Sometimes one finished piece immediately sparks an idea for the next. And then that one leads to another. Before you know it, you look at the table and discover that a whole little jewelry collection has appeared.
That’s exactly what happened to me this time.
First came Arabella. Natural white-beige, delicate and romantic. The kind of jewelry that doesn’t need to shout to get noticed. Individually crocheted lace motifs, large flowers and just a touch of vintage charm. The finished necklace measures approximately 64 cm in length.
Arabella was finished, and I could quite happily have thought to myself: very nice, that’s enough.
Naturally, I didn’t. 😄
Next came Ruby Blossom, with a completely different personality. Deep red, decorated with pearl beads and three dangling strands of beads. The back section of the necklace is also made with beads, giving the whole piece a look that is both romantic and just a little bit extravagant. Just the right amount, because being too sensible all the time is exhausting anyway.
And then came Carmen.
Carmen had no intention of stopping at just one necklace. She needed two pairs of earrings to go with it. The smaller ones are approximately 4 cm in diameter, while the larger ones measure about 7 cm.
And no, you don’t necessarily have to wear them one pair at a time. All three together work beautifully. The necklace, the smaller earrings and the larger earrings. If you’re going to wear Carmen, you might as well go all the way. 😄
All three pieces are crocheted by hand. I make the motifs separately, and only afterwards do they begin to come together as a whole. It’s one of those projects where you start with a pile of thread and assorted little pieces on the table, and at some point you look at it and think: well, would you look at that, it actually turned into jewelry.
And because I don’t like making two things exactly alike, each of these pieces gets to keep its own character. The same idea may return someday, but I’m not giving any of them an identical twin.
Granny Maimu inspected the trio, adjusted her glasses and decided that a crochet hook can clearly be used for much more than making potholders.
Bim inspected the yarn.
His quality-control method mostly consisted of establishing that the yarn existed and therefore obviously belonged to the cat.
Someone in this house has to be in charge of quality control. 🐾
Now Arabella, Ruby Blossom and Carmen are finished and have moved onto the jewelry shelf at Tiina Butiik.
I suppose I could put my crochet hook down for a while now.
That was a joke. 😄