Friendship Bracelets
Funny thing happened last week. Actually it started a bit before....I got in touch with a dear friend I havent seen in decades. Sweet woman. Anyway, last week she sent me a friendship bracelet via Facebook. Well, as lovely as a virtual bracelet is, and as wonderful the thought I had to do something special for my friend that no virtual gift could do. Then I remembered.... I used to make these quick little things years ago!!! I am planning a trip to the DC area to see my pal Lori in October bringing a bag of little crafted goodies for her. She has no idea what an addiction she has started! I emailed her immediately to get her favorite colors...then set to work. Nothing fancy mind you.....I already have something special graphed out, just need to knuckle down and do it.
So here it is, the first of what has become many, many bracelets, anklets and keyring bobs! It's a craft you can sit on the couch and be comfy with. I safetypin my work to my jeans and kick back!
I can't wait Lori
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If you are like me, you have dozens of WIP's. If you are obsessed with crafts like me then you have dozens of WIP's for each craft you crave!! I am in the process of gathering my original patterns for hand and machine knitting to create a book. The problem is that I like to design and make so many different types of items I can never seem to concentrate long enough to make more than one of anything. Socks are the worst!!! It doesn't matter if they are hand or machine knit, by the time I finish the first one I come up with so many new ideas or modifications, that the second one never matches. By the time I do a second (or am I always making one? I can never tell!) I am already plotting the new cotton tank top Im going to make with the yarn I bought in the middle of our long cold winter. At the moment, I am beading a beautiful necklace I'll wear to my sons graduation, waiting for the paint to dry on a dragon sculpture I just made so I can put a nice varnish on it; almost 4 pairs of socks finished, one pair on dpn's, another on the knitting machine, another on 2 circulars, and trying to learn 2 at once on circulars. Since the warm weather finally arrived I broke out all of my lampworking goodies so that I can make some glass beads. I also tat with both needle and shuttle. I love to make intricate and dainty trims for my knitted and crocheted garments.
I do hope that in time, my blog will contain helpful information for all kinds of crafts, patterns for hand knitting, machine knitting, tatting and crochet, and of course lots of pictures!!
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I can't wait Lori
