a few glass beads were stitched on (just because
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i have added a close-up showing the net. i bought it once at a textile conference, ages ago - just because it looked interesting - but i hadn't found a use for it until now.
to hold the net in place i added lots of little areas of freeform crochet to the edges of the leaf; they were worked over the fishnet at the same time as working into the knitting, to attach it securely.
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this piece measures approximately 36cm (14") in length x 18cm (7") at the widest part.