Temari Pattern 99JZ02 instructions

Using royal blue stitch kiku, one row around each of the 6 poles using the blue dots as placement guides. Repeat ONE ROW AT A TIME around each pole, with 2nd row of royal blue,1 row metallic,4 rows of md blue, 1 row metallic, 3 rows of light blue. (This will create an interwoven Kiku pattern, one kiku centered on each pole of the C8, with the points interwoven as shown in the photo).

Turtles: brown and green on the chart.
After you stitch the interwoven kikus, it will leave shield shape spaces over the center of the 8 tri-angles. This is where the turtles are worked (refer to the photo). Using variegated brown stitch a solid hexagon on each. Mark the shells with metallic if desired. Stitch head flippers and tail around the shell. I used French knots for some of the turtles and a herringbone for the others, crossing the thread under the edge of the shell. Using 6 strands of md green floss separated attach “moss” to the turtles back by passing the needle thru a stitch in the shell and tying a knot with the two ends.Trim the moss unevenly and separate with your needle if still twisted.
For the Cherry Blossoms, pink on the chart :Using 6 strands separated of light pink floss, Satin stitch between the kiku stitches in all 6 areas. Accent the blossom with 3 strands separated of deep pink.
Ball is finished