Tree Mobile WIP

The granny squares I starched yesterday are completely dry and they have kept their rounded shape without being cardboard stiff. Phew! Now I can work on the other parts of the mobile.

I had picked up a reddish branch from one of my bushwalks and kept it with the intention of using it as decoration in the home some day. Well, the day has arrived! The branch is now the frame of my tree mobile. I’ve cut it in half and tied them together in the middle with kitchen twine. I hung the granny squares from the centre at the same time.



This is just a mock up of what the mobile will be like in the end. None of the pieces were tied on properly. I simply wanted to see whether the idea is worth pursuing. I originally thought of using fishing line, instead of the kitchen twine. I thought the fishing line will make the pieces seem like they were floating on air. I’m undecided because Richard and I actually like the rustic look of the twine. What do you think?



I especially love the shadows on the wall as the morning light shines on the mobile. The longer I stare at them the more my imagination runs wild. Looks like jellyfish bobbing along in the ocean, or papers floating from the sky, or a pine tree in the breeze… I would happily wake up to that each day.

But that’s not nearly the end of this mobile. I would like to crochet four little birds to hang from each end of the branches. Attic 24′s birdie decorations {pattern} would be perfect for this. I am so loving this project!

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3 Responses to “Tree Mobile WIP”

1. Lisa says:

   11/21/2009 at 3:16 am

   I’m with you. I think the kitchen twine works well with the branches and the yarn color. I can’t wait to see the finished mobile

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2. T of Balkan Style says:

   11/21/2009 at 8:06 am

   Oh I agree! The shadow is lovely and I can’t wait to see it all finished. I wanted to take part in this project too but I just didn’t have the time.
   T of Balkan Style´s last blog ..Baby Shower

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3. stitchpunk says:

   11/24/2009 at 5:47 am

   That really looks nice, and such a great simple concept! I’d be in favour of the fishing line myself, though its a pain to work with.

   Thought you might enjoy seeing my only mobile thus far, made from hyperbolic planes in various sizes… it was for a swap so I don’t have it any more. Now I’m tempted to make another one and hang them under each other like you have! http://www.flickr.com/photos/23356712@N03/2294244455/
   stitchpunk´s last blog ..Update on the giant granny square

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