Hyacinth Girl

Pillow of Sei Shonagon

I finally finished the sewing on my Pillow of Sei Shonagon from Larissa Brown's Knitalong.  The knitting was fast; making a pillow form and sewing on the backing took longer.  Well, technically, they only took an afternoon, but I procrastinated. 

This was for Blog-free Kim's birthday in early August...I'm keeping up a tradition of giving her half-finished gifts when we celebrate!  I was a bit tricksy earlier in the season and asked her for suggestions for poems that she liked.  She mentioned T.S. Eliot's "The Wasteland," and I used the first two and a half stanzas for the text of the pillow. 

This was a satisfying and fun project.  Now I have to persuade myself to give it up!  Ravelry details here.

Comments

[scoutj]

WOWZA!

[stephanie]

That is such a cool project. I loved it when I saw it (on the Craft blog was it?). It's cool to see another one!

[Kim]

About the giving it up--would arm twisting help? :-)
A bit tricksy? I suspected nothing. Can't wait to see it in person, the sooner the better.

[Cookie]

Love it!

I think I need one.

[Angie]

Oh my gosh. That is a very cool pillow! Kim is getting a super gift!

[Ramona]

It's beautiful and you are a better friend then me because I'm not sure I could give mine up.

[Heather]

This is just about one of the most fantastic presents I've seen in quite a while!

[Spring]

Voyeur no more - I've decided to come out of the shadows. I am so excited to see the finished project - it turned out beautifully. What a thoughtful gift!

[Jennifer]

Such a beautiful gift!

[BijouxBagues]

very nice, i love it
http://www.bijouxbagues.net

[Acheterunemaison]

It's beautiful