I bead bad.

As my kids would say (in a gramatically incorrect moment), "I be'd bad this weekend." I'm supposed to be doing my 2nd Hot Loops project. Or at the very least, the hat to match my cabled scarf for my cable class next month. But like you, I am not immune to the siren's song of a new yarn and pattern.

I was sucked in by this new Stitch Diva pattern, from a leaflet entitled Single Skein Stuff, that uses just one skein of Tilli Tomas Rockstar beaded silk (BTW, see that sweater on the cover of Knitter's? That's my next project). This handy Diva leaflet has four (five?) single patterns, including a bag, all from just one skein of yarn. I love the Stitch Diva patterns, including the new Hairpin Lace patterns. Very goth, very hip. This one looks like a scarf, but it is really a headband pattern that I have modified to make into a long headscarf. Headscarves are very big for fall and I like the way they dangle down below the bottom of my hair, kinda like those hairwraps you get on the beach.

Love love love this "seafoam" pattern. It is basically a variation on the very simple dropstitch. As they say in the pattern, it's basically garter stitch "with a twist." A very fast, very efficient way to "be bad." Plus, it should be done tonight. Unless I be bad and have a glass of wine.

- Shelley
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