Here is the other Rowandean kit finished. I amazed myself with the "fluffy" flowers - still Rosebay Willowherb (Fireweed) , but in flower rather than the French Knot buds. You cut pieces of chiffon about 1 cm square, then folded them in 4 (fiddly!) and then attached them with invisible stitching. It worked pretty well.
I wasn't so happy about the ripped net at the bottom as it overstretched and then I had to stitch it totally into place. The long pink stitches were as per the instructions. Not so pleased with those and I may alter them...
Today was a shopping day, and I managed to find two suitable frames for the Rowandean kits. More snow is forecast so I got another box of cat sachets, to have another one spare.
No walk today as it was not very pleasant out - low cloud, cold and another named storm getting up (Chandra). This will be bringing lots of rain, mostly below us though and the poor West Country will get hit again. Tomorrow's walk may be in wellies . . .
Now, off to find another UFO - it may be knitting as Elderberry Bunny has been abandoned for a year and Tam has asked for her to be finished before Rosie hits her teens! Confirmation - yes. Elderberry Bunny it is. I ripped it back to the Big Error I made last year (why it got abandoned, truth to tell), and have knitted right to the neck, where it has the yarn threaded through the stitches and gathered. I am pleased I made good progress with it, as I watched Digging for Britain.
I am downstairs I am too HOT in bed, and can't sleep. Typical.
Lovely challenging project. Good luck w storm/ snow.
ReplyDeleteWindy in the night, and raining still.
DeleteI love the fluffy flowers! I think those are considered 'invasive' here if I have the identification correct--but I admire wildlings.
ReplyDeleteOh, they are invasive here too. My gardener comes and cuts them back in the orchard or you wouldn't get to the trees! I allow them in the bottom triangle.
DeleteWow, I love this project. I hope you found the perfect frame.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Yes. Complicated instructions for mounting it (including glue). I normally sew across the back over a piece of board.
DeleteThe storm has arrived here....gusty, easterly and very cold
ReplyDeleteI hope you don't get snow.
DeleteWow. You finished your project very quickly. It is gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteYes, really enjoyed doing it too.
DeleteYour project is lovely, the fluffy flowers look so pretty. Regards Sue H
ReplyDeleteLovely! My Nanna raved over Rosebay Willowherb. Travelling by train, the tracks lined with this prolific self seeder, all that could be heard was, "Oh! aren't they lovely!" or "Oh! look at the lovelies!" It didn't take long for us to rename them "the lovelies"
ReplyDeleteAre you on Bluesky? Since being given the boot off Facebook, I've rejoined there. CelticHeart.