Thursday 17 October 2024
Instagram angst
Sunday 13 October 2024
Socks!
If you're a long-term reader you may remember when I used to knit socks all the time. Well, I sort of went off knitting for a bit and I've made just two pairs of socks in the past three years or so but they were nothing fancy, just plain stocking stitch ones.
Last week I got the urge to sock so I did and now I'm sporting a very comfy and cosy pair of socks in an autumnal shade of burnt orange.
These are my go-to Wendy D. Johnson basic toe-up slip stitch heel socks and I nabbed the stitch pattern from a sock design called Justinas by Ellen Furderer of Hurly Purly Knits.
The yarn is West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4 Ply in shade 1004 Amber.
I've already started on another pair of socks and yesterday I ordered more sock yarn so yeah, expect more sock blogging in the not-too-distant future.
Friday 11 October 2024
Whatalottalonelies
My Lonelies jar was doing that overflowing thing again so I sorted out its contents into groups, cleaned and strung them all and now they're in my shop ready for rehoming. All of the beads are first quality - they're just leftovers from sets that weren't quite the right size or whatever, or they're experiments or one-offs.
I've also got some new normal, not-lonely beads to show you.
There's this 'Festive Glow' strand of Luminobeads which are a remake of a set that I made in 2008.
These have cores of CiM Foam encased with Effetre sage green 019, Effetre dark topaz 016 and Effetre medium amethyst 042, decorated with spots in Effetre white 204, and then tumble-etched to a matt finish.
And there's also another floaty quintet, this time in green.
These are CiM Weeping Willow encased with Effetre super clear 006 with decoration in good old Effetre white 204.
All of the beads pictured can be purchased in my shop.
I'm off to continue knitting a sock now. Yes, a sock! It's been a while, hasn't it? I'll show you it over the weekend when I have daylight for taking photos.
Tuesday 8 October 2024
Floaty quintets
I've come to think of the band-spots-scrolls-polka-dots-and-spiral-bead quintet as my 'signature' set and my favourite version of it is the thinly-encased one where the decoration casts a shadow on the glass below the encasing layer to create a floaty sort of effect.
These 'Periwinkle' ones were made with a core of CiM Douglas Aster, encased with Effetre light blue 052 and decorated with Effetre white 204. The layering has created a beautiful shade of periwinkle.
And these 'Milk Bottle' ones are CiM Butter Pecan encased with Effetre super clear 006, decorated with Effetre light sky blue 224.
Both of these floaty quintets are available in my shop.
Monday 7 October 2024
Earring-a-rama
Saturday 5 October 2024
A big old batch of bead recipes
This post is mainly bead photos with details of the glass I used to make them. This is mostly for my own reference but occasionally people ask me what a certain colour is so it's also for anyone interested.
All clear glass is Effetre super clear 006.
At the time of typing all beads pictured are for sale in my bead shop. More of that in a bit...