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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NPH

As if I didn't already love NPH enough, he's gone and done this:

Your fist has touched my heart.

I knew about this episode for so so long, and it did not disappoint!  The perfect amount of cuteness and silliness.  LOL @ Ice King!  (How awesome is Adventure Time btw?  I just love it.  It's my current fave cartoon.  How awesome are cartoons btw....?)

I love that whatever NPH is in these days, he sings!  Even in HIMYM (which I am pretty addicted to... I must say)! (He is also a magician, which is doubly awesome)

I'm very sad that Doogie Howser is not available on DVD.  *shakes fist at DVD gods for not providing me with additional NPH goodies to watch*

Cute lil baby NPH anyone?

And of course, there's Dr Horrible.  I. Love. Dr. Horrible.  I've seen it more times than I probably should admit.  There are too many reasons why Dr Horrible is awesome.  The music, Nathan Fillion, Joss Whedon, Bad Horse.... it goes on.  Check it out if you haven't already.

via (this picture is not representative of Dr Horrible, but NPH is so totally cute here)

And, I found out recently, that he was in RENT.  My absolute all time favorite musical.  I've listened to the soundtrack so many times, it's just lovely music.

So anyways... NPH is awesome. 

Generally, I'm pretty addicted to TV and movies.  I like awesome things that aren't too serious, take the piss out of itself/themself or their genre, and is just fun.  When it comes to my entertainment, I really don't like to think too much.

Any suggestions for me?

New Growth

How cool is it to watch things grow that you have planted??

Sweet Peas

[Blurry] Basil

And some of my other lovelies...

My cyclamen that refuses to die.

Lovely lavender.

WIP: Beading

I've started a new project using the awesome yarn I won recently on a Punto Reves giveaway. 

I'm making another dahlia shawl.  (Remember the wedding shawl).  

This time, to mix things up, I'm adding beads!!

I ended up choosing purple, rather than the above colours.

Testy testing beady beads.

I'm using this method of beading - with dental floss!  Check it out, I especially like the use of the word 'scrooches'.

It's going to take a million years!


A couple of other interesting reads:

• Fluffy Knitter Deb - beading made easy
• Knitty - Seduced by Beads

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Sunday night

What were you doing with your Sunday night?

Oh that sounds nice.

What was I doing?

Oh.. just making meringues...

...yeah, I'm bad ass.

FO! Sunshine and Fairyfloss Shawl

Finished my Elise last weekend... and without further ado...

I do love my close ups.



No heads on the internet please!

Stats:
Yarn: Handmaiden Fine Yarn Silken, colourway, Rose garden.


See what I did there?  (via)

I used 250g, or 2.5 skeins.  Anyone have an idea for 50g of DK weight silk yarn??

After blocking, it measures 183cm x 87cm.


Ravelled here.


Not quite sure what I think of it.  It's an odd colour for me, not something I usually wear.  It is very pretty though, and so so soft.  I think the pattern would work much better with a lighter weight yarn.  


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FO! Monroe shawl

I finished my monroe shawl ages ago now.  It's just taken me this long to get pictures.
When I took it off the blocker I was a bit meh about the whole thing.  I originally thought it was too long, and didnt know how to wear it. It also didn't seem to have enough drape to it, it was a bit on the skinny side for a stole.  Totally my fault entirely because I was afraid of running out of yarn I intentionally made it skinnier.

After leaving it a while it relaxed a bit and I don't mind it now.  I wear it as a big spongey scarf.  I've gotten lots of compliments, but I think it's more about the yarn than the execution of the piece ;)

The pattern is dead easy, no problemo.  I'm undecided about the edging, I don't really think it matches, it's a bit witchty-poo for me with all the pointyness.