Crochet in the Garden

Hello Lovelies,

It's been so nice to finally get some warm weather after our cool and cloudy half term. On Saturday there was no sunshine here but the air was still and the warmth tempted me to take my crochet out into the garden.

I sat on the lovely bench eldest made me for Christmas and worked on some granny hexagons that I have been experimenting with.........

I've been feeling inspired by all the green that surrounds us right now. And the flowers that are appearing in my garden

I'm using four lovely shades of green and making this project from very simple hexagon motifs joined as you go...........

There are two shades of green in every hexagon so that will be the predominant colour. The other colours are just any shade of yarn that reminds me of flowers. 

 Maybe Anitrrhinums.........

or Geranium.........

I've always longed for more flowers in my garden, but no matter how many I plant green always dominates. I'm finally realising what joy there is in foliage. All the different leaf shapes and the different shades of green.........

The flowers are little blobs of colour on that tapestry of green..........

That's what I'm hoping to capture in crochet......

 On Sunday I happily sat in the garden, surrounded by all that green, and sewed in the ends on my experimental piece.......



It's such a lovely time of year to be outdoors. My foxgloves are just opening..........

and our newly planted apple tree is doing well...........

The birds in the garden bring me as much joy as the flowers.  I seem to be hearing Goldfinches everywhere at the moment.  One sat on our TV aerial all afternoon and sang it's twittery little tune. So charming.......

Mr blackbird searched the grass for worms..........

and Mr sparrow searched for bugs on my roses.........



and I watched and listened as I sewed......

There we are. That's better, what do you think?

Looking at the colours against the background of our lawn made me wonder if I should add darker greens to the design. But I'm sure in the depths of winter all these fresh greens will conjure up the garden in summer to me.....

 I've made this motif in the same way I make granny squares ( which you can find in my side bar) . the only difference is to make six clusters of U.K. treble ( U.S. double) crochet stitches in the first round and work from there. The motifs are a bit wonky to start with and I wasn't sure they would lie flat when joined, but happily they do seem to.

The yarn is all Stylecraft Special DK and the four shades of green I'm using are Meadow, Pistachio, Cypress and Sage.........

 

When I made THIS blanket I longed for there to be a better selection of greens in the stylecraft range. Now there are. This makes me happy :0)
Jacquie x