My first knotted strand!

[maiakity]

I beaded a necklace for my aunt (and one for myself), but pearls were only accents so I really did't get a chance to see what my knotting skills were really like. Well, for my next project I knotted up a choker strand of these lovely pondslime pearls (with a few vermeil spacer beads thrown in for interest). I wanted this one to be a choker, so I think I may have enoughp pearls left over for a bracelet too! (If I throw in a few spacers )

I love the colors on these pearls, just lovely!





So...experienced knotters, what do you think, did I do alright???

 

[pattye]

Awesome knotting, Maiakity! And a gorgeous, gorgeous necklace! Love your design with gold beads, looks very balanced to me! Agree, the pearls have amazing colors, too!

 

[Caitlin]

That looks great on you. Good work!

 

[maiakity]

Thank you!!! I'm overall pretty pleased with how it turned out, I was able to get the knotting tighter than I had expected. The vermeil beads are a little "shifty" where I put them back to back, but I don't think anyone will notice, and I think it looks good from a distance. I fear that I am going to need to change my screen name to "needsmorepearls"

 

[GemGeek]

I was fooled by your close-up shots into thinking they were honkers, then surprised by the dainty necklace. It looks fantastic on you - just perfect. Thanks for sharing it.

 

[Pearl Dreams]

Great knotting! Looks really nice.

 

[maiakity]

Thank you! They look better when they aren't paired with my jammies

 

[GemGeek]

Jammies, or no, your neck looks regal.

 

[Lindaphillipsbong]

Very, very nice. Normally I wouldn't be too keen on spacers, but those gold ones look lovely with the colour of those pearls. Well done!

 

[Marianne]

Great knotting job and the design is lovely..... totally classes up the jammies too