Monday, February 11, 2019
The Border
I joined all the flower squares, nine squares across and twelve in length:
Now for the border. I didn't want it to be unrelieved green. But I still want it to frame the squares without distracting from them. Pops of colour is what I was aiming for. I used up all the Italian wool in the squares, but there was also a bright pink yarn in the stash I was given. It's acrylic, not wool, which is not ideal, but on the other hand it does need using up, so I'm using it.
I wasn't sure this would work, but it worked like a charm. I did a row of pink, 3 chains, single crochet into a space. On the next round, the shells cover up most of the chains, so that I'm left with the pop of colour that I wanted. I don't know if I've seen this somewhere and it was lurking in my subconscious, but as far as I know, I made it up.
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The pink is going to be interesting to see when finished. But I love the yellow and blue flowers popping up - almost appear like twinkling stars 💖
ReplyDeleteI’m looking forward to seeing more of this idea. Certainly looks as if it’s planned well in advance.
ReplyDeleteIt's so beautiful!!! :)
ReplyDeleteI love the way those three yellow flowers pop out! I noticed the blue ones next... very unusual for me! ;-) I think that touch of pink is going to look perfect!
ReplyDeleteIt reminds me of spring, when the flowers start to appear! Lovely!
ReplyDeleteWonderful garden you have there. I always liked a granny square blanket. That one is gorgeous.
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ReplyDeleteI love your creative artistry this is great I will be checking in on the final boarder for sure❤
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