May 15, 2007
Knitting for Daughters and Other Small Comforts
What do you do when your daughter, who has dressed exclusively in the Bruise Palette for the last five years, suddenly pipes up with a wish for a rainbow scarf? Particularly when said child has never asked you to knit her a single thing? You get spinning, of course! It started as this:
and then became this:
and is in the process of becoming this:
Thus far, she pronounces it, "Cool..." so I think I'm on the right track. I tried to talk her into some texture pattern, but she declares that she wants it, "Just flat." Um...o.k. I can do that. She's aware that it will have a tendency to curl, even with the garter selvedge, but she thinks she can live with that. Whew!
Spring has finally arrived here in the NorthWet and the sun is shining, so this will be a short entry. I'll leave you with other small comforts that are making me happy to be a human today:
A bag of freshly picked fawn colored Shetland, waiting to be carded:
Another Shetland, drying in the sun:
Fiery gernaniums on my deck:
Beautful lilies in my window (pretend you don't notice how badly said window needs to be washed):
And, last but not least, a sock in progress in the most gorgeous Apple Laine Apple Pie yarn (thanks, Jen!. The color is Earthly Delight. How could you not love yarn with a name like that? I wish the camera could capture the silk sheen of this yarn. It's just the loveliest stuff.
What can I say - it's a happy day!
Wow! Gorgeous eye candy, Sam! The scarf is really beautiful and I *love* the sock colorway. :)
Posted by: Rosemary on May 15, 2007 02:18 PMYou just gotta love the PNWet in the spring. Gorgeous sunny days, blooming flowers. So inspiring, along with that lovely scarf. A garter selvedge it is. Sigh. She will come around, give her time!
Posted by: Jen on May 15, 2007 02:20 PMHappy day and happy-inducing fibre shots.
I'm loving the rainbow-scarf :)
Posted by: Angela on May 15, 2007 04:58 PMA beautiful day, indeed!!
Posted by: fleur on May 15, 2007 05:56 PMThat is a very cool scarf, the colours are so pretty. I can see the subtle pink tones in the fawn Shetland. You will have some happy spinning hours coming up. Any plans to dye the fleeces?
Posted by: Melanie on May 15, 2007 06:15 PMBeautiful spinning. Just gorgeous. I'm a novice, you inspire me. Not brave enough to process my own fibre yet. How does one get the colour blocks rather than barber pole affect in the plying? thanks for the inspiration.
Posted by: Vicki on May 15, 2007 06:36 PMSuch beautiful spinning, knitting and FLOWERS!
It's still chilly here in Atlantic Canada, but the daffodils are up which means more flowers will follow.
Did you chain/navajo ply the rainbow yarn? It's absolutely gorgeous.
Posted by: Hope on May 15, 2007 06:58 PMThanks to all for the nice comments. Vicki, Hope has it right. I Navajo plyed the single to keep the color runs together. There are very short areas where there's a little barber pole, but those just become the heathered "between" spaces on the rainbow. I've been really pleased. Thanks again to everyone!
Posted by: Sam on May 15, 2007 07:27 PMWhat a great project for spring! I love the socks, too.
Posted by: Kerry on May 15, 2007 07:50 PMI love the scarf. You answered my question that I wondered about in my post. (Hope you didn't mind me adding the photo)
http://donyale.wordpress.com/2007/05/16/got-a-few-minutes/
Posted by: Donyale on May 15, 2007 08:29 PMThat roving is beautiful, I want some! And I would so have navajo plyed that. Thanks for posting pretty things.
Posted by: CarolineF on May 16, 2007 07:50 AMPretty, pretty, pretty!
Posted by: Vicki on May 16, 2007 10:12 AMI don't know what my brain was thinking but I read, "freshly pickled" instead of "freshly picked." What's worse, I didn't give it a second thought because of all the other weird words and terms in knitting and spinning! I figured pickled fleece was just something I hadn't heard about before. I need some coffee.
Posted by: Ryan on May 16, 2007 11:41 AMbeautiful!
Posted by: marti on May 17, 2007 11:19 AMThe scarf and sock are really pretty, and the fleeces...oh yum!
Posted by: Jan on May 18, 2007 04:53 PMWow, Sam how gorgeous that spinning is! I am truly jealous of your Shetland Fleeces. . . especially the white with black tips! :)
Posted by: June on May 18, 2007 09:44 PMHi there Sam!
Love the fiber! can't wait now, to be done with all the work and get out my wheel...
and that second Shetland fleece is Oh-so-yummy!!!!
Well.. all the fiber is beautiful.
wow wow wow wow wow!!!!! on the rainbow yarn and scarf!!!
Posted by: vanessa on May 20, 2007 11:25 AMBeautiful post!!
Your daughter is a lucky soul to have such a talented Mom...to say the least!!
Your spinning just knocks me out. Something to aspire to in my life!
The fleeces are absolutely beautiful!!
I WANT a Fiery geranium NOW!! I have never seen one before. They are amazing.
Love the yarn you spun. Gorgeous. The scarf is looking just lovely.
Ang
Posted by: angelarae on May 21, 2007 07:25 AM