I’m Back…
Well, seeing as it is about 2am and I’m still up (after sleeping in until nearly noon) I must be on the mend finally… Thank goodness!
So, to that post about bead options on the leaf lace shawl…
As I mentioned last week, I’m probably years from getting to the beaded edge. I haven’t touched it since before the trip to Iowa and I’m probably only at about 10% (or less) considering I’m only working on the 5th repeat of chart 2 out of 15 or possibly 16 repeats! I actually did pick it up on Sunday when I felt my brain was finally clearer of mucus, but in trying to decide if I had already moved my magnetic line marker or not upon completing that last pattern row, I’m off and think I probably had already moved the line marker. So, I need to tink back the two rows I did do and give it another try. So I’m really a little farther behind than when we went to IA since I still have the time it’ll take to tink out those rows… *sigh* It’s the process, it’s the process, it’s the process. Right?
That said, a decision will be required at *some* point as to which beads to use on the shawl. In the photo above you can see the three options I walked out of the bead shop with - lighter, darker, and matchy :-) The light and the matchy colors are size 8 seed beads while the darker ones are size 8 square seed beads.
The dark ones did not come out well in this photo. They are a dark amber color. The light ones seem almost pearl-like and the matchy ones are irridescent so sometimes can look kind of purple or pink, but overall are more orange-like. So, if the shawl were yours, which beads would you use? Leave a comment with your thoughts!
