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Next up was the fuchsia-purple area. This is another area with a lovely color shift from fuchsia to purple. I found Waterlilies 084 African Sunset in my stash and got Waterlilies 286 Aubergine (means eggplant).

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Top right.

I started with 4 strands of fuchia, then thread blended with purple in 3 steps (3+1, 2+2, 1+3), and finished with 4 strands of purple using a knitting stitch variation from Desert Island Stitches, Volume 1, pg 46.

Again, relying on my photos, I couched black Velour Yarn Fine Mesh by Fleur de Paris with one strand of DMC Floss 310 black. Instead of the 8 swirls, I only made 7 of them because of the odd number rule. Although, looking at the painted canvas, I see them grouped as 5 and 3, which looks fine too. 

I couldn’t pass up the butterfly magnet by Accoutrements. They are pretty and strong.

Kristen used a fuchsia-purple overdyed and let the colors fall as they came. It was an excellent and less complicated option.