It is summer, and I will be back to blogging on this site, at least for now. It has been an extremely busy school year, and I am looking for another job. If you are interested in catching up on that, you can go to my other website,
Mlissabeth's Musings.
Since it is summer, I like crocheting small projects instead of the prayer shawls I usually make. These pieces get finished faster, and I do not get as hot as when hooking with all the "in progress" part in my lap. :)
One of the things I like to make is jewelry. I have made two bracelets and a ring for myself. I adapted a pattern from The Crochet Spot for the
Chain Wave Bracelet. I used some yarn I got at a garage sale, which doesn't have a label, and ended up using a steel size "0" crochet hook. I didn't use a clasp either, and instead tied it together. I was a little stretchy, which made it easy to slip it over my hand.
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Chain Wave Bracelet |
The
Emerald Drops Bracelet was also from The Crochet Spot. It features a crocheted toggle clasp and diamond motifs that are crocheted all in one. As usual, I used my own flair, and used blue variegated thread instead of the emerald it called for. It turned out so pretty and delicate!
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Emerald Drops Bracelet
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The
Crochet Ring pattern I adapted did not have beads, and I wanted a little more bling, so I added them to a pattern I found on Fave Crafts. The pattern was written by Brett Bara, the host of the TV show
Knit and Crochet Now. It took me a couple of times to figure out the correct size of hook to use with the yarn from my stash (again, not labled), but after about four tries I finally got it.
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Bead Crochet Ring |
These pieces are things I have been making since school is out. I am linking up with
Keep Calm Craft On. You can click on that link to see what other crafters have been doing.
2 comments:
Love the idea of making jewelry! I have never tried doing this. I don't crochet, but I probably could figure something out with knitting. Lovely pieces!
These are really pretty! Have you thought about anklets? A blue anklet would be perfect to go with summer beach-combing outfits.
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