Combining ideas

Today I played with Edda Guastalla's tutorial and followed her directions for increasing the ring size for the domed shape of the Ice Drop. It was such a simple change, and it worked well!

The dome of the glass gem is covered nicely.

The back worked really well. I decided to add another round of chains with picots to make the back a little more decorative.

I really like the way the sides look using Edda's technique. I wasn't sure what I wanted to do to finish the Ice Drop, so I decided to go with something simple... I doodled!

Playing with the Ice Drop took much longer than I anticipated, and I did need to do a few chores around the house. Still, I managed to knit a few rounds on my cowl. Maybe it will wind up being a carry-along project!