Do you remember this pillow front I had blogged about earlier this year?
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| From Double Happiness |
The yarn weight was too heavy for the design. Plus, I had made a slight error in the portrayal of the Chinese character meaning Double Happiness. So, I revised it.
Here is the new and improved version:
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| From Double Happiness |
My original plan had the back side of the pillow being an exact copy of the front version. The plan was scrapped for three reasons. (1), I hate knitting something twice, which is yet another reason why I don’t knit socks. (2), more important than my silly quirks, the plan didn’t allow for the removal of the pillow insert. (3), I wanted a way to embellish the pillow after having such a blast decorating the tree skirt.
The redesigned back with ribbons woven through the eyelets:
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| From Double Happiness |
As you may remember, this entire crazy idea of mine came about from a framed Chinese paper cutting art piece that my cousin bought for Dan and I.
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| From Double Happiness |
All I did was take the Chinese symbol and turn it into lace.
The pattern is now available on my website, on Ravelry and on Samantha in Stitches website: http://sisyarn.terapad.com.
The Life, Designs & Crafts of Marie Haigh 