I first saw this kit at one of the Farnham Malting festivals. I was really intrigued by it's odd shape and wanted to have a go, so added it to my birthday list. But when I then received the kit for my birthday it got added to the pile and never got started.
However, going to Wales on holiday this year I thought it would be the perfect project to take with me, seeing as I knew there wouldn't be room in the car for my knitting!
I started it before we left so I'd just be able to pick it up and work on it at any point during the holiday and that worked quite well.
The side with the flowers on worked well and didn't take long to finish. However the side with the berries on was a little more tricky. I'd done a chunk before realising something was out of alignment and decided the best thing to do would be to unpick it and start again.
Annoying, but I think the best decision. This time I created the boarder first then filled in the pattern. I also worked with all three colours at once rather than one at a time, which helped me to get all my spacings right.
Lastly was sewing it all up. It's quite simple when you know how, but looks very effective. Adding the tiny seed beads is a lovely detail.
A lovely little project to work on. I'd forgotten how much I enjoy cross stitch.
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