I had a question from Misti recently about whether I record the patterns for these pieces that I'm working on as I go. The answer is YES, I write them down in case the result is something that I really like and want to duplicate. For instance, I am already in the process of making more of the forms depicted in this post for a larger installation. If any of the pieces have potential to be incorporated into the Decomposition series, I've gotta have some record of what I did! In any case...

This polypore was inspired by some conks I saw out in a natural area recently. The ones I looked at were white in color, but I was purchasing yarn recently and this shade of Knit Picks Palette, called "Pennyroyal", grasped my attention and I knew I had to do something with it. A project idea came to mind and this is the first piece for that project. I've been using the Palette yarn A LOT lately, and it's quickly becoming a favorite for these types of projects... so many great colors!

This is the first "fungi" that I've attached only temporarily to a living tree, so it was fun trying out a way to do that (which worked pretty well). On that note, no trees were harmed during the installation of this fungi! Although, there was a power-walker who kept circling the nearby trail and was giving me some really funny looks. It made me giggle to myself a little bit... I can already tell that this project is going to be a lot of fun! Are you ready for more?

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