With persistence comes results. The second wing came along much faster than the first, mostly in part to the use of stitch markers to mark the lace units. Why this didn't occur to me for the first wing, I don't know. It certainly improved my experience working on the second one.
It's very simple lace and the variegated yarn helps to give it depth and texture. I think if I were to do this project again, I would save myself the trouble of carrying an extra yarn up the side and just pick a multi-colored yarn that I liked or a solid that had some sparkle to it. It wouldn't change the yarn requirements (I used most of both balls that I purchased), but it would make things a little less fiddly. Normally working with two different colors wouldn't be all that bad, but this "kid merino" yarn is very attracted to itself and other yarns like it and towards the end I got a little tired of fighting that tendency.
All that remains now is the crochet ties. These are made out of a perforated gold metallic ribbon yarn -- a perfect accent to the wings. All the crochet is simple, so you don't have to be a crochet goddess to make them happen. I've finished the first very long tie that is used to secure the wings to the child, and now I have the wrist loops and back piece to finish up.
Since these are birthday present for an early June birthday, I'm being very monogamous with this project. Adults can cope with a special handmade project being a little late, but 5 year olds seem very sensitive to not having things show up on special birthday date.
It's very simple lace and the variegated yarn helps to give it depth and texture. I think if I were to do this project again, I would save myself the trouble of carrying an extra yarn up the side and just pick a multi-colored yarn that I liked or a solid that had some sparkle to it. It wouldn't change the yarn requirements (I used most of both balls that I purchased), but it would make things a little less fiddly. Normally working with two different colors wouldn't be all that bad, but this "kid merino" yarn is very attracted to itself and other yarns like it and towards the end I got a little tired of fighting that tendency.All that remains now is the crochet ties. These are made out of a perforated gold metallic ribbon yarn -- a perfect accent to the wings. All the crochet is simple, so you don't have to be a crochet goddess to make them happen. I've finished the first very long tie that is used to secure the wings to the child, and now I have the wrist loops and back piece to finish up.
Since these are birthday present for an early June birthday, I'm being very monogamous with this project. Adults can cope with a special handmade project being a little late, but 5 year olds seem very sensitive to not having things show up on special birthday date.
What a fantastic, special present for a little girl! They look just beautiful.
That is such pretty lace and such a lucky little girl! I would have loved to have gotten fairy wings for my birthday when I was a kid.
I'm not sure I can visualize how the knitted pieces will be attached (to the child or to each other) to form wings though... I'd love to see a modeled photo...
Those are looking pretty good. Are they wired in any way to keep them a little bit rigid or are they meant to be more freely flowing?
I gave my niece some fairy wings for her birthday. THey came with glitter and stars and other sparkly bits to decorate them with. I almost wanted to wear them myself. So when Hallowe'en came that year, I bought myself a very large, very beautiful pair of fairy wings and then wore them to work under my regular clothes. I love them. And they were quite a hit at the mental health center where I work.