… ready for spring …

It has been a long time ago I posted something here.

Spring is finally peeping around the corner after this very cold and snowy winter. And my poppy tunic is ready. I’m so happy with it. It is perfect for this time of the year.

Maybe you remember the Holst Garn in those beautiful red colors of a preview post here

Just couldn’t help thinking of flowers in a field, poppy’s …

papaver mod5

Papaver is a tunic worked top down, in the round with a circular yoke. The flowers are worked as intarsia color blocks, but the main color is stranded all the way.

I made it with a large pocket with a lining in contrasting colors and added some flowered elbow patches.
papaver mod9

papaver mod8

papaver mod7