By a Wire

Hiya from a.,

This was a week where I ended up trying a bunch of new things, one of which is ready to show you (the other two will be up in a week or two).  With working on that giant blanket which is an unending march of granny squares, in my other projects I've wanted to branch out a bit more creatively.  This led to my first experiments with crocheting wire.  Now I crochet pretty tight, which is a problem when working with unforgiving wire - even the super malleable 30 gauge jewelry wire.  I felt like I almost had to relearn the crochet motions, as to pull this off I needed to exaggerate my movements.  Everything I read was to use a small hook, but for my first project that just wasn't possible.  Instead I used a g hook, and after a couple practice goes of varying success, I just dove in and made a thing.  It is hard for me and my aging camera to show shiny silver well, but you should get a decent idea of what this looks like:

Here is a little bit of a closer look:

And there is a crocheted wire bracelet with beads scattered through.
Pretty neat, right?
Take care.