Now that Christmas is over, I like to turn my house from winter season to brighter, happier spring decor. It helps to chase the January blues and gives colour to the bleak days and still dark -to- early evenings.
I made this simple granny triangle bunting last year about this time and have it hanging in the studio room. The summer colours make me smile. I used Lori Holts chunky thread, the cotton gives good structure and the colours are bright.
I carry 31 shades in the shop, available here
I used a 4mm hook and shades: Cloud, Beehive, Aqua, Denim, Green, Red and Peony Pink
Pink:
Chain 5, join
Round 1: Join in yarn. Chain 3 (counts as first DC), 3DC, Ch3, 4 DC, Ch3, 4DC, Ch3. Join in top of Chain 3 in the first set.
Red
Round 2: Join in yarn. Chain 3 (counts as first DC), 3DC, Ch3, 4 DC. First corner made. Ch1 (4DC, Ch3, 4DC, Ch1) x2. Join in top of Chain 3 in the first set.
Green
Round 3: Join in yarn. Chain 3 (counts as first DC), 3DC, Ch3, 4 DC, Ch1, (4DC, Ch1, 4DC, Ch3, 4DC, Ch1) x2. Join in top of Chain 3 in the first set.
Cloud
Round 4: Join in yarn. Chain 3 (counts as first DC), 3DC, Ch3, 4 DC, Ch1, (4DC, Ch1, 4DC, Ch1, 4DC, Ch3, 4DC, Ch1) x2. Join in top of Chain 3 in the first set.
Choose one: Denim, Red, Aqua, Beehive, Green, Pink.
Round 5: Join in yarn. Chain 3 (counts as first DC), 3DC, Ch3, 4 DC, Ch1, (4DC, Ch1, 4DC, Ch1, 4DC, Ch1, 4DC, Ch3, 4DC, Ch1) x2. Join in top of Chain 3 in the first set.
Finished.
Make as many as you like.
For a solid colour triangle, turn work at the end of each round instead of cutting and starting new yarn.
To connect bunting flags, chain stitch and join the flags along the top, leaving desired length of chain stitches at beginning, between the flags and end.
Flowers:
Around the house I love to have flowers. Winter is the perfect time for classic Amaryllis. They are so easy to grow and those giant blooms are a wonderful sight! How to keep them after they bloom?
Cut the flower stalk once the flowers are finished. Keep it going in the pot and let the leaves bring some greenery into your house. Keep watering until the spring and plant in the garden after frost. The leaves usually get really tall. Once they start to die off in the fall cut down to the they way they came to you in their box. Clean the roots and bulb. Put back in their box for 8 weeks then start all over again.
Orchids are another great flowering plant to have around. They come in so many colours! I have mine in the North facing windows and they love it. You need to move them around a bit to find out where they are happy. To water I take them to the sink, take them out of the ceramic pot. Using a measuring cup poor water through the clear plastic pot they come in, making sure not to wet the leaves or base of the plant, you only want the roots to get the water. Flush a few times, drip dry and put back in their pot. Orchids are like air plants and the roots will love the water, but do not like to sit in it.
I took Scouse and Ella for an adventure today. We don’t normally go into the woods, there are no trails and it can be quite dense in the summer, but its not summer! The snow is not very deep, there are no ticks, no long grass, just some trees and branches to navigate. They loved exploring and had a good time smelling everything. They we had to head home so I could get to the shop.
Back home we went, but Scouse had to have her few minutes of sitting and watching the world go by. With a pretty view like that, its easy to see why she loves it.
Happy Stitching!
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