Friday, August 12, 2011

31.7-12.8.11 Crochet Cables and Lace Broomstick Hat by Kristin Omdahl

Wouuuaaaou…. One Cotton thread skein was exactly sufficient for the hat (125m/50gr). 

This project is a truly charming and challenging design. 

I regret only one thing: the thread color I chose that makes me look so pale :-( 
I have learned so many things in this project. I managed after many trials to understand how to make the cable lace and it makes me feel really good about it. In order not to forget and also help others with the same difficulty, I have taken a short movie on how to do a module of the cable part from row 3 to 6.

In Row 9-120 I repeated row 3-6 15 times instead of 13, so to fit my head circumferences with the thinner thread I used as compared to the recommendation. It made this part 126 rows instead of 120. 

In the bottom edging I mistakenly worked on the WS, but it still looks fine. 

In rnd 1 of the hat body, I used a 20mm hook, which was an idea I took from MsCooper Ravelry member. 
I also skipped Rnd 4, since I had the feeling it would come out too high if I keep this rnd. 
Finally, after fastening off and pulling tightly with a yarn needle through the last row, the closure looked quiet ugly and not circular, but rather fluffy. Therefore, I added another rnd,just picking a loop in between each bundle of 4 threads, using 3 crochet hooks ( as if doing dp needle knitting) and then went through all with the tail remaining and pulling tight. This way, it looks much better.

Finally, the loop technique that was also new to me, together with the adaptations and the crochet cable technique that I’ve learned, gave me great satisfaction.


Tuesday, July 26, 2011

20-26.7.11 Brigham One Skein Hat by Lisa Gentry

The Brigham One Skein Hat design by Lisa Gentry can be found for free in the following link.
This is a cute hat, but the yarn I chose (Courtelle Hand Knitting Yarn - Maxi) is not very pleasant to the skin.


Monday, July 11, 2011

10-11.7.11 Four Layered Irish Lace Flower

Instructions appears in the book "Crocheting School: a complete course", I added to the Four Layered Irish Lace Flower one more rnd on the same principle (ch-5 arches) and in the next rnd, sc, ch1, dc, dc, tr, dc, dc, ch1, sc into each ch5 sp.



Monday, July 4, 2011

26.6-4.7.11 Crocheted Dodecahedron for Eshchar


Eshchar at 2.5 months


The modules were done following the Crocheted Dodecahedron by Marleen Hartog.

However, the assembly instructions of the ”Dodecahedron Thingymabob” by Amy Thornton can be very helpful. There is also the ”Celestine Crochet” instructions by Betsy Myles, but Amy’s version to it going  from the inwards towards the outwards is much more right to my opinion, giving a neater final result.

It took me 4 days to accomplish the 12 modules, about 1hr each and 2 more days to assemble all the parts. The rattle toy contains a small round bell that Omer gave me from his fishing stuff. I put in in one of the German bead boxes I found in Passau.

Thursday, June 30, 2011

30.6.11 "Flame tree flowers earrings" published in Kalmbach "Creative Beading Vol. 6"

On the 26.10.2010 I was announced by Kalmbach assistant editor that my Bead&Button article, "Flame tree flowers earrings" has been selected to appear in the upcoming annual project collection book, Creative Beading Vol. 6, due to be published by Kalmbach Books in summer of 2011. 
Today I have just received the copy of this beautiful collection.  
:-) Happy.

The article appears on pp. 69-71

Friday, June 24, 2011

23-24.6.11 Dax Designs' Earrings for Lior 30th Birthday



I once saved an image of a beautiful rose-lavender pair of earrings from Dax designs' Etsy shop. I was absolutely fond of their design, elegance as well as their simplicity, and wished to bead them one day.
I wanted to make a pair of earrings for Lior 30th birthday. Since I already made her a pair in blue and gold, two years ago, I didn't want to use again the same blue colors or tones, even if it fits her so well with her beautiful blue eyes and blond hair. Going through several pictures of earrings I had, I thought this design may fit her best. I hope she will like it too.
Dax has also a blog and a wonderful collection of Endangered peyote bracelets I recommend you to look at.

Sunday, June 19, 2011

19.6.11 DNA Earrings by Gwen Fisher



How can you see such a beautiful design, so clearly explained, for free, and not try it?
How to bead weave DNA double helix is another genius pearl from Gwen Fisher...
Thanks so much Gwen!!! and the Doceri software makes it so clear!
I am anxious to see Gwen's DNA replication spiral necklace when she manages getting to it.
See also her posts on:

In the pair beadwoven above, there are 9 ladder bugles. Honestly, I don't know what it encodes, but the pair is symmetric.