I was waiting for the muse and wondering where she would lead me tonight. I kinda wish she’d led me to something that would be more immediately billable, but hey, the muse is the muse. So I’ve been working on teeny filet crochet designs for little square earrings. The largest ones can only be 11 x 11 blocks. Actually, you can do a lot at that size. I’ve got one alphabet down, and I’m working on a second one. Monogrammed earrings!
I’m too lazy to add a photo right now. If you want to see filet crochet, do a Google search.
Okay, so I’ve had very little time to knit in the past few months. A while back, I bought this really neat yarn on clearance. It’s silk and ribbon-ish. It’s also bright orange, sort of a tone-on-tone. I’m pretty sure the color is going to work on me. I hope so! I found a pattern that I thought would work great — garter stitch that’s done on the diagonal. Very drapey. But it was an odd combination of crashingly boring, and very meticulous at every edge, since it’s all on the diagonal.
Thanks to a lengthy car repair, I got to spend some quality time on the project today. And realized I wasn’t enjoying it at all. I ripped it all out. I can find a better pattern for the orange silk yarn.
My brother-in-law showed me this site a few weeks ago. So unbelievably cool.
I just cross-referenced my Flickr to my Etsy and found a pair of earrings that weren’t listed. So if you’re into purple, and into stars, have I got some earrings for you!
I kept my promise, finally, and put several doilies under glass for purchase at my Etsy shop. Later this week, I’ll put up more earrings. Coming in July, or even as soon as late June: clearance sale on select jewelry items!
I’m finally putting the various doilies under glass for sale in the Etsy shop very very very soon. Also a handful of new earrings in several colors. I was really hoping to get some done before the weekend, but I don’t think it will happen. But early next week, for sure!
Top, left to right: Blues and greens came out great! I was shooting for a darker green. Turquoise always sells almost as fast as I make it up. I was hoping for a blood red, and this is kinda on the pinkish side. The purplish colors are fine, and purples always work up nicely.
Bottom, left to right: I think this mushroom/taupe color may be just about right. The very dark color is essentially a really dark mauve. It’s pretty, and it’s the closest I’ve ever gotten to charcoal gray or black. The two in the middle were intended to be combinations of blood red and black, and are instead funky maroon things. Not sure if either of these will get very far. But the painted red/purple looks fantastic.
These will be completely dry later tonight, and I’ll wind ‘em up on my little bobbins. Wish list: charcoal gray/black, bigger variety of greens, bluer purples, a nice rust color. I wonder if I could even get close to recreating my handpainted corals thread. I still have enough of it for a pair of earrings.
You can always see more at my Flickr site.
