As I’ve had a number of people let me know that my blog is NOT loading the way it should, meaning that it is taking FREAKING FOREVER this morning, I am not posting much. I did however dye another color yesterday, I love it. Blueberry.. ( also known only to me up until now as ‘French Lilac’… I really like that name).
Yesterday, Beth wrote and asked if I was considering the idea of working two halves of the Branching Out Scarf and grafting them at the center. Keep in mind here that my answer / decision is entirely based on the word ‘CENTER’. ‘GRAFT’ is might be another fly in the ointment here, but I was willing, should it have worked that way, to give it a go. You can decide, based on the information I’m about to reveal here, whether the Knitting Goddess was for me or against me on this one.
I dragged out my scale ( life morphs.. remember that )..
approx. 16 +/- gr.
approx. 26 +/- gr.
The math is definitely against me. Given that I also measured the present length at 28 inches… I am WAY PAST my center point. I’ll be lucky if I get more than about 37" (unblocked, I’m remaining hopeful, it IS stretchy) out of this. Hmmmm… I will continue. There is a place for short scarves, somewhere, I’m sure of that. Anyone know where that place might be?
I generally don’t put political ‘hot button’ stuff in the blog here, but this story was forwarded to me by an old friend, a man in his late 70’s. I went to the paper itself and downloaded the link and read the article. It’s called SOLDIER BOY. Should our military really start recruitment with our 14 yr. olds??
It seems like a lot of trouble to graft that scarf unless you like the idea. I’m for the easy way…who will notice if the leaves are going up or down?
I’m with Margene on that. Just enjoy yourself. Its too much worrying for a scarf.
This morning I discovered that there wasn’t any more yarn to dye (hmmm any?? well yes, of course, there is always something to dye, but nothing ready to go), none of my merino & silk, none of the stuff I’ve been having so much fun with. How could this be??? Must be that I dyed it this weekend. Guess it’s time to get busy.
this would be ‘Papaya‘
and this is ‘Twilight‘
All this dyeing is boring one of my blog readers to tears it seems. After reading Anne’s post, about how many blogline subscribers people have, I discovered that not only don’t I have many subscribers, but I also lost one over the weekend. C’mon… what’s that about? These are pretty colors.
I continue to work on the Branching Out Scarf, it’s still holding my attention. Last night I nixed a movie that C had picked up with subtitles. I need to check the chart every row. The two activities are not a fit. C wasn’t too upset, he’d thought that perhaps the ‘no subtitles’ option meant that it would magically be in English, that just maybe you had a choice .. Italian or English. He wasn’t going to those subtitles anyway. So there.. sometimes things just work out.
Well, since I don’t have a blog I don’t think I can subscribe but I still read, dyed yarn looks lovely.
Did you think about knitting the scarf in two parts and grafting to make it symetrical or does it look fine as patterned? I’m using Zephyr and have done 6 repeats this am. It is simple and easy and very pretty.
Beth
Beth, I did think of doing just that, and I guess put it out of my mind. What are your plans for it, grafting is not my strong point, but it’s worth trying. My beginning isn’t flat, rather forked. How’s yours?
I, for one, love to look at all your new colors! You probably have far more readers than you know, they just don’t do bloglines. Is the yarn you dye all handspun? That’s a major output.
Bloglines can go up and down for what seems to be ‘no reason’. One day your down and the next up by 3. I for one, love seeing the colors you come up with and LOVE the Twilight!
Judy, the papaya is gorgeous.
The hummers are gorging themselves at our feeder. Yours should show up soon!
My favorites are Atlantic and the Twilight. Mom put her feeder out yesterday. They hummers will have it waiting for them when they get to Western PA.
Linda
My end is forked also, but I think it will block out. The more I look at it in the thin Zephyr I think I will graft, but I’ve got a few more,make that a lot more repeats before I have to decide. How’s the front porch?
Beth
I’M not bloody bored. Those colors are FAB and I’m drooling. Margene’s right — there’s something kooky with their numbers system. I once asked them about it, and they said sometimes their servers get attacked with ….I don’t remember…something. Hackers or something. You know those lovely hackers. Creeps.
Where did you ever get such an appropriate name for your first pic of yarrn 😉
Twilight is so pretty!!
9 responses to “Typepad, typeshmad”
Your yarns are gorgeous! That looks interesting to me, to try one day–right now, I have tooooo much on my plate: Burp! Excuse me!
Do you sell your yarns?
Gina
ps. Thanks for the link “Solider Boy”
Oh my that is too beautiful! You should put in a help ticket to Typepad…you really do load up slowly.
Hey, you just popped up very quickly! Maybe it was just a fluke. Sell that yarn so I won’t buy it! 😉
what is wrong with your blog??? Maybe I can help
Gorgeous colors! How do I get some, Pond in particular? I must make something out of that. Anything. Really.
I love the names you give your colors. I think “Blueberry” is just perfect, even though “French Lilac” is an awfully good name too.
Yes, thanks for the “Soldier Boy” link. I had to send that on to a few others. I didn’t have any problem with your blog speed. And ditto on all the colors–everyone is inspiring!
No original thoughts from me today!
Wow, that color is gorgeous. No other word for it, although I looked for one when I realized how many other commenters used it. Still, gorgeous just is le mot juste!
Agree on the gorgeous blueberry. I would love to make socks out of that. Hmmmmmmm what’s the answer about selling? And PLEASE me it ain’t so…is John Mayall really 70 years old??