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kerravonsen) wrote2012-08-12 06:43 pm
kerravonsen) wrote2012-08-12 06:43 pm
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Wait, There's More!
More craft, that is. Today I managed to do the finishing touches on the corkscrew-spiral crochet necklace I've been working on for a while. There was a point when it felt like it would never get finished, because there were a LOT of stitches to do, and the yarn was really thin and the crochet hook was really small (1.25mm), and I would sometimes get cramps in my hands because of that. But it is now DONE.
I also did some matching earrings, which naturally didn't take so long as the necklace.
Necklace and earrings, with coinage to show scale:
The spirals were done by doing a long chain, and then going back up the chain doing three triple-crochet stitches into each chain stitch. I had originally intended to make the stitches double-crochet, but I thoughtlessly started doing it in triple-crochet instead, and once I started that way, decided to continue that way. This meant that the spiral corkscrew was very corkscrewy. I expect that if it had been done in double-crochet, it would have looked more spirally. Oh well.
This time I experimented with making my own "hook" for the hook-and-eye fastening, and also experimented with my new steel block (my "bashing block" you might say) and hammered the S-hook flat. Could have been better, but it wasn't too bad.
Part of me is worried that the necklace isn't fancy enough, since it's just plain yarn with no embellishments. It is a nice satiny-shiny yarn, though.
I'm not sure whether I'll do another necklace like that again, at least, not one that long with that small a hook, anyway. Though I do at some point want to do something with a small hook that looks all lacy, but I have to learn that stuff first.
(edited to point to different offsite album)
I also did some matching earrings, which naturally didn't take so long as the necklace.
Necklace and earrings, with coinage to show scale:
The spirals were done by doing a long chain, and then going back up the chain doing three triple-crochet stitches into each chain stitch. I had originally intended to make the stitches double-crochet, but I thoughtlessly started doing it in triple-crochet instead, and once I started that way, decided to continue that way. This meant that the spiral corkscrew was very corkscrewy. I expect that if it had been done in double-crochet, it would have looked more spirally. Oh well.
This time I experimented with making my own "hook" for the hook-and-eye fastening, and also experimented with my new steel block (my "bashing block" you might say) and hammered the S-hook flat. Could have been better, but it wasn't too bad.
Part of me is worried that the necklace isn't fancy enough, since it's just plain yarn with no embellishments. It is a nice satiny-shiny yarn, though.
I'm not sure whether I'll do another necklace like that again, at least, not one that long with that small a hook, anyway. Though I do at some point want to do something with a small hook that looks all lacy, but I have to learn that stuff first.
(edited to point to different offsite album)
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Have you seen knitted / crocheted wire jewellery? It's done with very thin, flexible wire with beads and looks so delicate and intricate. I have a pattern bookmarked but have yet to look for what I'd need and give it a go.
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8-)
I'm taking a break from my Totoro because crocheting does hurt my hand eventually whereas knitting doesn't.
I wonder why?
Have you seen knitted / crocheted wire jewellery?
Yep, it's on my list of things to do. I'm a bit nervous about it, because apparently one can't undo it, because the wire will break if one bends it too much.
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As of about a week's time, I'll have Wednesdays free. And I'm in DESPERATE need of something evil for afternoon tea. What say you?
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\o/
And I hadn't realised before, but I like the way you've used coins of differing countries to give a relative size.
I've seen people put coins in pictures to give an idea of scale, but it occurred to me that it would be pointless to just put Aussie coinage there because most of my audience are either from the US or the UK. So I dug through my old overseas-trip collection for suitable US and UK coinage, and tossed in the 2 Franc piece as well just for fun. Now those four coins live next to the scanner so they're ready when I scan stuff in. Yes, I scan my craft, it's much more reliable than taking blurry photos of it. I take photos when it's too big to fit on the scanner, though. Things like bags and scarves.
As of about a week's time, I'll have Wednesdays free. And I'm in DESPERATE need of something evil for afternoon tea. What say you?
I say, somewhere in the city, hmmm? I'm not sure where, though. Suggestions?
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I'm trying to envision the hook size. 1.25 is an American size 8 steel hook, I think. I usually use steel hooks with crochet thread-- I never tried to work yarn with a hook that small.
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(goes off to look at labels of unused balls of the same stuff)
It's officially called "crochet yarn". The label says that it is "3 ply" but I think that's to do with the thickness. Would that be "lace weight" in US terms?
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I have some other yarn of similar weight which is cotton, and it is definitely "matte" in lustre.
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