Feeling Bouquet

So as any long term reader knows, I am slowly working my way through knitting wreaths for the window, eventually one for each month, or season, or occasion…the list keeps growing bud…its grown arms and legs now.

Or should I say petals and leaves?

Lets start at the root of it all. After Halloween, Engel spotted these two little adorable black wicker basket style plant pot holders, complete with orange bows and…half dead something…?

Bud the half dead something completely died a few days later despite gentle watering, which left these two cute cat plant holders, which happily sat in the window sans plant for the rest of Autumn.

And then the bud of an idea took root.

Plant holders should have plants.

And plants could be tied to the seasons.

And the window wreaths…

So putting the petal to the metal… Bloom! Winter Cats!

I love poinsettias as Christmas flowers. Big and bold and red and just so bright and cheerful…its just a shame they’re toxic to just about anything that tries to eat them, so a major no with animals. Bud knitted ones…

(These were knit following the free pattern Poinsettias on Parade by J.G. Miller – I knit all mine in the small size)

I used loads of little bits and bobs of scrap wool and even some of my bud-ton stash creating these. Switched the orange bows for some festive cat collars I was given bud wont put on my cats cause of the lack of safety release, and voila!

They certainly cheer up the window on cold and frosty mornings. And snow.

Weather has been very up and down. 12C one day, -7C the next…

In other crafting news, Felix and myself finished her latch hook rug!

Inklings already decided what he wants (he chose months ago) but actually went and looked online (safe search and child restrictions to the max) to pick out a chart that could be used as a base for his idea…

Going to give it a week before I set up that one!

Until next post, stay safe!

Wool Count

Starting total – 790

Wool used – 5 (+2)
Wool unaccounted for in my stash – 0
Wool bought – 0
Wool given to me – 0
Wool gifted to others – 0
Wool handspun – 0

Total – 785 (Net difference: -5)

One comment on “Feeling Bouquet
  1. Rabbie says:

    I love the seasonal cats, that’s incredibly fun! Are they getting bunny ears for Easter?

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