December 11, 2003
Exhausted
I really did have the best of intentions to come home from work and get something in my knitting basket finished.
Really, I did.
And then I got a last minute email from my company's most important customer. I've spent most of the evening talking remotely to their computer, talking to people from work, sending emails, trying to figure out how to make everything work out right.
It's a fitting ending, I suppose, to a day which started out with one of my cats projectile puking in two or three places throughout my house, me forgetting about a glass I was filling with water and ending up with a small flood in my kitchen, and one of my neighbors trying to run me down as I pulled out of my garage this morning (Oh, the joy of Chicago alleyways and people with expensive fast cars).
And there's going to be more fun tomorrow. Ah well. At least I am pleased with how I handled things tonight. And I got to do something technical, which seems to happen more and more rarely for me of late.
So there's really no knitting to talk about. But I did get some goodies in the mail. They don't violate my diet since I traded out of my stash to get them.
Opal 158, 21 and 160; India Color 08
The middle Opal is Mexiko... but does anyone have any idea what 158 and 160 look like knit up? Deb (who sent it to me) didn't know.
The India is an absolutely spectacular ribbon yarn (thanks, Michelle!) . I don't know if it's destined for scarfdom or little pursedom yet. Or I could just leave it on my desk where I can enjoy it's shinyness. Oh yes, I like shiny things. At heart I am a crow.
Countdown to Columbus.... 2 days.... 2 DAYS!!
Ugh. Sorry to hear about the cruddy day. Here's hoping that today's luck runs in the other direction.
Hey, glad you got the yarn! I was out when the mail carrier tried to deliver a couple days ago, will most likely deliver again on Sat. Can't wait!
The India makes a fabulous scarf. I did one for my SIL that is knee length with the 6" fringe - my husband commented that it was elegant (and I cannot recall him using that word in 13 years of marriage). I can send picture and/or pattern if you are interested, but it is a bit of pill to knit with. I used 17's - the bamboo caught to much - I ended up borrowing birch and they worked better - make sure the points will not catch and do not need to frog - I swore I would never make another until the elegant comment. Dang - I guess I will be wrestling with it again after the holidays . . .
The denim/white/pink Opal works out really neatly for a pr of socks that go well with anythng "jean" like...lots of fun and in fact at family Christmas the other day my sil had hers on!!...I love the Opal yarn but now that I am a devoted 2/2 circular sock fan, it means unwinding half to get them both on...but that is ok, you still have a PAIR when finished.
Love your blog..thanks for all the inspiration!!
Check out Rob's blog: blackdog.threadbearfiberart.com
He has posted a bunch of pictures of the sock yarns showing a dozen or more of the colorways worked up.
Yep. And you can also find those pictures at www.ptyarns.com. My problem is that these are old colorways (I don't think you can get them anymore) and I can't find pictures... they could even be colorways that weren't sold in the US. I was hoping that someone else out there might remember them.
The one on the left may be a "Kirschstrudel" (in Germany all those sockyarns get names) - look here: http://www.sockenstricker.net/galerie/index.php?cat=23.
The other one I couldn't locate.
Beate
Thanks Beate! Wow! That's going to make a much niftier sock than I thought!
just want to thank you :) Am dayli looking through your site
Ooooooo! I want some India !
The two Opals turn into wide stripes of colour - well I'm sure the pink & grey one does,and pretty certain about the blue.
Broadripple stripes would be good in those,I think - the Koigu version of the pattern,obviously.
I'm enjoying knitting the pattern up in the fixation.Looks fab !