Spinning and Beading Part II

I didn't forget about Spinning Wednesday, quite the opposite. What I did try to spin on Wednesday was such a complete failure I decided not to share it. (This might not come as a surprise but there are many failures that are kept quiet. It's one of the perks of being the editor.) Never fear, I will attempt again and be back next Wednesday with spinning to share. It might be the fixed thing from last Wednesday or something new.

As for Beading Friday I liked the wrapped bracelet so well from last week I decided to make two more, one in shades of blue, the other in shades of brown. As you can see they look very much like the first and I continue to be very satisfied with them. These wrap bracelets are great for using up smaller amounts of beads and are quick to make, thumbs up and thumbs up.

The most exciting thing I did in the past couple of days was to find this website. It is called ChartGen, a free chart generating tool for knitters. Although some of the symbols are slightly different from the ones I am accustom to using, this software program allows one to take the written word or type in alphabetic abbreviations of written instructions. The software then creates a chart that is very profession looking. Here's my attempt for Rows 28-41 of Anisette. It is not accurate but you get to see how compact, clean and easy it is to read compared to my graph paper version. (Doing these must-be-exact types of tasks does not play to my strengths. [You know, like getting words spelled correctly etc.] I will get it right eventually.)

Now even if it isn't Wednesday, I think I will see what I can do about that spinning project. Excuse me ~~~~

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