Oops!

That's the name of this weave, Oops, although I'd say there's nothing oops about it; in fact, it's now my current favorite weave, so addictive, can't stop once started, that's how this bracelet got to 8 1/2" long...

Oops is the a.k.a. name of European 4-in-1 Unbalanced.  It's best looking when done in tight ratio with fine rings.  It's also obviously a very ring-hungry weave, and more time consuming than most other European family weaves.  But the textile feel of the final work is well worth the effort.

Since I couldn't stop "Oopsing" (is that a word?), and I didn't have enough rings for another bracelet, so I made a finger ring to match:-)  Having joined a few other weaves, I was prepared to do battle on joining Oops while I found it surprisingly easy!  Almost like zipping up two sides of Peyote stitches, the rings that are supposed to meet up met up without any couching or coercing from me.  The only thing I'd say I would do over is using a finer gauge of rings which should allow for a closer size of finger ring.  As this ring goes, it's wee bigger than I wanted.  But to reduce it, it'll have to lose 2 columns of rings since Oops kind of works in pairs when joined end to end, and that would make the ring too small for me.

Now only if I had a professional mannequin hand display for my work...  My own hand is not doing justice to this fine set of "Oops":-)

Specs:

All bright aluminum rings from TRL, WD 1.2mm, ID 4.18mm, AR ~3.48 which is at the high end of AR for Oops.  Bracelet measures at 1" wide and 8 1/2" long, including the sterling silver slider clasp.  The finger ring is 7/8" long, and about size 9.

Ninja Ring

A secret ninja weapon you can wear on your finger!

OK, it's really just another Whirlybird with scales as outer edging.

I was playing with my new scales from B3, made a few flower looking thingy, very fun.  Then, I realized scales can be substituted for the outer edge of pretty much any weave.

Here's my first experiment in using scales in a Whirlybird. Just do a simple strip of 3-row European 4-in-1 with scales as the middle row; then connect end to end like a normal Whirlybird. I added an HP-like ridge on both side to tighten the whole thing, they also even out the scales so they spread like sun rays, or flower petals, whatever.

Finding an "app" for this bird took a while. From the first moment it was done, it screams "ninja secret weapon" to me; does it do that for you?  Any way, after a few tries, it settles as a finger ring.  Big, but still comfortable.  Definitely Not dainty:-)  Check out more pix here.

I wonder how a pair of them may look as earrings? Hum...

W.I.B.U.T.

What I've been up to:

Most of these haven't been photographed yet. I moved on from one to next, wanting to test out as many weaves as I can; but there are sssooooooo many out there; it's like what they say: So many weaves, so little time:-)

More details to come soon; for now, just a quick glance:

• Shaggy loops (lower left corner) - bracelet and matching earrings in copper, brass, bright aluminum
• Persephone (lower right) - bracelet, with hand forged infinity toggle, in copper
• Tetra Orbs (upper leftmost) - 2 pairs of earrings in bright aluminum with Swarovski cube crystals

from here onto the right:

• Japanese Lace - 2 bracelets in stainless steel and anodized niobium
• GSG-3 rows - bracelet in natural niobium and matching earrings in natural titanium
  
• Half Persian (HP) 4in1 - bracelet in anodized niobium
• HP 4in1 - bracelet in anodized titanium
• HP 3in1 (top row, above all bracelets) - finger ring in anodized niobium
• HP 4in1 (top row, above all bracelets) - hair clip decoration in anodized niobium
  
• HP 3in1 Sheet 5 - 2 bracelets, 20 gauge and 18 gauge bright aluminum
• Oval (or Persian Dragonscale) - bracelet in 18 ga BA
• Roundmaille - bracelet in 18 ga BA
• Turkish Round - 2 bracelets, 18 ga and 16 ga BA
• Helm (or Parallel) - 18 ga BA
• Dragonscale - 18 ga BA
• JPL-3 - 16 ga BA
• JPL What-If variations - 2 bracelets, with 18 ga BA interspersed by larger ID anodized aluminum rings
• Double Spiral Half Byzantine + 1 - bracelet in 18 ga stainless steel square wire rings (this name is quite a mouthful, however the weave turned out like little flower basket, very cute!)