This magnificent necklace is EVEN PRETTIER in person!! I can't say enough about how it sparkles and glows even with indoor lighting. It was fun to knit, and I am thrilled to have it as a signature piece in my jewelry wardrobe. – Miriam Pittenger
This necklace is stunning! I'd recommend getting the extra beads-especially if you're a tight knitter. Absolutely love the end product. – Danielle Winslow
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After a few months of being out of stock, we just found beautiful daggers that are so very very close to the original ones seen here that we feel we can joyfully offer this necklace kit again. The next-to-last photo to the bottom right here shows the "new" daggers with a part of the original necklace superimposed on the photo, and the last photo shows them by themselves (click on it for a close-up). These are lovely in and of themselves --- and it is a bonus how they are such a close match to the ones we had before.
And so we are so very pleased that we can once again offer our most glorious Circle of Circe Necklace kit for your knitting pleasure. Read on for more of a description.....
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We are delighted to introduce this necklace kit for your knitting needles.
Here is a lovely collar which will help you to sparkle your way through the holidays.
In Greek mythology, Circe is a minor goddess of magic -- or sometimes a nymph, witch, enchantress or sorceress. I am not saying that this necklace will give you magical powers but it might make you look pretty magical.:-)
This is another variation of Sivia Harding's Moonrise Neckpiece, made with a 20 meter spool of black silk that just feels amazing against the skin!
The beads -- which must be threaded in a particular order so that this look can be achieved -- are Black AB cubes and 8/0 Dark Topaz Rainbow Gold Lusters. The photo here shows the piece done using 4x4mm cubes -- it also looks very fine with 3x3 cubes.
The 8/0 gold beads form little triangles of beads where the short rows occur though this is a very subtle look.
The daggers are amazingly gorgeous -- I am so pleased to have found them. They are unusual (and rather expensive, for daggers) but really make the piece. I wish the photograph showed them off better -- you really miss how they glow. These are 5x16mm Vitral "Tie-Dyed" beauties. Quite striking. There are beautiful swirls of colors -- black and blues and pinks and golds and silvers, as well as hints of other colors. This picks up the AB aspect of the cubes and the Rainbow aspect of the Gold Luster 8/0s -- so the the whole comes together very nicely.
Not to repeat myself or anything, but these are really gorgeous! :-)
The clasp is a lead-free pewter in an antique gold color, with the bar part of the toggle shaped like a leaf (or maybe a feather?), and the circle being smooth and the same on both sides. We might instead give you a similar clasp with a "twig" instead of the leaf (quantities are running low on this original one) -- that looks great as well.
We really like this one -- it is rather dressy and glows beautifully.
If you would rather go with a silver-and-black look (instead of this gold-and-black) just let us know via the drop-down menu and we'll do the substitutions for you -- the 8/0s will be the silver lined silver ABs and the clasp will be the same but in an antique silver finish. The silver beads, I would think, might stand out more than these gold lusters do.
Each kit will include the pattern, the thread (a lovely black silk), the clasp, the beads and a floss threader for ease in getting the beads onto the silk.
The necklace is a choker length -- mine came out to be exactly 14 1/2 " including the clasp.
Here is a wonderful way to make this a bit longer, simply and easily, courtesy of Cindersall (link is below to her own project page on Ravelry: "I added length by doing 6 rows of beads ( without the daggers) at the beginning and end, which made it the perfect length for me, 18”... (and more specifically)..." I added 2 repeats on each side of the center section without the daggers, to lengthen the necklace. I strung 10 cubes, 5 gold beads , 10 cubes, 5 gold beads, then followed the stringing instructions, then added 5 gold beads, 10 cubes twice. It lengthened the necklace just enough..."
There will be plenty of the 8/0 beads and the 3x3mm cubes in each kit to be able to do this with ease.
Be aware that the knitting needles are not part of the kit. I used size 0 (2mm) but gauge is not a major factor at all. You want the look to be pleasing to you. I do tend to knit loosely, though, so my size 0s might translate to a size 1 for you. You want a gauge that gives the choker a width of about 3/4" across its 6 stitches, or 8 stitches to the inch.
This was fast and fun and really gorgeous. In my oh-so-humble opinion.
BTW, we would be very pleased to help you put together any variation on this necklace based on another dagger if one appeals to you. The last photo here shows a stunning one we worked with Cruizing to put together in variations on bronze and copper.
Whoo-eee!
The only limit is imagination and that is limitless.
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