This is the blanket I knitted for Petunia. I always intended to put her name and some other decoration on it at some point. So, I think the embroidered name and design are perfect.
I chose colors to match the design that I knitted into the bottom right corner. That design is abstract but is reminiscent of a wave or a bird. Petunia really liked the colors. After I finished Petunia's name in pink, I knew I needed to add some blues to go with the knitted design and it made sense to me to do the swirly design below it that was similar to the design on the blanket. When I asked Petunia what she thought of it she said "It's water." And then she went on to tell me that there needed to be a cloud up above with rain coming down to make the puddle. I'd planed on putting stars or circles or spirals or something but her logic was flawless, really, so I did what she told me.
I'm not super happy with the cloud. I kind of just wanted to finish it before the weekend was over so I could sew it onto the blanket and send it back to school. Unfortunately, despite my rush job, it still didn't make it back in time. As I was embroidering the rain, it was raining for real here in Austin and the blanket was out on the line where it was supposed to be drying but was actually becoming wet and musty. In my hurry, I threw it in the dryer and ended up felting the wool parts of the blanket - those being the darker gray stripes and most of the pink and blue design. I think the felting looks and feels cool but it makes it so the blanket will never be flat again. Oh well. It's clean, dry, finished, and photographed now so it can go back to school tomorrow.
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