Tuesday 29 June 2010

Seaside bracelets

The weather has warmed up even here in the North and beach is the place where most people prefer to be.
I had some aqua blue glass chips, just the right colour for this summer, added some glass beads, moonstones and shells and all this was enough for three bracelets.

Seaside bracelets


The bases of two bracelets are crocheted of cotton and linen yarn, the blue one is woven in peyote stitch.

Aqua peyote bracelet



Monday 21 June 2010

A butterfly brought the summer

This bright turquoise yarn was calling out for a cheerful summer companion. Beads in water tones, as well as intriguing orange and purple, are knitted along with the yarn and cannot escape from the shrug.

Beadknitted butterfly


Stringing the beads onto the yarn in the right order according to the "master plan" took a whole hour.

Beads strung on yarn


The stitch pattern is very simple, just some reaccurring double holes. The bamboo and cotton yarn feels really soft and light.

Bamboo yarn


The butterfly can change itself according to the light direction and conditions.

Beaded shrug