Recently I received an email from a customer who had been to the Bay of Fundy
and taken some of our work back with her to the States...
... she wanted to know if I made any earrings with a "Ball of Yarn and Knitting Needles"...
at first I hesitated... I hadn't done any like that....
a challenge ..
well, I could try.... why not... may be fun...
Worth a try anyway...
...after some experimenting... and lots of bent and twisted wire....
I began to think of how I could do them...
These are some I came up with..
above... a antiqued copper ball with some little needles inserted through the ball..
... and a separate ball of yarn with two hammered, textured and antiqued longer knitting needles....
...a little dangly and made a nice little clink when you moved... sounded pretty.
She also wanted a pair that included a "Book and a Ball of Yarn" for a friend
who does podcasts of reading for Craft Lovers..
I liked that ...
...you get to do any Art or Craft Work that strikes your fancy and she will read to you...
Just my thing...
I loved how they turned out and she did too... I sure would love to see them being worn.
... Sterling Silver and Copper earrings
... top photograph background is Kaffe Fassett's "Glorious Knitting" Cover.
I once knit that sweater from my handspun sheeps wool and Angora goats mohair that I hand-dyed..it was rows of stars in changing colors...
most amazing sweater I ever did.... wish I still owned it.
