Shawl pin!

[marna]

I made this today when I should have been tidying the building site I'm living in. (There's a Party! here on Saturday, which is meant me be focusing me.) It needs a finish and polish but I won't have time for that until next week - and I think that the stone on the head of the pin should be bigger, so I'll remake that when I find the right stone.

[CJ57]

I like the moonstone set into the wider disc but that's me. Look forward to seeing it finished Marna and maybe photographed in lovely shawl

[Dennis]

Its good though and something new to think about.

If I had made it though, I would be nervous about the wearer loosing or mislaying the pin, because Muggins would be asked to make a replacement.

As a result I attach loose accessories with a longish chain and hope it will be Muggins considerd an attractive detail. Dennis

[Patstone]

They dont tend to come out when wearing Dennis, but it is a good idea to attach it, from one who crochets shawls and makes the pins for them, well for mine anyway, not done one for sale yet.

[LorryFizz]

That is lovely, love the design. Never thought of making shawl pins, but as I do a bit of knitting I might give it a go

[ajda]

Really pretty... I love the simplicity and clean lines. I agree with Caroline - I think the smaller stone set in a wider disc looks great. It looks like a little moon with Saturn-like ring orbiting an artificial planet or space station.
Alan

[marna]

I thought about a chain - and I think I'm still thinking about it! It would be practical, but might also add more fuss than I'd like?

Thank you for such lovely comments! I was a little nervous about posting something here because there's so much more amazing work. I hadn't seen the planetary vision until you mentioned it, Alan, but now that's what it looks like to me too - and I'm getting fonder of the little stone at the top now that it's a little moon.

[CJ57]

I've sone quite a few planetary pieces this year which is probably why I like the moonstone too

Re safety and the chain it's possible if not usual to weave the pin in and out of the shawl a couple of times before it goes in the other end thus making it more secure. It would need a very long chain to allow it to function and I agree it would spoil the clean lines of the pin

[vernon]

Very nice like it a lot.