Help! I’m on a time crunch to make some last minute gifts, and I need some quick advice.
I ordered just enough of Knit Pick’s “Shimmer” yarn (70% alpaca, 30% silk) for my project. After I got started I thought, “Wouldn’t this look really pretty with a crocheted edging maybe and some freshwater pearls crocheted into the edging?” (For all practical purposes, what I’m making is similar to something like…let’s say, a doily–decorative, that will not be used or worn out).
Well, I can’t order any more of the Shimmer yarn because it will never get here in time–even if I expressed shipped it, I won’t be able to finish the projects in time. So I wondered…since these are going to be gifts that are purely decorational and non-functional, is it possible to maybe crochet a cotton thread to the edge (maybe a pearl cotton?), stringing the pearls onto that? I’m a little concerned because the cotton doesn’t have any “give” while the silk/alpaca Shimmer does, but once I block everything, will it matter? Again, these are purely for decorational purposes and I won’t have to worry about if it will “wear” evenly because they’re going to be decorative. What do you think?