The scarf is now coiled up on the boy-type-person's balcony floor with the working end tossed over the railing. The cat has decided that this is the best thing ever...
Friday, February 27, 2009
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Hearts & Flowers
Funny knitting story before we get to the scarf info:
Last night I went to see the Pink Box Burlesque do their "Big Top" charity show. The proceeds went to the The Elephant Sanctuary and the Children's Craniofacial Association. I was sitting in
the second row working on a hat for one of the performers who happens to be a dear friend. When the emcee took the stage she pointed me out and asked if I could possibly whip her up some pasties. I, of course, said no problem. I would like you to know that by the end of that show I had a lovely hat to had over to my friend, Miss Ducky, and a damn fine pair of knitted, tassled pasties made with Lorna's Laces Shepherd Worsted in the colorway "Aslan." It's so important to keep one's nipples warm don't you think?
I decided after January that I enjoyed doing theme
knitting
so all the February knitting has been in holiday appropriate colors (where else am I going to use fuzzy pink yarn?).
February has seen significantly less knitting than January now that the scarf is permanently at Drew's. I've been doing more reading and less t.v. watching, which leads to less knitting.
Prior to watching "Dollhouse" tonight the scarf was just over 3388 inches (282.333 feet). For scale: the Flatiron Building in New York is 285 feet.
The pink and purple yarns are all from donations and so I haven't got a clue what company most of them are from. But here are a few closeups:
This is an almost popcorn-y yarn that Sally and Barbara from Tuscaloosa brought me. It's very stiff when knitted up on these needles.
Below that you can see a fun fur in purples and pinks. Also from Sally and Barbara. I know Ellen was selling this stuff when I first started working at Serendipity, but I have no recollection of brand name.
This yarn was a ribbon- type also from Barbara and Sally.
I'm reasonably certain that this is an alpaca-blend and I think I got it from one of the lovely ladies at Knit Nouveau. It's so soft. I love alpaca. Not, however, as much as I love angora. And I hear that there's a bunny in the area that needs a haircut. I may have to see what I can do about getting in on that.
This is a pink DK weight wool. It was nice to work with but as per usual with this stuff does not have a label or a clear donor. I know it came in one of the bags I got recently, but I can't remember which one.
This last yarn is very, very soft and very very synthetic. It came from Barbara and Sally and I'm fairly positive that they got it at Serendipity a few years back, but I don't know the brand name as per usual.
Last night I went to see the Pink Box Burlesque do their "Big Top" charity show. The proceeds went to the The Elephant Sanctuary and the Children's Craniofacial Association. I was sitting in
the second row working on a hat for one of the performers who happens to be a dear friend. When the emcee took the stage she pointed me out and asked if I could possibly whip her up some pasties. I, of course, said no problem. I would like you to know that by the end of that show I had a lovely hat to had over to my friend, Miss Ducky, and a damn fine pair of knitted, tassled pasties made with Lorna's Laces Shepherd Worsted in the colorway "Aslan." It's so important to keep one's nipples warm don't you think?
I decided after January that I enjoyed doing theme
knittingso all the February knitting has been in holiday appropriate colors (where else am I going to use fuzzy pink yarn?).
February has seen significantly less knitting than January now that the scarf is permanently at Drew's. I've been doing more reading and less t.v. watching, which leads to less knitting.
Prior to watching "Dollhouse" tonight the scarf was just over 3388 inches (282.333 feet). For scale: the Flatiron Building in New York is 285 feet.
The pink and purple yarns are all from donations and so I haven't got a clue what company most of them are from. But here are a few closeups:
This is an almost popcorn-y yarn that Sally and Barbara from Tuscaloosa brought me. It's very stiff when knitted up on these needles.
Below that you can see a fun fur in purples and pinks. Also from Sally and Barbara. I know Ellen was selling this stuff when I first started working at Serendipity, but I have no recollection of brand name.
This yarn was a ribbon- type also from Barbara and Sally.
I'm reasonably certain that this is an alpaca-blend and I think I got it from one of the lovely ladies at Knit Nouveau. It's so soft. I love alpaca. Not, however, as much as I love angora. And I hear that there's a bunny in the area that needs a haircut. I may have to see what I can do about getting in on that.
This is a pink DK weight wool. It was nice to work with but as per usual with this stuff does not have a label or a clear donor. I know it came in one of the bags I got recently, but I can't remember which one.
This last yarn is very, very soft and very very synthetic. It came from Barbara and Sally and I'm fairly positive that they got it at Serendipity a few years back, but I don't know the brand name as per usual.
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