After weeks, nay months, of work in the evenings, this crochet blanket/throw is finally complete. It has turned out beautifully! I knew when I bought the yarn cakes that I wanted a stitch to show off the fabulous colour mix and luckily a simple zig-zag did just that.
I wasn't sure about putting tassels on the points, but decided to give it a go, using the brighter colours in the same order as the stripes, and it was the right decision. This is such a lovely blanket, even though I say so myself. It will be for sale in my Etsy shop soon - I am having difficulty getting decent photos of it due to bad weather and the sheer size of the thing! If you'd like to nip in and get it before I list it, just give me a shout!
In other news, I have been sewing yet more Otises - these three are already spoken for and I have further orders to complete. What started off as a silly experiment really snowballed and I have lost count of how many stuffed bears I have made over the past 3 years. Thankfully I still enjoy doing them!
On the drawing board - I am now booked up until about Christmas. I am currently painting a couple more Otis trinket boxes that have been commissioned and I have three bear paintings to do. The first 2 are for the winner of the American Travel Guide magazine's summer competition - the lady couldn't decide which bear she wanted me to paint so has commissioned me to paint a second one so that she can have both!
It is great to be busy once again - the summer was dismal, both weather-wise and mentally and my creativity almost disappeared. Being 'forced' to paint and make things to a deadline has kicked my backside back into action, haha!
