Friday, October 12, 2012

Fiber Arts Friday - La Vitre Done!

Welcome to Fiber Arts Friday! This truly is my favorite day of the week where I can read all of the wonderful fiber arts blogs that link in each week so whether you knit, spin, sew, felt, crochet, quilt, embroider, weave, cross-stitch, etc...share your adventures.

This week I am sharing the finished La Vitre scarf that I started back last January.  I have a love/hate relationship with the yarn which is a Twisted Sister yarn.  It's beautiful and feels yummy but was a pain to knit with.  The pattern is a beautiful lace pattern written by Voie de Vie and has a lot of YO so when you have a sticky yarn...you curse a lot (or at least I do).

It was all worth it in the end.  I still am amazed at the magic of blocking PLUS I added beads to my knitting for the first time ever.  I used the floss method to string the beads on.  It's a bit tedious but it worked.

I attempted to take some photos of adding the beads.

While researching ways to add beads, this was what I found would work best for me for the small amount of beads that would be added to each end.  As a side note, I ended up tearing back the first rows I knitted back in January and knitting them again so I could add the beads.  I just didn't understand the instructions to crochet them in.  I intend to knit this scarf again with my very own Alpaca like the pattern called for.  I know I will be happier using Alpaca.

If you get a chance, check out the Voie de Vie patterns on Ravelry.  She has some great knit and crochet projects.  Seriously, I give it a Wonder Why Gal Thumb's Up!  Now, share your adventures in Fiber Arts!

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23 comments:

  1. Andrea--Your new scarf was worth all the work.
    I love the colourway and beads!
    It's great to see a cute photo of you, too, my friend! (Must be chilly in Michigan already?!?)

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  2. I love the beads! And Sister Bear is a wonderful model!

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  3. Ooooh, I've been kicking around the idea of adding beads recently myself. The scarf is gorgeous, and way to go on finishing it instead of letting it languish, hurray!

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  4. Your LaVitre was totally worth the effort, it's beautiful. That's a great illustration of how you added the beads too. Thanks for that tip. Hope you have an awesome weekend!

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  5. ugh don't you have yarn that wont cooperate. It was worth the hassle though by the looks of it. Very pretty! It looks like it flows nicely too.

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  6. Beautiful scarf! Love the beads too.

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  7. That's a beautiful scarf! I've never added beads although its been on my list for a long time, must give a try sometime :)

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  8. Great job and I'm sure the work to add the beads was worth it in the end.

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  9. Your scarf is done in lovely colours. I've never tried adding beads to a project, perhaps one of these days. I'm joining in for the first time this week.

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  10. Adding them using floss looks VERY interesting. I've always done all the stringing before hand. charming scarf!

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  11. The finished scarf is lovely. :-)

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  13. Wow, I have never ever seen that method of adding beads. It seems to make so much more sense than stringing them on at the beginning...especially if you only have a few beads to add. This one inspires me to give it a shot. Thank you so much for sharing.

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  14. Cute scarf. I have yet to try adding beads. I've been a bit intimidated I suppose. Maybe I should add that to my knitting resolutions :)

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  15. oooh beads!!! I love that idea! I need to venture out into stuff like that. I tend to stay with what I am comfortable with but there is so much other there to explore.

    Cara

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  16. Beautiful scarf... and oooh, beads! I love the colors!

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  17. I'm so glad you stuck with it because it came out well. The yarn really shows itself off after blocking! And you seemed to negotiate the beads just fine - no matter the method.

    I hope your friend liked her birthday present!

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  18. The scarf came out very pretty! and you have the best model too.

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  19. Love seeing all of these blogs! I have linked my pattern for a water bottle cozy, it can also be used for a bottle of wine as a gift wrap.

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  20. The scarf looks great. I have just tried this method for beading and found it effective but rather fiddly.

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  21. I'm always in awe of people who add beads to their knitting - it seems like a lot of work, but the results definitely are worth it!

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  22. Something not yet tried-you have motivated me.thank you

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  23. Knitting with beads is SO much fun! And they make a pleasant clicking noise on a scarf, when you walk!

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