Celtic Winter ..... grrrr

Earlier today, I was at the point of writing something positive about Celtic Winter. Anyone who has followed this blog would know that is a rarity indeed - I've always got some moan or grumble about it. But today I finished the beads. I like the beads! The beads make it look really good. This is a terrible photo btw, WIPs generally come out fairly well with the background of the white lino in the bathroom but I guess CW needs daylight.

Alas, my enjoyment of CW wasn't to last. I have searched and searched the internet including the blogs of those ladies who have finished it and I can't work out how to make that infernal snowball look good. Mine just looks a mess - it probably doesn't notice too much in this picture, but trust me, its not good enough and needs to be pulled out and started again. I would appreciate advice from anyone who has already finished CW - what did you use? The pattern calls for 3 strands, but thats not working for me - maybe just 2 strands of wisper and skip the one strand of B5200 or the other one it is supposed to be blended with. I did write a whole diatribe, much more whingeing and complaining than you see here, but I deleted it. Its my fault it looks a mess and I will fix it, but not today, I've had enough of it.

Tomorrow and the next day I will work on Waiting for Neptune.

ps. I know its a muff but to me it looks like a snowball, so a snowball it is!!