February 13, 2013
What Are You Doing Today?
What am I up to today? Oh, just playing with Madelinetosh Merino Light and Beads:
SteamAge (with 6-1024), Wilted Rose (with 6-158), and Fig (with 6-135S),
Georgia O’Keefe (with 6-147), Briar (with 6-134FR) and Stovepipe (with 6-135),
and Fragrant (with 6-208), Mineral (with 6-412R), and Volga (with 6-1827).
And contemplating beaded shawl and scarf patterns like: My Hope, Oaken Dreams, Stellanti, Aase’s Shawl, Triptych Shawl, Undulating Waves Scarf, Pacific Shawl, Into the Woods Scarf, Leafwise, and Bois.
What have you been doing today?
Sheri havingfunwithbeadscan’twaittousethem
Vickie said,
February 13, 2013 @ 3:54 pm
I’m supposed to be paying bills, but I am playing on the computer. BTW the link to Undulating waves takes me to Triptych.
Marsha said,
February 13, 2013 @ 4:01 pm
I’m finishing up my work. I had a good day out for lunch with a dear friend. Now, I’m going to eat a little bit of supper and then knit on a baby afghan for Jess’ sweet little niece! Just about finished. Third one in 4 months!
sheri said,
February 13, 2013 @ 4:05 pm
Thanks Vickie – I fixed it! Marsha – don’t you love making baby items? They go so quickly and turn out so cute.
Sandy Mays said,
February 13, 2013 @ 4:09 pm
check out the patterns from Boo Knits!
Bonney said,
February 13, 2013 @ 4:25 pm
Oaken Dreams is $45?!!!
Beth said,
February 13, 2013 @ 4:28 pm
I’m loving the purple one called Leafwise. Beads and lace, perfect.
Terri Sanders said,
February 13, 2013 @ 4:28 pm
I’m knitting up Oaken Dreams right now as part of Sivia’s Mezzaluna shawl club. the $45 is the price for the 6 shawl patterns in the club. We are on number 3 right now.
Pamela said,
February 13, 2013 @ 4:33 pm
Is this a hint of some kind?
Tina said,
February 13, 2013 @ 4:40 pm
trying to find the right yarn for Shipwreck. I keep going from DIC starry to Lorna’s Laces Helen Laces and cannot make up my mind. Help!!!
Linda said,
February 13, 2013 @ 4:49 pm
Ok, you are just having too much fun. I wish we had a bead store close by. I want to come live at loopy.
Martina said,
February 13, 2013 @ 6:45 pm
I’m on a mini knitting retreat and spent today working on my ‘new’ first quarter project. More than half way through the first repeat of the cowl. It’s going well, looking good, and I’m glad I changed patterns. Love the yarn, but it wasn’t making a firm enough fabric for the original choice. Pouring rain all day so having a good project to concentrate on was perfect.
Alison said,
February 13, 2013 @ 6:52 pm
After a blah day at work, I’m curled up with two cats, a Great Dane, and a cup of homemade chai. Not sure if we’ll get snow tonight or not, so have pulled out “A Deadly Yarn” and started devouring it. My mom’s on my hit list for getting me hooked on Maggie Sefton’s series.
Pattie said,
February 13, 2013 @ 7:39 pm
Your bead matches are so close to the yarn colors! Beautiful!
Have you thought of a little more contrast?
Judy Laquidara said,
February 13, 2013 @ 9:38 pm
Thanks for matching up some of the beads with the yarn for us to see. Today I quilted, when I would rather have been knitting.
Nicola said,
February 13, 2013 @ 10:02 pm
I love beads and really like the way they add weight to the lace edging of shawls. My current favorite way is to pre-string them, put one bead on a yo, then play with where on the yo you want the bead to lie when you work the yo on the next row. Depending on how many yo there are in a row, you can put a bead on each one, or be more selective. Just sharing this because I haven’t seen anyone else do it (although people may well have!)
I have used the crochet hook method, but my preference is to prestring if the yarn can take it.
Lisa Soderman said,
February 13, 2013 @ 10:43 pm
All beautiful colors! I haven’t tried beads yet! One more new thing to learn!
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Christienne said,
February 14, 2013 @ 9:34 am
WOW Sheri – I’m positive my hub and my wallet are thrilled we don’t live right around the corner from Loopy….
I could disappear for days at a time in your store…. yarns with matching beads…OH MY! Please continue to spoil us with all these wonderful items / ideas / photos – especially since I’m all the way in NEW JERSEY!!! Thanks
Beth said,
February 14, 2013 @ 11:22 am
Stop it! LOL I just saw your suggestions of Madelinetosh and beads and I just *had* to order the Fragrant and the corresponding beads, and I am going to *attempt* doing the Leafwise shawl (small). I hope one hank is enough.
Chris F-F said,
February 14, 2013 @ 11:46 am
Into The Woods is now in my queue….I will plan to knit this sometime this year. Maybe for one of our Challenges??
Kim said,
February 14, 2013 @ 11:59 am
I stopped at Oaken dreams, and $45.00
sheri said,
February 14, 2013 @ 12:35 pm
Kim – the $45 is for a series of 6 shawls, not just one. ($45 for one pattern would be a deterrent, for sure!!)
Pattie – true, I’m a matchy matchy person with beads and yarn. I need to develop a little more confidence in my beadwork before I want them contrasting and really standing out! But I look forward to getting to that point one day.
Nicola said,
February 14, 2013 @ 4:02 pm
I ended up buying the MezzaLuna series. (which includes the Oaken Dreams). I just bought the pattern club, not the yarn club. I have Loopy skeins that would be great for all of the patterns released so far. This will be a great destash set of patterns for me, and then I can buy more yarn! and more beads too! Yes, I have a bead stash.
I have not used contrasting beads much yet either, but silver lined clear beads go with many colors and provide contrast while being a neutral. Oh, I also used green beads with grey yarn, and I liked that a lot. So I guess that is a way into contrasting beads with yarn–start with one neutral item.
Sue said,
February 14, 2013 @ 4:54 pm
I’m working on Boo-Knits Valentine Mystery Knit Along. The shawl is called Temptress.
She has amazing patterns and at a decent price. She uses all weights of yarn and some of her patterns will work with any weight.
Head over to Ravelry and do check out her patterns. It’s worth it, even to just drool!
And yes, I’m a big fan. I have all her patterns lol
P.S. Once you start beading, you’ll be hooked. Check out the floss threader method. I use a beader. Others use a tiny crochet hook. Cheers!
Seanna Lea said,
February 14, 2013 @ 5:40 pm
I miss knitting with beads, but part of me thinks it is hilarious that so many of the blogs I read are talking about knitting and beads this week.
Judy said,
February 15, 2013 @ 7:17 am
Your pattern suggestions are wonderful – absolutely love the “Bois”. It’s a shame that work takes away from knitting time.
Melody Bryan said,
February 15, 2013 @ 8:44 am
I’ve never tried MT ML nor beading with knitting. I liked several you recommended. What am I doing ? I ‘m trying to finish up the 1st quarter challenge – Winter Wonder and loving both the pattern and the MT Pashmina Worsted – it is quite a lovely yarn that I will definitely use again. Hope you have a great weekend Melody
Sheri at The Loopy Ewe » Covered With Snow! said,
March 4, 2013 @ 2:36 pm
[...] finishing another (shhh – secret) project, and then perhaps starting a new shawl with the yarn and beads I played with last week. Are you knitting this weekend? What are you going to work [...]
Jenny Moore said,
March 12, 2013 @ 4:00 pm
I got up early this morning and did some knitting on my new Blooming Fuchsia Shawl and eat smoothy and went to Bishop Center ( gym and senior center and pool etc) and walked for 30 min and took Cardio Exercise Classs. And after lunch I went to Michael’s and purchaed beads for my new shawl and also went to Korean Grocery Store and bought much needed Korean foods. It is so warm and sunny day with 65 degree in Central Ark.