I asked my friends to look at my shawl pins on yesterday's blog. I asked for their opinions and told them they had to be honest. I love that about these friends - they are good friends and honest (but kind).
One of them asked to see the shawl pin in use. Well duh - I should have thought of that, eh? So here it is. This is a blue neck warmer that I knitted, with a blue beaded shawl pin in it holding it in place. It's the perfect size!
Excuse the extra large photo but I wanted to make it easy to see the shawl pin in use.
Another friend asked me how do they stay in place? I call it a shawl pin, but it isn't really a pin, although, it's used like a pin. It has a rounded bottom edge, and it doesn't have a closure on it. Once you stick it through the layers of the neck warmer, it stays pretty tight. The rounded bottom edge is nice because it doesn't poke through the layers of the yarn.
Did I mention this is one of the neck warmers I knitted from my hand spun (by me) yarn? Yes! I love this - it's soooo soft and the blue is beautiful. The shawl pin adds a little pizzazz to it too.
I'm very pleased with how things are turning out! Not bad for not being a knitter. I am going to get that project that is on the loom, off soon, and get going on weaving some of my hand spun yarns. I'm not sure they are good enough for warp, but certainly they will make a beautiful weft and they will be lovely.
Oh, and here is a mobius scarf or infinity scarf with a twist in it, that I also spun and knitted. Once again, no pattern, just imagination involved. It fits perfectly too!
Thanks for looking. I appreciate your feedback. I do not appreciate the spam emails I'm getting in my inbox though. Bummer!
Take care,
Martha
1 comment:
Martha, your neck warmer is just lovely! The shawl pins are really unique and pretty looking - great idea.
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