes you still find a piece of 23 count but 24 count is usually what is available).  Here are her postings, in date order, with a photograph of the threads needed in this first entry.  The closeups are wonderful and show the variety of stitches in this piece beautifully.

UPDATE: Lara has removed her blog so I think all the links below are dead.  Sorry.
http://diet-pepsi-and-xanax.blogspot.com/2012/03/test.html

http://diet-pepsi-and-xanax.blogspot.com/2012/03/mystery-6-lesson-1-pattern-2.html

http://diet-pepsi-and-xanax.blogspot.com/2012/03/mystery-6-versatility-loretta-spears.html

http://diet-pepsi-and-xanax.blogspot.com/2012/03/mystery-continues.html

At this point Lara deviated from the instructions, substituting a stitch that was easier in a small space.
http://diet-pepsi-and-xanax.blogspot.com/2012/03/pattern-7-mystery-6.html

She is worried about running out of the Needle Necessities overdyed floss even though she has two skeins.
http://diet-pepsi-and-xanax.blogspot.com/2012/04/back-to-6.html

http://diet-pepsi-and-xanax.blogspot.com/2012/04/versatility-semaphores.html

http://diet-pepsi-and-xanax.blogspot.com/2012/05/mystery-6-versatility-pattern-9.html

LH's Progress, Step 9 Closeup

http://diet-pepsi-and-xanax.blogspot.com/2012/05/being-versatile.html

http://diet-pepsi-and-xanax.blogspot.com/2012/05/versatility-12-13-14.html

http://diet-pepsi-and-xanax.blogspot.com/2012/05/i-can-see-light.html

http://diet-pepsi-and-xanax.blogspot.com/2012/06/versatility-coming-down-to-wire.html

http://diet-pepsi-and-xanax.blogspot.com/2012/06/versatility-completed.html