HD: Asparagus Towel

Germans love asparagus! In Germany it's called "Spargel" and they have a special time of year when it's in season -- "Spargelzeit" (asparagus time). It lasts a few months and everyone eats lots of asparagus, although mostly it's the white kind, not the green kind we're used to in the US.

Anyway, I found a really pretty green asparagus pattern and I made a Spargelzeit towel:


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Pattern by Sudberry House, stitched on an ivory Charles Craft towel in 14-ct Aida. I added the lettering myself, of course.

This was fun to stitch and I think it's very pretty. However, if I stitch it again, I will likely do the backstitch for the stalks and the ribbon in one shade darker than suggested on the pattern. You can hardly see the backstitching and it almost looks like it's not even there.

Spargelzeit doesn't actually start until April, but when it gets here, I'll be ready! And I am still hoping to find a WHITE asparagus pattern, so I can do another towel. (The white asparagus looks a lot different from the green, so I can't just change the colors...)