FO Friday: Beaded cowl

First of all, thank you for all the warm welcome back comments. I feel very lucky.

 

Now, time to share some knitting! Remember that I had to frog the last project and started all over? 

I finished it!

 

I even made some new friends.

It is oh so soft made of one skein of Malabrigo lace. Check out the project page on my Ravelry for all the details. 

I'm loving the pattern, nice and simple. Want to know how I did the beading? I used a tiny crochet hook. Check youtube for a tutorial. 

One skein of the lace yarn is enough for this cowl and I can highly recommend it. It makes it an affordable project.

Hop over to Tami's Amis for some more finished projects.

Thank you

Hello lovelies

Life is rushing by...

...So very very fast. 

I've been away from blogland.

People asked me if I am well, if everything is ok.

Don't worry, all is well. Just a wee bit busy.

I'm working two jobs, I've been named Maid of Honor by one of my best friends and of course there is also some crafting going on.  

Something had to give, blogging was the first thing on the list. I didn't find the energy or the time to write and I didn't feel inspired anymore. 

But I'm back! I don't know how frequent I'll post, but the spirit is high!

Thank you all for your kind words, I'm sorry I made some of you worry about me. It warms my heart. 

Frogging...

The last couple of weeks have been pretty busy. Work, chores, visiting friends and lots of outdoor activity. 

Mr. L. and I even had some quality time.

We visited the "wereldhavendagen" which is world port days in English, meaning the city buzzing with lots of visitors and ships.

We also visited some ships and Mr. L. was mostly excited with the warships.

Boys will be boys, right?

Back home it was time to knit in the spare time. Remember this project:

Great pattern, great yarn, beads.....

Not so great!!! They are waaaaaay to heavy for the delicate lace weight yarn. I asked the ladies of my local stitch and bitch (a little knitting get-together) what to do and they suggest I could put on some beads at the other side of the cowl too. 

Of course I ignored them, thinking it would turn out fine with beads at one side....

Well, it didn't. 

So, I frogged it. 

And then I started again.

Yes, I frogged more than fifty rows just to start all over again. 

The good news is, I found some new beads. Much smaller ones of course. 

Unlike the other bold and funky beads, these are neutral, calm and soft color tones. It has a different feel to it now, a bit more sophisticated.


I'm still thinking to add a pop of bright color in there to spice it up a bit. So I might visit the craftstore today to see what they have to offer. What do you think?


Calm, neutral and sophisticated?


Or a bit funky, perky and fresh?



I can't wait to finish it so I can show it to you properly.

For project details check my project Ravelrypage.
For more great WIP's hop over to Tami's Amis!



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