Monthly Archives: June 2018

MD51 Halfway Through

Posted on June 24, 2018 by silvergrrl

Today I start the second half of my 100 Days of Metal commitment. I haven’t been keeping up with my blog, but I have been at my bench every day. So it’s working! In the last couple of weeks, I’ve … Continue reading →

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MD38 More Chains & a Goal

Posted on June 10, 2018 by silvergrrl

Today I started another Byzantine chain. I have set a goal to build an inventory of bracelets. Byzantine, Columbus, Foxtail, and Double-loop-in-loop. Two of each, one for a slender wrist and one for a “normal” wrist ; these two sizes … Continue reading →

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MD37 Exciting Day!

Posted on June 9, 2018 by silvergrrl

Today I wore my new Columbus Chain bracelet to my Fiber Guild meeting so I could show it off, and a woman there bought it right off my wrist! I hadn’t intended to sell it, but when opportunity knocks, it’s … Continue reading →

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One Fractal Down, on to the Next

Posted on June 9, 2018 by silvergrrl

When I started the Apples fractal project, I chose to make the yarn end up as a two-ply lace weight yarn. I have a lot of knitting patterns for lace weight yarn, and merino fiber is a really lovely fiber … Continue reading →

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MD36 Catching Up

Posted on June 8, 2018 by silvergrrl

Life has gotten in the way of blogging this week – there is only one of me! So by way of catching up, here are the things I’ve done since Tuesday. Made two pairs of earrings (MD33 & 34) Wound … Continue reading →

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MD32 A Bit More Than Minimum…

Posted on June 4, 2018 by silvergrrl

Another crazy busy day… But I did take my torch to the ends of all the wires I cut yesterday. This makes them ball up so they’ll hold the pretty earring parts in place.

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MD31 The Bare Minimum

Posted on June 3, 2018 by silvergrrl

Today was just busy. So for my Days of Metal project, I put in what I consider the bare minimum. I’ve been wearing one of the pairs of earrings I made earlier in this series, and I like them a … Continue reading →

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MD30 Practice Makes Such a Difference

Posted on June 2, 2018 by silvergrrl

I finished the Columbus Chain bracelet, and I’m really pleased with the way it looks. I’m also really pleased with how much my pick soldering skills improved as a result from doing all those links. Today was much better than … Continue reading →

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MD29 More on the Columbus Chain

Posted on June 1, 2018 by silvergrrl

My new little chain is 3 inches long now after today’s work session. It took 33 links to get there; a side effect of the smaller links, given how they overlap in this pattern. To give you an idea of … Continue reading →

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