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A friend of mine showed me a picture with a dried up Chinese Lantern. She wondered if I could do that in wire knit (as usual done with a crochet hook).This is my third version (the first two were in silver tone wire and smaller than this one) based on this picture from Wikipedia [link]
I'm pretty much obsessed with getting this right and this won't be my last one. The "fruit" is a red agate bead. It's about 4 cm not counting the stem, a bit bulky for a pendant, but I think it would make a nice decoration. Time will show.
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Whoa, I love this. This is so pretty *o* and so accurate.
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Thank you! I just finished #3 of the big ones! [link]
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Awesome! They look so wonderful as a big bunch!
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And there will be more to take over the world!
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This is so awesome. My grandma used to grow these!!
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Thank you! I only know the ones you can buy in the shops, I didn't even know that they become "netted" like this when dried up. I can already see myself needing more red beads
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They are super pretty. They grow on little vines.
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I'll stick with the faux variety. Plants tend to die when I say hello to them :-S
I'm at three now [link]
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I can't take credit for the idea itself. A friend of mine posted a picture of a real one because at first she thought it was wire knit which made her think of me
I will take credit for making it, though
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It's awesome in any case. 
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This is a really good, solid prototype that looks great n it's own right! This is the sort of thing I'd hang up in the maple out the back as a good feature ornament
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Thank you! Someone told me to add LEDs and turn it into a Christmas ornament. I'm sure inspiration (or maybe the friend who inspired me to do this in the first place) will hit me over the head eventually
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Lol! Although, I do love the idea of LED lights
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Gorgeous love - if this is a prototype, I can't wait to see a final product your pleased with
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Thank you
I need a little break from this now because that will refresh my view at it, so-to-speak.
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True, there are always things that are more obvious in person than through photos. And every good project needs a little space, or you just become tired^^
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Yeah, well, I made another one today ... the hook, wire and bead happened to be in the same spot as me, so we decided to give it another try
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Haha, one cannot deny the call of the craft...
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I guess I can't *hanging head*
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I love the lanterns, and this is phenomenal you did! Bravo!
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Wow, you really made it! Excelent! 
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There are still a few improvements to make that I'm working on in my head, but I'm happy about the way it's going, thank you
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I see no way, how this could be even better.. so you made me curious
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I'm too lazy right now to try and explain
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really cool. i immediately thought of the chinese lantern fruit, even before reading your description.
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Thank you! That's very encouraging for me. I hope to work out some more kinks in the next attempts.
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