Thursday, September 13, 2012

Red Bird in the Snow Potholder - New Pattern in Shop




I am not normally a fan of snow, but after this long, hot summer I am actually looking forward to it a little bit (not a lot, but a little bit).  :)  We have lots of pine trees around our house and there is nothing prettier than seeing a beautiful red cardinal sitting on a snow-filled branch.  So that was my inspiration when I came up with this sweet little red bird, working on it in 90+ degree temps, while daydreaming about the upcoming cooler weather.  :)

The front piece of the potholder is worked in single crochet by following a color chart.  The beak is crocheted separately, then stitched on, and the eye is a small black button.  The snowflakes are small white beads stitched randomly around. The back piece is done single crochet, then the two pieces are stitched together for double thickness.

The finished size is 9 1/4" wide x 8 1/2" high (not including the ring at the top)

Pattern is available in my etsy shop

8 comments:

Tammy@T's Daily Treasures said...

Such a cute pattern. I don't know how you can create the design right into the stitching. Hope you are having a great week. Best wishes, Tammy

Anonymous said...

Your talent amazes me! Love the new pattern!

Manja A. said...

sehr süss...
LG,*Manja*

Kris said...

SO cute!!! I am SO ready for winter!!!
XO Kris

Annette said...

What a cutie -pie... so beautifull you made it!!
here we don't have those red birds.. to bad.. so beautifull as they are!!

Thimbleanna said...

Aha! I knew a little ridiculous heat and a drought could bring you around. Bring on the snow! Your hot pad is ADORABLE!!!

Unique2wh0 said...

Awwwhhh I love them birds and this one is "tweet" ha! :) Honestly it is a great one Doni you are so talented. You need to find out how to get that thingy where we can give you our email so we can be notified of a new post/pattern. Email list. Happy Fall!!! Wish it would stay like this.

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