If you want flowers that won’t wilt, leaves that won’t turn brown, and bugs that won’t eat your veggie plants, then the Backyard Garden Kit is just the thing!
There are 15 patterns for small accessories in this kit, and plenty of Palette to knit all of them and then some. You could easily knit a whole bouquet of Calla Lilies, or make a swarm of Monarch Butterflies. They’re small enough that you could easily make even the most complicated pieces in an afternoon or two, so they’re great for last-minute gifts, decorations, or stash-busting.
The kit does use a few interesting techniques. There is stranded knitting:
Short Rows:
Little bits of Intarsia (or duplicate stitch):
And lots of neat shaping:
With all those techniques, this can be a fun learning …
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