A real entry at last!
Here are the 5 squares of the mitered rug that I've done. I left it in California, so I'll finish the other 10 when I get back. It'll make a great Christmas present for my mother, who is already thrilled to have it in the bathroom.
And if you actually read through the 21 questions (and more power to you, because I wrote a LOT), you'll remember that I'm knitting wire jewelry right now. k8 has a table at an upcoming craft fair and asked if anybody wanted to share space. I said YES! ME! PLEASE! And so I've been knitting these:
I bought a sampler back of various colors and weights of wire at Michaels. That was a mistake. A finite amount of wire makes it really hard to stretch the materials given to the right size. I have one that would make a great bracelet, a bunch of weird, in between, foot long chokers (that I'll probably add some wire and make adjustable), and chokers that actually fit my neck.
I'm hoping there are quite a few people who'll pay $5-$7 for these. And I'm going to buy some fun fur and make some scarves that I'll sell for $15. Talk about selling out.
Should you wish to knit your own chokers, use high gauge wire. 24 and 26 knits up pretty well on 8s, 22 works well on 10.5s but requires some arm strength, and I don't know what I'm going to do with the one spool of 20 gauge that I have. Use the backward loop cast on and don't bind off- thread the remaining wire through the last few stitches.
Tomorrow I head out to AC Moore for more wire, findings, jump rings, a bit more beads, and three or four skeins of too cute eyelash.
I may do what k8 is doing and snag some fisherman's wool to koolaid dye and make into a hat or something, too.
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