Flowers & Poky Puppies
Has spring sprung? One day it seems like it has, with sunshine and mild temperatures and strolls around town, and the next we're back in the snow and wind and freezing rain with warnings of a Nor'Easter heading for the East Coast. But there are signs that warm days are on the way, and on one fortuitous walk to the park we stumbled upon snowdrops- snowdrops! Little bells tolling the arrival of springtime- we just have to wait a little longer. And while snowdrops are sprouting outside, yarn flowers have been sprouting in our living room. This gorgeous batch of new cotton holds a million possibilities (and was only a buck a skein!). It is actually a cotton synthetic blend, giving it a really soft feel without any pilling. These little flowers are my first project with the new batch of yarn- I've been wanting to make a springtime flower garland for my grandmother, and these were the perfect colors- half brights, half pastels. Looking up crochet flower patte