Man I love spending time with my family. I had such a good time up north. It was relaxing, I had time to work on several projects, spent time with my nephews and sister... it was all good. Our cottage is on a lake so I got to see the lake in all her glory. And, naturally, I forgot my camera. I decided I need to put together a bag that I grab whenever I walk out the door that has some essentials that I don't want to leave the house without: camera, journal, thumb drive, pens, double-stick tape, iPod, ear buds, calendar. This means I'm going to need to buy a small camera that is easy to tuck into a pocket. I'll give you an update later on how that's going.
I started Shawl that Jazz on Wednesday and I haven't been able to put it down. I've got about 10 inches of it knit already. The yarn I dyed myself the week before and I'm almost done with the first skein. If it looks like I'm not going to have enough to knit the border, I plan on dying a third skein in just brown and black. I'm really enjoying this pattern. It's pretty clever. She uses short rows to shape the shawl and once the body is completed, you pick up those inactive stiches and knit the border. It's pretty cool.
When I was able to put the shawl down, I did some bead embroidery for the first time in months and months. I was able to complete the beading on one piece that I'd been stalled on since the last time I beaded:
Sorry about the glare; I waited too long to take the picture and had to use the flash. Eventually, this will be sewn to a backing, some kind of fringe will be attached and a cord and the necklace will be sold (hopefully) on Etsy. I also started a new piece that's not complete yet:
The cabochon at the top is turquoise from China (I love ebay!) and the bottom piece is a piece of shell I picked up off the beach on Sanibel Island. My mom wondered why I'd pick up broken shells but these pieces are too beautiful not to save. This picture is really crappy. I'll post it again once I've finished the beading.
Gotta go to bed. I'll tell you more later.
Very clever use of the shell piece. I also find beauty in every shell I see, and pieces too. :-)
Posted by: Tootie | June 29, 2009 at 02:04 AM
I love the bead work you're doing! Could look pretty cool on a felted hat. Hugs!
Posted by: Michelle | June 29, 2009 at 06:41 AM