Lindisfarne Stones: starting the top

With all the sides done, it's time to start the top.  This is going to take a lot of work, but at least it's a different shape, for a bit of interest!

Still the same technique, colours, threads and pattern, though, so not that different.  Starting at the bottom:

Then up to the base of the cut out section:

I want to go as far as I can with one length of couched thread running off the reel (I could say that it's to minimise waste, but really it's just because I want to see how far I can get in one go), so up the right side next:

I'll go back and do the pointy bits later.

Still a long way to go, but you can start to see the idea.