For December I'm working on the Adolphia californica also known as California prickbush. This plant is native to a very small region of California- the coastal plains and foothills in northwestern Baja California and San Diego County. Like many California natives, it is found in chaparral.
This native is really a branching shrub that doesn't really grow much taller than three feet high. Its hairless dark green branches have sharp thorns and few short leaves. While it doesn't have many leaves, it does have a lot of star-shaped flowers. The petals are cream-colored and the sepals form a bowl.
Before I launch into the labeled picture portion of the plan, I want to mention that the drawing is of just the branches. The idea is to fill in the flowers as seems appropriate- a little loosey-goosey I know!
Here's the plan:
Colors: DMC 310, 319, 472, 677
Branches/Stems (A): Stem Stitch- 3 strands of 319
Bowls/Sepals (B): French Knots- 2 strands 472
Petals (C): Straight Stitch- 2 strands of 677
Leaves (D): Straight Stitch- 2 strands of 319
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...
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