Well, I finished one of the long wave motifs. I ended up using a Susan Bates D hook (3.25mm) that the micrometer measured at 3.12 mm. After each wave pass I measured the width because the pattern - designer states that the design tends to get wider so when this happens you are supposed to down size the hook. Well my motif never grew so the entire piece was sone with the D hook.
Forty eight hours later I picked up the yarn and started motif #2 of the long wave. Crocheting along I decided to double check the width just before starting the third wave. Well what do yo want the silly thing was about 37.5 mm wide from the beginning. Frogging -- frogging -- frogging. Pick up that silly Clover D hook. I just don't know what to tell you.
The parts we crochet next involve beads -- size 6 pony beads. The designer chose turquoise (silver lined), gold (silver lined) and red (silver lined). The red is supposed to be strung on the garnet (841) and the bubbles (724). I could sort of see the red on the pink (bubbles) but no way on the garnet (really sort of a dark dusty rose. Today I went off to my favorite local bead shop, Beads Beads in Tustin. I brought home two tubes of beads. I am undecided which to use but either one will be better than the designer's choice.
I leave on vacation on Saturday morning and this is the project that I am taking. I will have some hooks packed in the suitcase and a self addressed envelope just in case TSA has a problem with the crochet hooks. I take a dental floss container to cut anything I need to cut on the flight so no scissors will be harmed in this endeavor.
Hopefully when I am home I will get pictures of everything and be able to include them here.
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