Pressed Flowers

**“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*