Autumn
Cape A long Term Project 2018- Owl Nest
This blog is going to touch on some embellishments that
I needed to do regarding enhancing the Back of the Cape.
Back
Of The Cape
This is how the full length Back of the Cape looks at
present before any embellishments are added.
Owl
Close Up
This is a close up of the section I will be
concentrating on first of all. As you can see directly around the Owl and
Hollow it is quite plain.
Leaves
For Use
I had a pile of knitted leaves left over from earlier
usage. Before I started to try and add any I sorted the leaves into sizes. I
want the larger leaves at the Bottom of the Cape
Roughly
Pinned Leaves
I pinned the sorted leaves roughly around the bottom of
the Owl’s Nest in the Hollow of the tree. I tried to make sure that none of the
leaves placed covered up the Owl’s Talons.
Owl
Nest Sewn Leaves
I tried to arrange the leaves in a natural formation so
it looks like the Owl is nestled snuggly amongst them.
Too
Much Brown Right Side
At the side of the Owl and along the Bottom of the
Daytime piece is far too much Dark Brown. Therefore I added more leaves to
break up the mass.
Less
Brown Right Side
I have used the brighter coloured leaves to lighten up
the area to the Right of the Owl. I may need to do more but I will have to knit
more leaves first.
Too
Much Brown Left Side
This area was more difficult to do as the Night Time
Side is supposed to be naturally darker. Unfortunately when I knitted the Back
Piece the idea of a Day Side and a Night Side hadn’t occurred to me. Therefore
the colours are the same both sides of the trunk.
Less
Brown Left Side
I needed to choose the colours carefully. I made sure
that the new leaves I was adding to break up the Dark Brown were dark colours
as used on the Night Time Side. I also extended the hanging branches a little
so I could add a leaf to break up the mass of orange and red.
I will want to add further leaves but I need to make
some more in smaller sizes before I can start.
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