First things first, here is the tatted/beaded necklace I'm currently working on:
Not too bad considering it's my first design attempt and I have an awful time stringing the right beads on the right shuttle - especially when I'm doing split rings which this necklace is entirely composed of. The darker seed beads are hex cut delicas I ordered online and I LOVE them! They are just beautiful and I think they've helped fuel my newfound beading interest. The next tatting project floating around in my head is a pair of earrings addapted from a pattern I found online - I'm going to add a lot more beads and see where it takes me.
As for the knitting, the yarn I bought myself after Christmas is gorgeous. I'm going to get so spoiled with these yarns that I'll never go back to acrylic again and I'll have to wander the streets begging for spare change to support my yarn habit. At least Christmas will be easy for everyone wanting to get me presents next year - yarn and beads! What a deal!
Anyway, here's the yarn,
And here's what I've doen with it so far,
It looks a little bit more like a raspberry colored candy cane than I intended but who cares? It feels great. I read once that great knitted lace shawls could be pulled easliy through a wedding band and this will come close even if it's not really knitted lace. I wonder what I'll ever wear it with?
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