A Year In Craft - June (06/12)

[kerravonsen]

Mostly maille, but also some crochet and scarfery.



Six-months belated present for Eldest Niece. I had promised her a necklace in blue and silver in January (her actual birthday). Well, she got it and she liked it.



This crochet necklace I kept for myself. Different shades of embroidery thread, silver beads... it is a lovely bit of lacy fluff.



This is a chain I made for my "Time Turner" because I didn't like the chain it came with, it was too short. The weave was called "Fourever Chain" which I thought was rather appropriate for a Time Turner. This was done for one of my costumes for Continuum, where I dressed up as a Ravenclaw.








These finger-rings were done for the M.A.I.L. theme contest "25 rings". They used exactly 25 rings.


And another loom-knit scarf!

Comments

[vilakins]

I love the crochet necklace with the beading and the beautifully graduated colours.

I cannot figure out how you did the beading as you went, so many tiny ones!

[kerravonsen]

Thank you.

I cannot figure out how you did the beading as you went, so many tiny ones!

Not that tiny, it's bigger than it looks. But anyway, I spent a lot of time stringing the beads onto the thin white cotton yarn before I did the crocheting with it. A couple of times I put the piece down and when I picked it up again I started going in the wrong direction and had to frog it (headdesk). But I finished it in the end.

[vilakins]

Ah, so the beads were already on the yarn. That's how people say to do it but I wondered if there was an easier way as knowing me I wouldn't put enough on.

[kerravonsen]

There is an "easier way" but I actually don't find it easier - well, no, it is easier, but it isn't as portable.
This tutorial shows both methods. The first method, you string on the beads beforehand. The second method, you need to have a very thin crochet hook in addition to the one you are crocheting with, thin enough that you can put the bead on the crochet hook. Then you basically transfer the bead from the thin crochet hook onto the current stitch in the crochet. I find it less portable because I don't really want to be fiddling with loose beads on the bus.