Wedding necklace

I wore three hand made things on our wedding day, the Wedding shrug; the Till minne shawl and this necklace.

Wedding necklace:

Beads:

Swarovski bicone 4 mm in 501 Ruby and Crystal AB (I think)

size 11 Miyuki delica transparent pink mist AB

size 15 Miyuki pearl white AB

Silver details: Filigree heart toggle clasp, end cones 11 by 8 mm, Flat ring with the text Love three times on each side. All bought at Silvergrejs)

Thread: Nymo D, held double

Wire: Sterling silver 0.6 mm

 

Notes: I got inspiration for this from the Larks head knot used in the  Bliss necklace by Rebecca Cambell in Creative Jewelry volume 7. The beads are strung on Nymo D, held double, and which is tied and glued to a silver wire loop hidden in the end cones. Except for the knot around the ring, I just made things up as I strung the beads until it was long enough to hang nicely around my neck.

 

Sorry for the bad photos. But the light this time of year is terrible.

Wedding

At the end of August me and M celebrated getting married. It was an almost perfect day, and we and our guests had a good time. Of course I had to make a little something for this special occasion. I managed to make a necklace and shrug in addition to the shawl I already had. The necklace is seen in the photo below, but I’ll do a separate post on that one.

Wedding shrug:

Pattern: Ribbed Lace Bolero

Lace Pattern: Based on Spring Leaves (Ravelry)

Yarn: 3 skeins Sublime Yarns Cashmere Merino Silk DK

Needles: 4.0 mm

Modifications: I did a picot cast on and the inner part of each leaf was in reverse stockinette.

Notes: Although I did a swatch and blocked and measured, the shrug was slightly too big and I had to keep tugging at it to pull it back onto my shoulders. The yarn is very nice and felt like just the right amount of luxury for such a special day.