Wednesday 26 April 2017

WOYWW #412

Feline inspiration!

Hi all, glad to be back showing you what's on my worktray this week. 

If you're wondering what this is all about, it's the What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday circle, hosted by Julia at http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk/

I'm still waiting for my beading silk to arrive, so was thinking about what to do with my black and white beads.

I looked across at one of my 2 cats, who as ever,  supervise my crafting, and the answer was there. Black and white Dino, resting against an amber cushion!


So I got out some amber beads, and I think they go quite well with the black and white.  

I was also wondering about combining an old Tibetan dzi bead necklace I got from Gordon Reece's (sadly long gone) gallery in Knaresborough, where LLJ and I spent many happy days browsing and picking up exotic far eastern bits and bobs. I think it's better just with the sharp black and white, and amber, though. What do you think? 

My knitting is coming on, too, and the back is almost finished on my cardigan. There's a close up of the pattern, below, too, in case anyone wants to try it.  I can send the pattern details to you if you'd like it.

I'll be offline for the next 2 Wednesdays, as we're off to France for 10 days, first to Provence, and then to Beaujolais for a festival in the village where our vineyard is. we then have a few days in Wales, to see LLJ and family.

I'll enjoy looking through your blogs tonight. Have a good week, all!











Wednesday 19 April 2017

WOYWW #411



A toe in the water....

Hi all, I'm Lynne, and after a long time of reading LLJ's posts, I've finally taken the plunge into the Whats on Your Workdesk Wednesday circle, hosted by Julia of http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk/.

I don't usually have a workdesk (OMG, what's she DOING here???) as I'll work on a tray or on my lap, but here goes.

I recently had the idea of making steampunk chatelaines. they were originally going to be mainly functional, for sewing and knitting, as I'm always losing my crochet hook, but the "ctional"soon got overtaken by the decorations.

Having made one for LLJ, here's the one I'm making for myself. I liked the vintage sewing kit/pod I bought, but its enamel is too fragile to mix with all the brass bits, so I'll have to think about what to do with that.

I'll make some earrings from the jade fans. The black and fawn stripy beads looked too interesting to pass, but I don't know what to do with them yet. Any ideas?



I've usually also got some knitting on the go. Having just finished aran jumpers for friends, I needed to knit something fine, so I'm making myself a 4-ply (fingering, I think, outside the UK?) cardigan.



The pattern is a really easy woven stripe stitch from the brilliant Walker Treasury project.
You only knit one colour per row, but the combination of slip stiches and the self-striped wool makes it look more complicated.


Anyway, that's all for this week. I'll contribute as often as I can.
Cheers! Lynne