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tinydtk [2017-10-19 00:42:13 +0000 UTC]
Thought this was made out of metal to begin with 😃
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fractal2cry [2017-10-18 14:29:21 +0000 UTC]
would make nice center focal point for door etc
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sublumenal [2017-10-14 13:09:29 +0000 UTC]
Sorry for your impact from the storm. This is a unique and lovely jewel. The silver and turquoise are of course reminders of the talented silversmiths I've seen over the years. This of course rivals anything I've seen in the "real world". I love how you've pulled it together with the one gemstone in the center. Very nice!
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sublumenal In reply to quasihedron [2017-10-16 13:55:39 +0000 UTC]
Serendipity is a wonderful thing. My pleasure, Danny.
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CarpeDraco In reply to quasihedron [2017-10-19 00:40:25 +0000 UTC]
I'm glad you like it! It was a variegated yarn, one colourway with all those colours in it. I fell in love with the yarn, and bought out the store when I discovered it had been discontinued.
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CarpeDraco In reply to quasihedron [2017-10-19 22:24:04 +0000 UTC]
The yarn feels soft and squishy! (Part of the reason I love it, aside from the awesome colour combo. It's 100% acrylic; some acrylics are soft, others are 'plastic-y'. I stick with the soft ones.)
The 90° turn (AKA: Mitered Square) is made with decreases. Do you knit? If so, this will make sense to you:
Cast on double the # of stitches you want for a side, plus one. (So if you want the side to be 20 stitches long, you cast on 41 stitches.) Knit the first row, (and all odd numbered rows,) placing a marker one stitch before the middle stitch. (# 21 at cast on.) When knitting 2nd row, (and all even numbered rows,) you will knit to the marker, slip marker, then slip 2 stitches (the one before the middle and the middle one) together knit-wise, like you were about to do a K2Tog, but slipping it entirely to the working needle. Then slip the next stitch knit-wise, (yes, you have to do it in this order for the proper result,) with all 3 stitches now on the working needle, slide the other needle through them from the back, and knit them all together through the back. This will give you - essentially - a 'centered' K3Tog, where the middle stitch is the one on top and the other two are leaned in equally behind it. Knit to end. Knit all next row, pausing to move the marker to be one stitch before the middle (as seen when coming back on the next row) along the way. Wash, rinse, repeat til you've gotten down to one stitch! Bind that one off, and you're done!
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GLO-HE [2017-10-13 20:50:08 +0000 UTC]
very womderful Danny!!!
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GLO-HE In reply to quasihedron [2017-10-14 19:08:04 +0000 UTC]
so Welcome Danny
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CatSpaceDesign [2017-10-13 20:12:54 +0000 UTC]
Very beautiful, I really like how well the colours and textures work together in this ^^
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CatSpaceDesign In reply to quasihedron [2017-10-14 07:37:34 +0000 UTC]
I think it worked great ^^ Also, the variation and colours of real gemstones are indeed amazing inspiration for this type of pattern drawing ^^
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Undead-Academy [2017-10-13 14:52:57 +0000 UTC]
beautiful Danny :0
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AnnieBee61 [2017-10-13 14:23:34 +0000 UTC]
Beautiful
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marijeberting [2017-10-13 13:37:32 +0000 UTC]
Magnificent Danny
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33M [2017-10-13 03:14:43 +0000 UTC]
Love the turquoise.....Excellent work
and so nice to see you again....
Hal
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33M In reply to quasihedron [2017-10-13 11:20:27 +0000 UTC]
You are welcome Danny....
I know about reconstruction and how busy a person
can be with all the work going on. I am happy that
you can find some quiet time to create beautiful art.
For me, creating helps me keep the little sanity I do have.....
Take care and cant wait to see your work again soon
Hal
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