Every year, at about this time, I start become besotted with flowers.
(Almost exactly a year ago, I wrote this, and two years ago, I wrote this)
Their colors. Their textures. Their construction.
Double begonias ammmmaaaze me!
My very favorite-ist way to celebrate the flowers is to turn them into yarn.
Dogwoods
become
And cherry blossoms
become
These are yarns I’ve made in the past (I have a thing for blooming trees, eh?) and I’m ready to be re-inspired.
This year, I want to try some new flowers. But, I need inspiration!
What is your favorite flower?
Share it in the comments and I will create a yarn from it.
Tell me WHY it’s your favorite (a story or memory, perhaps?) and I’ll use it in the description (with attribution for you, of course!).
All of our favorite yarns will be in a special section of the shop (I’ll announce it when I launch it) so you can find YOUR yarn and everyone else’s too.
My favorite flowers are lilacs these days. When I was a kid we lived in a house for one year that had a huge lilac bush growing right next to one side of the house. When it was in bloom, the flowers were so heavy that the branches would sort of droop down – creating a flowery, lilac-scented, kid-sized cave with siding for one of its walls. I loved crouching down and pushing a branch out of the way to curl up in there on the cool soil beneath the bush.
I really need to figure out how to see your posts more often, I always miss the fun stuff…
I always loved those sterling silver roses that are a silvery lavender color, but my very favorite flowers (that aren't native here, sad!) are lily of the valley. I haven't had flowers around my house in years (the cat eats them), it's sort of nostalgic to think about them now!
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Oh, Lily of the Valley! You may be the first person to suggest that!
Tara
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