April 13, 2005
No, Really!
That, in case you can't tell, is a close up of the Seed Stitch Scarf. I'm not quite sure how to take a photo of something that's 8" wide and 75" long. So I just took a close up. Again, it's Colinette Prism, in the Cardinal colorway. I used three skeins to make this scarf, and it took a dog's age.
And tonight I got another row done on the Rosetta Blankie.
Here's a current photo of the backside.
I am very proud to tell you that the only row that has any ends hanging from it is the very last one. All the old ends are woven, and only the active yarns are hanging. It's very exciting.
I had a fun experience with the color choices this evening. I was on the phone with my mother, and I said, "So Mom, what color should I use next?" She picked Yellow.
"Light or bright?" were the choices I offered her. So I let her pick the colors for a little while. Suddenly, she realized I was asking her pretty often about colors, and she said, "Wait, just exactly how big are these little squares?"
"Five stitches wide," I told her. I thought she already knew.
She was, in a word, flabbergasted. She said she couldn't imagine how I could be doing that. I had to tell her, I was actually having fun. Then I started on yet another square but couldn't figure out which yarn went where, so I had to hang up. But a few TiVo-ed episodes of "Desperate Housewives" later (did you love the bathroom threat of a visit to Mrs. Van de Kamp's?), and that row is finished.
I worked a bit more on my new project which is sort of weird but fun, and now I'm blogging and about to go to bed.
See you soon!
I am in awe of that blanket. So. Many. Ends. Beautiful, though.
Try this on for size: seed stitch. Colinette Prism. Jacket. Now *that* really took forever.
Posted by: Iris at April 13, 2005 09:02 AMThe baby blanket is looking good! I am so impressed by your dedication to those little squares. Will there be a back facing on it?
Posted by: Diana at April 13, 2005 09:45 AMI loved the comment from Mrs Huber's sister when she said "This is where good taste goes to die." I laughed so hard I had to pause the TIVO and rewind. That was classic. Had to be written by a queer. No straight is that catty.
Posted by: Jon at April 13, 2005 10:02 AMWow, that scarf is a beautiful colorway. I can relate to the time invested. I just got Kaffe Fassett's "Family Album" this week, with a checkerboard-patterned sweater. Very inspiring. And the creator of Desperate Housewives is, indeed, gay.
Posted by: Becca at April 13, 2005 11:07 AMOkay, that scarf is fierce. Love those colors. Just stunning. And the Kaffe fabric is faboo. Is there anything that Kaffe can't do? You know if he didn't have a penis he could be Martha Stewart. Damned homophobia!
-Dan