In an attempt to do a quick post, and to try not to lose the entire thing with all the pictures finally in their places like I did yesterday, here goes.
Everything is ‘a work in progress’. As everyone knows, these pictures can grow to be tedious. In an effort to be good blogworthy friends, we check ’em out, we comment and we persevere.
The Vine Lace sweater back: ( I frogged SIX inches Friday night or you’d see this finished)
The Midwest Moonlight Scarf: I love working in the silk.
and continuing to dye, untangle and skein more silk..
I asked Margene and Kim to try knitting with some of this silk yarn. I happen to love it. However, before I’d be willing to offer it for sale, I wanted other opinions. So we’ll see. The feel and the drape are fantastic. That’s silk for you. It’s also almost impossible to take a good picture of it without soft indirect lighting. Any strong light picks up the shine and well… you can see what happens.
Marcia and Anne, two sharp eyed blogsters, emailed me about the picture in this issue of Spin Off. Yes, it is me. Fresh from the garden and chores, dressed appropriately. Wish I had known. 😉
Comments
15 responses to “updating”
Oh yes! I showed your picture to Smith! Who fun to say…I know her!
I wasn’t sure if we should show the silk or not. I’ll get started and let you know right away!
Whoa Nelly. You’re a star. I’ll have to check it out when I finally get my copy. The silk is absolutely beautiful. BTW, how are you doing on the Dark Materials trilogy? I’ll be interested in your thoughts when you are finished.
When you are ready to sell it, please let me know so I can get first crack at that luscious orange silk in the right-hand picture. Delicious.
I’d love to buy some of that silk when you decide it’s “good” enough.
Didn’t you have that photo on your blog at one point? Or something very similar…I remembered that workshop!
Six inches? What happened? Issues with the lace?
I’m still in love with that scarf. What pattern are you using?
You’ve been quite prolific Miss Judy!!! I did see you in Spin Off….you look like a spinning pro.
I adore your Midwest Moonlight scarf, my colours exactly! Where did you get the pattern from? (probably some magazine I cannot get my hands on, well…)
Fifteen minutes of fame…not bad. I’ll have to oogle it somewhere. I’m a bad spinner…I don’t subscribe. Or maybe I’m a good spinner. I don’t subscribe so I can have more time to spin.
The silk is luscious. I’m looking at the purple in the middle. (Thank goodness Claudia loves orange.)
Ok, well first, the Vine Lace sweater is amazingly beautiful (bummer about the ripping out) and the Moonlight Scarf is very lovely (i did one in LL sport weight), BUT the silk you have there is truely and wonderfully gorgeous. Hope the reports come in A+ and that you’ll be offering some for sale…
AND yes, how is the reading/listening going on the Dark Materials?
Weavers like silk too! What size is it? How many yards/skein?
Wow… the vine lace sweater – I can’t wait to see it finished. Not to mention how gorgeous the scarf is. The silk is too delicious. Now I have to wait til SO hits the bookstores so I can see you …
I noticed your picture in Spin-off right away…how fun!!
I am thinking of a very pretty pattern for the silk yarn, but I will have to try a few samples first. The color of your silk is so rich! I am almost finished with Shapely Shawl, so this will go on the needles next 😉
Oh, the silk, I want to play in it! Are you going to block the scarf?
I took my copy of Spin-off with me to my eye doc appt today..(instead of my knitting) and almost fell off the chair when I noticed the picture of you! The Midwest Midnight Scarf is looking so nice!