This is the finished five pointed version 4. I'll do a six pointed version and I think I'll have run out of ideas after that! We...

This is the latest. Still based entirely on the original. Where will it all end? This evening I'll do it again in the pink and blue and ...

Here it is version 3 finished with beads. This one I quite like. Love doing the clovers on the split ring. I think it could do with being pr...

This version uses the same basic idea on round 1 that I used before. I've had to slightly alter stitch counts. This version will be a fi...

Well, finished this one and both look a lot better after a brief acquintance with the iron!!!

And this is version 2 which I started late last night. This is an interesting way of adding beads along the core threads joining to the vsp ...

Here's a scan of the finished version number 1 which can be seen being worked in yesterday's post below.

I'm not entirely sure yet what I shall call this but I'm hoping it will be simple enough for my Christmas 'giveaways'. Time...

This is what I'm now playing with. Starting from the bottom and working up you will see the progression from

After a very pleasant hour or so on the living room floor I decided to go with the idea of another round. This will sort of represent the sk...

Finally got the next round of this mat finished last night. What I really love about this one is that it doesn't need 'blocking'...

Elephant finished at last. Final tweaking to get the 'cute' factor and he's ready for the web page. Started getting a whole load...

Well what a day. I've spent ages looking for a trial elephant (a baby one) this morning so finally gave in and made another. The last on...

An afternoon in the garden (far away from the television) while England were playing their first match in the World Cup (I think) resulted i...

That yesterday evening I finished the owl and this morning I could add it to this blog!!!!! I don't think there's a lot more I could...

Sometimes helps to take a break from a new design. The head is looking better but the stitch count needs to be 're-visited'. The win...

Last attempt for yesterday evening. This one has no tufts. Owls don't have ears but I think they look better with a tuft. Resolved the p...

Next attempt sees a much better owl. Now worried about the second wing. This will need a drop picot in it. Yikes - this one's called Nel...

Another evening on the owl and this is the progression! As this first one progressed I realised that I needed a very long picot on the secon...

First two attempts at an owl. The wings are wrong, wrong, wrong. New idea this evening to be tried out.