It hasn’t been all stockinette stitch here. In between, yeah, well work and general life stuff, knitting on the sleeves, I’ve been spining some merino in the Mojave colorway. Su had just opened a box of new roving when we arrived for Tuesday night knitting. I did not need anything, or that’s what I thought. Someone once told me that red is the color chosen when you are indicating you need a change. Three of us quickly gravitated to the Mojave and wound off 1/2 lb. balls. Guess change was in the air. ( The Funnel Neck is also red. That probably dashes that theory all to hell.) Although the merino isn’t the finest, the color is wonderful. Just what I needed.
I moved my little cd player next to my wheel last evening and spun while listening to the final disc of The Subtle Knife. It’s juvenile fiction, book two in a trilogy and I’m hooked. I’ve got book three, The Amber Spyglass, on order from the local library but I’m third in line, guess a six week or so wait. Darn, I’d start it today.
Earlier this week a box arrived. It’s from Kpixie. Jean, my Secret Pal 7 had sent me a gift certificate. I’ve been holding onto it. I wanted something I would not ordinarily buy for myself. This silk is perfect. Absolutely jewel toned. It looked red, sort of magenta mostly indoors. When I put it in the sunlight, purple dominated. Lovely! I’m thinking another one of Judith Pascale’s Shapely shawls. I think I have just enough at 350 yds.
The sleeves continue… 10 rows to the inch. I am SO glad I decided to knit them both at once. I’d never pick the needles up to do the second sleeve otherwise and there it would sit… forever.
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12 responses to “red, and more red”
The Philip Pullman novels are first-rate. He’s got another series or two that I mean to investigate, though it’s hard to imagine that they could possibly equal the Dark Materials trilogy.
There’s nothing like vibrant color to fix what ails you, especially this time of year. I’ve been gravitating towards pinks and spring greens myself, but those reds of yours are really invigorating! 🙂
I’m not sure I’ll get both of my sleeves finished this weekend. Sleeve Island seems rather large these days. Your red yarn and red roving are beautiful. Red means change? I definately need some red in my life!
Jeez Judy, you’re inspiring. I love the roving, I love the sweater, The red is absolutely beautiful.
Hey Judy, Which shapely shawlette pattern do you prefer? I noticed there are 3 different versions. Your kpixie order is great, by the way.
Beautiful colours in all the yarns and spinnings… I love the thing about choosing red when one needs a change, will have to remember that.
Philip Pullman’s trilogy, I love those series of books, I’ve read them about 4X, and given the whole set of books to 6-7 people now (all adults).
The reds are vibrant, a good antidote to February and March.
That yarn requires a certain number of “sentence enhancers” during knitting. I made the mitered tote bag from an old IK with it. The finished product (lined in fuscia silk) was almost as spectacular as the vocabulary I developed while knitting it. The yarn arrived very overspun, so I had to allow it to “un-twist” while winding it into balls. Occasionally it un-twisted into two pieces. The colors are great, though, and very rich. Good luck with it!
Cue the Twilight Zone music. I’m currently reading The Subtle Knife. In a one-book compilation of all three books in the trilogy, and I can’t put the thing down. Knitting? What knitting?
That silk is stunning! Good choice, can’t wait to see the shawl…
love the reds, esp. this time of year 🙂
Reds are always my favorite – the color just enlivens me. I think doing two sleeves (or socks) at once is always the way to go.
I have a spinning question that only a new spinner would probably ask…….How do you get the fiber to fill the bobbin so evenly??? I feel like I am constantly stopping to move the fiber to a different hook. Hope all is well for you and C.