September 15, 2003

Say what you want

... but I feel guilty because I didn't finish Johnny or birch and I sort of cast on for something new and I'm designing it as I go along (head hanging in shame). Put it down to a *bad* day, beseiged by technology problems... and a weekend spent with putty (no, I wasn't doing DIY).

Anyway, I thought you might like to take a peek at this.

the colours .. reminds me of bubble gum



It's looks and feels like bits of old tee-shirts stuck into a tube of thin tights. It's weird but soft and spongy. My fellow Rowanette, Thos sent it to me for my birthday, last month. Thank goodness, he also sent some suggestions for using it, because I was completely mystified by it. In fact, I may need to let it mature for a few years, because knowing me, I'll only want to use it when it has been discontinued and I'm short a few meters from finishing whatever I'm knitting.


Posted by atu at September 15, 2003 10:37 PM
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It looks so neat and weird. Can't wait to see what you make of it.

Posted by: Rene at September 18, 2003 01:11 AM

One of my friends, on seeing the ball before I sent it, commented that it looked like a mouldy peeled orange.

Polly, if you need more you say the word and I'll send a knitter's rescue pack with some more.

Posted by: Thomas at September 17, 2003 11:36 AM

Hi Emma, Carol, I'm going to have to take pictures of all my 'unusual treasures'. These fun yarns are really a test of creativity, because left to my own devices, everything that I would buy will probably be blue or black or green.

Karen, I've seen her site before and she is a wonderfully talented knitter...does she knit like the wind or what? Please don't tempt me with the yarn shops in California, I've very, very weak-willed.

Posted by: Polly at September 16, 2003 07:58 AM

Polly,
Lovely looking yarn - and a great description. Take a look at the Karens Place blog, http://douma.net/Karen/knitting/ChickStuff/index.html - as you can see she had made a tshirt style top from this very stuff. Karen works part time at my LYS and most of what she knits ends up on display there for a couple of weeks. She is a very prolific and creative knitter.
I keep wondering when you will make it out West, there must be some IT company around here you just have to visit. We have plenty of yarns stores too...

Posted by: Carol at September 16, 2003 04:42 AM

Sissel sent me a ball of that,in natural / cream.Haven't a clue what to with it.It's interesting stuff.

Posted by: Emma at September 15, 2003 11:28 PM