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velvetpage ([personal profile] velvetpage) wrote2010-05-07 08:53 pm
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I like this.

Celtic Knot necklace

I'm not sure if the site requires a login; it's Lion Brand patterns.

I have difficulty wearing a lot of jewelry because my skin is sensitive to at least two metals, so even nickel-free jewelry often doesn't work for me.  I have a small cadre of pretty pieces that I've bought or that friends have given me, mostly in sterling silver, but I often forget to put them on because I never got into the habit of wearing jewelry very much.  I could wear a knit necklace.  I just need to get a spool with small pegs on it, so I could make it up in one of my fine-gauge yarns for a less-cumbersome look than the one in the picture.  Elizabeth's spool is designed for chunky-weight yarn and the stitches for worsted weight look too loose for my taste.  I might look up less bulky versions of a Celtic knot, too.

I have a purple Malabrigo that I couldn't decide on a project for.  I bought it because it was gorgeous, and I take it out every now and again to pet it.  I think I now have a possible project for it!

[identity profile] velvetpage.livejournal.com 2010-05-08 10:42 am (UTC)(link)
It rubs off or chips, and does so unevenly, so subsequent coats end up looking sloppy. I prefer to wear my jewelry for only short periods of time and put up with a bit of a rash from that, rather than ruining the jewelry.