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I have learned a lot just by creating this chocker. One of the things I learned, is that my neck is too thick for a choker, so they don't really look good on me... Oh well. The second thing I learned is that when planning a type of project as this I have to really plan this out ahead of time.

For this choker I used eight 3 yard lengths of hemp folded in half over a split ring, and it worked out beautifully. While I was working on this choker I was worried that I wasn't going to have enough cord left to finish it, and I'd have to add a cord. I really hate doing this.

But as it turned out, the real problem with looping the final split ring onto the end of the hemp. The problem was that I technically started out with 8 cords, and ending with 16! There was no way I could end the choker in the same way as I planned and have it come out neat.

In the end I created a V at the end of the choker, sniped off the excess cords, and only used two cords to put on the split ring. It doesn't look pretty, but I finished it.

I'm kinda hooked on berry knots right now, and I think I may create another berry knot necklace. Also, I have an idea for berry knot earrings. Well, the sun has FINALLY come out, so I'm going to take my son out for a walk.

posted by Tonia's Macrame at 3:00 PM