I've been waiting for a bright enough day to take these photos,we've had some dull weather lately! This is one of several cushions I'm thinking about, which will be knitted, crocheted or sewn.
It was almost an experiment really, just to see what it would look like.
I wanted some sideways flowers as well as facing-upwards flowers.
And a few different sizes of leaves.
I wanted this cushion to be all knitted, no crochet, and I looked for a pattern for a tiny knitted flower I could use as a forget-me-not. I couldn't find one small enough, so worked out my own forget-me-not pattern.The cushion itself is garter stitch in chunky (bulky) wool, and was made to fit a 45cm cushion pad. The flowers were all DB Baby Cashmerino and the edging is Rowan pure wool 4-ply.
I really went overboard with decoration on this project, and maybe having an edging as well was a bit too much? It's done now but it has turned out quite a bit "fancier" than I'd imagined it. I think perhaps it might look better when it's been broken in and squashed a bit!I enjoyed sewing all the flowers on.
Now for some pattern details.Apart from the forget-me-nots, all the flowers and leaves are from these three books as follows:
100 Flowers to Knit and Crochet by Lesley Stanfield: Field Poppy, Large Leaf, Small Leaf.
Nicky Epstein's Knitted Flowers: Buttercups, Florets, American Beauty Rose and Rosebud, Small Basic Leaf Classic.
Designs For Kids by Lucinda Guy: Flower Posy.
The edging is from Knitted Edgings and Trims by Lesley Stanfield and is pattern 69 Bunting.
I'll post the pattern for the forget-me-not soon.