yesterday, during my long meeting, i finished my most recent needlepoint project. this time, i decided to try one big design instead of a series of small, repeated designs. i like this one. although maybe it needs a bit more of the dark brown around the edges. while i was working on it, i got all sorts of “guesses” as to what it was–an olive, and avocado, an eye, an egg… you pick! i decided to try something new and post this pattern for free download. (for some reason, on my computer, it shows up at 147% which is a little too close for comfort. i recommend viewing the pattern at 100% or smaller. here’s a closer picture of the finished pillow:
i did mine in a very dark brown and light blue, but it would look great in lots of other colors too. if you make anything from this pattern, i’d love to see it! i’ve created a flickr group where you can share photos of your version of the blue egg (or olive or avocado…) or other modern needlepoint projects. you can also see my other needlepoint projects. this is my very first flickr group and my very first pattern. what do you think? suggestions for next time? hope you like it!
p.s. if you’re not familiar with needlepoint, see my lengthy comment below for a quicky explanation. here’s an even closer picture to give you an idea of the wonderful, smooth-but-nubbly texture that i love about needlepoint:
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