07 September 2011

WIP: beady beads

Current Bead Count:  266

Very slow progress with my dahlia.  Although looking at the bead count, whoa!  Better than I thought, but so so much to go!

I am going to try to do a bit of a pattern with the beads, so I started with adding them to all 5 trebles of the shell, the next row I've added them to the 1st, 3rd and 5th trebles of the shell, and the next row I will add them to the 3rd treble only.  Then I will reverse the process, increasing the amount of beads per row.  They are so tiny, barely noticeable.  Thank goodness for close up photography!


Last week, Calophi asked when I am putting the beads on the stitches.  I slip the bead onto the stitch when I have 3 loops on the hook (so after yo, draw a loop through), then I complete the treble as per usual.  So the beads are at the bottom of the stitch.  I hope they stay where they're told! 

The 'body' of the shawl currently measures 12".  It needs to be 21" before I start the edging, and the rows are only going to get longer....

oooOOoooo so artistic! LOL
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Posted by Tanya at 10:06 AM

16 comments:

  1. UnknownSeptember 7, 2011 at 5:44 PM

    Your shawl is coming along beautiful. I love the beads.

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  2. pinkundineSeptember 7, 2011 at 6:13 PM

    The beads are looking beautiful :) Good luck with the rest - those longer rows seem to take forever, don't they?!

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  3. Hazels CrochetSeptember 7, 2011 at 7:18 PM

    That is a really nice shawl, I like the beading in it...

    that is something I have yet to learn, it will come one day :)

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  4. Yarn ChangerSeptember 7, 2011 at 8:57 PM

    thanks for explaining how you put on the beads. I have never seen beading on crochet before. It looks great.

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  5. LizSeptember 7, 2011 at 9:11 PM

    The beads are gorgeous, and I love your shawl! The only bad thing about shawls, is each row take longer. :)

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  6. KeriSeptember 7, 2011 at 9:37 PM

    It'll be worth it in the end. It's very pretty.

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  7. CalophiSeptember 7, 2011 at 10:03 PM

    It's looking great! Thanks for answering my question! i'll have to try it sometime.

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  8. Sam FindlaySeptember 7, 2011 at 10:44 PM

    It looks gorgeous so far and I love the beads!

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  9. KarenSeptember 7, 2011 at 11:25 PM

    Your shawl is lovely! The beads look so pretty.

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  10. VivianneSeptember 7, 2011 at 11:39 PM

    Nice photos: this will be lovely when it's done :-)

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  11. CraftyClareSeptember 8, 2011 at 12:59 AM

    The shawl is gorgeous. I've just looked at on ravelry and it looks so fine after blocking.

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  12. Wool DiariesSeptember 8, 2011 at 1:17 AM

    Love it! Love the way you are putting the beads on, no threading!

    Your photos are amazing.

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  13. BabajezaSeptember 8, 2011 at 1:29 AM

    A beatiful shawl.

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  14. Minding My Own StitchesSeptember 8, 2011 at 1:37 AM

    Such pretty lace projects. I always have trouble getting beads to stay put!

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  15. karen September 8, 2011 at 5:43 AM

    Thats so nice !!!

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  16. UnknownSeptember 8, 2011 at 9:48 AM

    Your shawl is gorgeous. Love the tiny beads.

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