My first FO to post here! Last week, it was WAY too hot to work on any of my knitting projects, so I decided to start piecing together fabric scraps by hand and do some slow stitching.
This wound up being surprisingly meaningful, though! I realized I was using primarily scraps from projects for/made with people who aren’t in my life anymore, so I added some more as embellishment: a half-made friendship bracelet from a former friend, a hexie from something I wore on my wedding day, yarn from mitts I knit for a family member who’s no longer with us.
I stitched the caterpillar, cocoon, and butterfly, thinking about how butterflies remember things from when they were caterpillars, even though they’ve transformed. And the golden thread knot is also from a project, but this one for my current partner (and a nod to Invisible String by Taylor Swift, which was stuck in my head while I made this!).
It’s entirely hand stitched, including the binding and all the details, and mostly done freehand (I did sketch the rough outlines of the top embroidery). I really enjoyed practicing freehand composition without overthinking it.
It’s 11.5" square, and I’m planning to hang it on the wall somewhere to remember the people who touched my life, even if they aren’t a part of it now.
I love every meaningful inch.