Elemental Cosmos - Update 12

Long weekend, now safely behind us. I was productive at a number of things, but I did manage to forward my progress with this pattern. The bottom of the circle/star is a lot of swirling blues, which I appreciate visually but I sometimes struggle with when stitching. I prefer large areas of one or two colors, not small areas of several colors. Hopping around for a few stitches here and there is time consuming - I just don't feel productive. And I tend to leave the fewest stitches required to the end of the area I am focusing on - less looking back and forth at the pattern. But it will be worth the effort.