DDRAW:- Double Diamond Right Angle Weave

I have a new favourite beadweaving stitch. It's called Double Diamond Right Angle Weave. DDRAW for short. I found it in a book called Beadweaving Beyond the Basics by Kassie Shaw.

Now I'm not very good at Right Angle Weave.  I can CRAW though. (Cubic Right Angle Weave)

So after getting this book I fell in love with with a similar stitch that looks gorgeous afterwards too and is so versatile.

I first made a swatch of DDRAW a few rows by a few sets. And then made a bracelet of it. That's the first picture.

I love bezels and stones and finding new ways to hold stones by using beads and DDRAW is perfect for that. In the book there are 2 projects by using the stitch for making bezels for circular stones.

I wanted to find out if you can use the stitch for a different shape. And you can. I used a 25 x 18mm cabochon and used DDRAW to bezel around it. A lot like the 2 circular projects. That is picture 2.

I love the way the bezel holds onto the stone and how it looks so delicate.

What do you think?

Bead, bead, bead

Hey! I'm back blogging. I now bead weave. I love it. It helps take my mind off the pain and when you make something you came up with yourself it's the best feeling ever.

So, I'll be posting things I've made and I'm going to try and write a few tutorials. We'll see how that goes.

If you need help or want to ask me something then please contact me.

Enjoy!!

Knitted Kindle Cover

I got my kindle last Christmas and its like another limb. I've bought the leather cover from amazon.co.uk as well as a "skin". I find the leather cover, quite heavy and awkward to use, so its stuffed in a drawer somewhere, whether it will see the light again, I don't know, but I wanted something light and will protect the screen from scratches etc.

I searched a lot online and seeing as I'm pretty new to knitting I wanted something simple to do. So in the end I came up with this...




It took me two days to make it, knit and put together and I'm really proud of myself, this is the first pattern I've ever made up and I think it looks great and the comments are lovely too, so much in fact that I'm making one for my cousin in a different cover.

So if you want to make this cover then this is what you'll need:


Materials

-5mm needles (UK 6/ US8)
-Worsted DK wool (I used teal)
-Tapestry needle
-Scissors

Method

1) Cast on 30 stitches, on a pair of 5mm needles. It won't seem like a lot but its great for the width of this as there will be a little breathing room for the kindle too!

2) Knit every row until you get to 43cm.

3) Leave yourself a gap so that you have a bit of a "flap" to go over at the end.

4) Cast off and leave a quite a bit of wool at the end so you can sew up one of the edges

5) Use your tapestry needle to sew up the sides. Tip use the first/last stitch to tie up the edges and sew each row up that way you won't get holes in the sides! and then once you are at the end of one side, at the bottom of the cover put your needle through a few stitches and make a loop with it. Then snip the end off, just make sure its tight so it won't unravel! See picture below
I used pink so you can see :)



6) Get another piece of wool so you can sew up the other side. Start off the way you finished in step 5, and sew up the sides again and finish in the same way as step 5.

You should now have the finished product :) I hope you are as happy with yours as I am with mine. If you want to add something to it, go ahead, but if you don't know how to do it, ask someone who does. I haven't got a clue XD.

If you have any questions or comments, please don't be afraid to do so.