It was another long day, but this time it was mostly of my own making. We had College for Kids in the morning of course and that's when I got his necklace made. It actually took me a bit longer than usual because I accidentally started the second row with a split chain. Apparently I was so anxious about getting that right, I did it far too early. After that was made I started in on my crochet project for the rest of my waiting time. As soon as we were home I put this pendant on a chain and it'll be out in the mail to its new owner today.
Once home it was straight to the bobbin lace since there was no homeschooling to get to. I did go up and do some cleaning later, but there was no rush on it. I finally figured out what I was doing wrong on this corner piece and got it finished. It should have been done faster as it's such a small piece, but I am sill quite full of mistakes when it comes to bobbin lace. This was actually the last piece in the book that I planned on doing. The real last one was a cross and I really have no interest in making that, even for the skills I could pick up from it.
So I went looking through the author's web site to find some more patterns suited to the 12 bobbin pairs that I own and I opted for this one. She calls it a sampler piece because it has so many different grounds between the cloth stitch fans. It's definitely good practice. I should get it done today because I have nothing else to do. No College for Kids, no homeschooling, no orders to fill, nothing that needs doing. I might take a walk with the kids, or I could do a bit of cleaning or reading. I know we'll all get really bored really fast with no structure, but a day of it can't hurt anyone, right?
Friday, June 19, 2015
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