I'm staying near Gaucin, a small town of whitewashed houses clinging to the side of a hill in the Andalusian mountains. I think I've found some kindred spirits here because the place is festooned with yarn-bombing and a multicoloured banner proclaims URBAN KNITTING GAUCIN.
My stitch diary continues to be influenced by things that catch my eye: bright blue Morning Glory flowers woven into a hedge; undulating hills leading down to the coast and the little box houses of the town glimpsed out of the car window as we make our way up the steep dirt track for daily provisions.
The choice of thread and colour is somewhat limited. I chose to bring a bag of scraps leftover from previous projects. A fellow member of Grassington Embroiderers' Guild swears by this approach. She says that when she attends a workshop she never seems to have what she needs, but if she brings her rag-bag of threads there is always something suitable. I have to agree with her! It also makes you quite inventive. The Morning Glory stars are stitched with two stands of cotton, one a Royal blue, the other a deep purple. I generally continue stitching until I've run out of thread.
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