The April gift was posted off and arrived just before the end of April and also, perhaps, as an early birthday present for my sewing pal, Nicole. - currently known as the queen of overalls!
When I put out the call for ideas (which is still open, by the way, hit me up), Nicole suggested a macramé key chain thingy.
I was putting in an order with String Harvest for some thicker cord for another project when I saw that Cass sells little cards of co-ordinating 0.5mm Hemp cord. Perfect for some macramé key chain thingies, right?
For those who know their knots, this piece is done with a series of square knot sennits and the cords swapping over from one chain to the next to give the interlocking weave.
Monkey fist balls are a fun little puzzle, but I do NOT recommend trying to make them with 0.5mm cord. A bit fiddly and frustrating and I hop they don't simply unravel....
And a finally, a little autumn leaf:
Instructions for all of these, along with really good demonstrations of knots and techniques can be found in the Macramé Pattern Book. It has the added bonus of making macramé look quite tasteful and I'm especially fond of the samplers, made in neutral cord and pinned to feedsack floral fabric. Pointless, but pretty.
And we all need a bit of that sometimes.
Cheers.
The autumn leaf is so cute and so it the key chain thingy and I’m sure those monkey fit balls won’t dare unravel.
ReplyDeleteI love it all!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, they look very smart on the key chain of my (very, very) second hand Mercedes runabout.
I love telling the story of the freaking heart attack I had when I thought I had lost the main one.
You are very talented and very, very kind.
PS The cat got to the monkey balls and they survived that so they will survive anything.