Silver wire necklace

So, I got the idea for crocheting with wire from a crochet magazine. The pattern called for 28 gauge copper-coated wire. I found that and also bought 32 gauge. 28 was really hard to crochet with so I switched to 32 and spared my hands from arthritis for another month or two.

Using a 6 or a 6.5 hook (I don't remember), I just began to chain like you would with yarn. The initial slip knot/knot was definitely the most difficult. When I managed to make it tight, the wire snapped, so I left the end looser than I would ever leave a yarn end.

I did a few chains with no beads. Then on the last two chains I added clear glass beads with silver lined holes. I added a bead, pushed it down to the chain and chained one. Voila.

Last but not least, I attached the toggles. This sucks, basically. With a bead around all the loose ends, I found it easier to tie them together and slip them through the toggle hole. But it sucked, I struggled and I'm back to yarn until I get the energy to go back to finicky wire.

Adorable iPod cozy

Here is the much-hyped iPod Nano cozy. The colours in the photos didn't turn out as nicely as I'd hoped, probably because I took them under florescent lights, but you can still tell it's great yarn.

The yarn has both faded and vibrant colours in it; it's very nice stuff. Nicole made this without a pattern or anything. She's brave. :) Maybe she can figure out how to convert my slipper knitting pattern into a crochet pattern....

A blog for Nicole

Nicole would like pictures of her projects posted too, so I've made her her own little blog. She tells me she crocheted an iPod Nano cozy, which she will be bringing for me to photograph tomorrow. I expect it to be adorable. :)