Californica 2023- October Kallstroemia californica

For October I'm working on the Kallstroemia californica also known as Caltrop. These tiny flowers are made up of 5 petals, usually rounded or oval in shape. The petals are around 1/8 inch long and an orange-yellow color. This cutie is native to the southwestern deserts of California and Northern Mexico.

Here's the plan:

 

Colors: DMC 307, 310, 907, 972, 3364, & 3774

Petals (A): Satin Stitch- 2 strands of 972

Anthers (B): French Knots- 3 strands of 307

Stamen (C): Covered Stem Stitch- 2 strands of 907

Sepals (D): Stem stitch- 1 strand of 3774 and 1 strand of 3364

Stem (E): For the Primary Stem: Stem stitch- 2 strands of 3774 & for the Secondary Whipped Stem: 2 strands of 3364 for the stem stitch and 2 strands of 3774 for the whipped portion

Name: Backstitch- 2 strands of 310

Box: Split stitch- 2 strands of 310, but maybe you want to save this for after you've completed more months to get a nice even stitch across months...