“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.” John Steinbeck, Travels with Charley

My attempt at preserving all the green grass and flowers for when I need a little sunshine in the depths of winter.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
72” across and 33” deep at the center point
After gentle blocking

MATERIALS
DK weight yarn, 548 yards main color (MC) and 448 yards contrast color (CC).
Shown in Daughter of a Farmer Juicy DK
(100% superwash wool; 274 yards/100g):
Gary Cooper (MC), Fancy Dance’n’ (CC), 2 skeins each.

Needles
US 6/4mm: circular 32” or longer

Notions required
Waste yarn for provisional cast on, 2 stitch markers, tapestry needle.

Gauge
20 stitches and 38 rows =4” in Pattern stitch after blocking

The stitch pattern is charted.
You must be comfortable working from charts
The pattern includes set up rows/chart written out line by line to help those new to mosaic knitting or charts. The Repeat is CHART ONLY