This is the point where I have to thank my mother and say "you were right all along". I spent most of last year wondering why the heck she'd bought me a vase, considering I don't have the money to buy myself flowers, and there's no significant other in my life to buy them for me. However, given the sheer amount of yarn in my stash box, a thought popped into my head. Why not make some flowers?
After a bit of digging around on Ravelry, I came across this pattern for some very simple pinwheel flowers. I also found a skein of James C. Brett Woodlander yarn in an absolutely gorgeous pink and purple colourway, which I thought went perfectly with the other things in my room. I do love the shade variations, partly because it means every flower I make is going to turn out slightly differently. I modified the pattern a little bit, choosing to add coloured buttons for the centres of the flowers instead of making the knitted centres that the pattern calls for.
So far, these are the only two I've made. I've got about another nine to make before I can start attaching them to the green garden sticks I've got for the stalks. In total, these little artificial flowers are going to cost me maybe £5 as a maximum, once the cost of the buttons and the yarn etc. gets taken into account. It's a lovely little purse-friendly project that'll bring a bit of colour to my new room, with the added bonus that these flowers will last a lot longer than cut flowers would. I'll make sure to get some extra photos once the whole bunch is finished. :D
What are your favourite things to make on a budget?
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