this. A knitted wire bracelet.
I've never knitted wire before and I was surprised how straight forward it was. (I know, it's probably the simplest thing you could make but I like to start at the beginning. What does that say about me? )
O.K., I admit it, it wasn't that easy. There was the threading and generally spreading around the floor of the beads. (Have I ever mentioned how clumsy I can be?) Then there was the actual knitting of the wire. This was more a process of adjustment really, with yarn you develop a way of maintaining a tension in your work don't you. Well, this is no different except of course there is no stretch in the wire so if you pull the wire too snugly around your needles then on the next row there is absolutely no way you can either insert the needle or move the wire through the stitch. It wasn't a tough learning curve though. On the positive side you can manipulate the wire into shape, a kind of wire equivalent of blocking I suppose. The whole process of making it was a lot fun. The type of project that you can't quite put down because you just have to see what happens next.
I thought that knitted wire would be stiff, tough, snag your clothes and generally just not be that nice but it's actually quite soft, (bit bumpy with the beads, but hey what do you expect) nothing like I imagined. Having made this my mind is full of imagining what else I could make. All I need is more time but it's the summer holidays bless 'em and they're beginning to get fed up with each other. Oh dear! Trouble brewing, must think of some major diversion.. but later when I've written this.
Back to the bracelet. I'd read somewhere that knitting or crocheting wire can be very rough on the hands but I didn't find this. Perhaps, the more modern craft wires have evolved into something more friendly... Anyway, it was fun to do and as you can see it's very, very sparkly.
Now, I need to get on with some sewing..
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