Friday, July 02, 2004

Curious Yarn

The last time I was in the mill, I found this in the $1 bin.





It came just as you see it - no ball band, no information whatever about content, length or anything else.  The intriguing thing about it is that each side of the ball looks different.

Viewed from one side, it appears to be a silky, solid beige.  Viewed from the other side, it has a variegated look with brick and slate tones mixed in.  When you unwind a few yards, you can see that the brick and slate colors are very short and almost random amongst quite long stretches of beige.  I have no idea if this is consistent through the ball.  It’s about a DK weight and has little elasticity.  I’m guessing there’s a cotton or linen component.  It could be almost anything but I don’t think it’s soft enough to be microfiber.  I’m also guessing that it might be Classic Elite but again, that’s by no means a sure thing :)

If any of you have any idea what this might be, drop me a line?  Curiosity won’t kill me, and I’ll eventually use it anyway - if for no other reason than to see how it works up - but it would be nice to know its name.

Goldie isn’t terribly fond of having his picture taken and he seldom sits still, hence the somewhat fuzzy nature of this photo.  He has the most interesting eyes; they are actually two colors.  There is a gray/blue/green shade around the pupil, while the rest of the iris is gold.  You can see the demarkation line in the picture, but the colors aren’t very pronounced.

He’s finally beginning to relax, thank goodness.  Due to some Siamese in his background, he’s always been a talker but after Fluffy left us on Sunday, Goldie went silent.  He also wandered around the apartment, over and over, poking into closets and looking in corners and under furniture for his father.  He’s getting back to normal now, beginning to talk again and not obviously searching any more.

We both wish you all a happy and safe holiday weekend - and for those of you outside the states, the same except for the holiday :)

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1. Hi Robbyn:
   I’m just catching up on my blog reading and I’m terribly sorry to hear about Fluffy’s passing last Sunday.  My heart aches for you.
   -Cheryl.

   Posted by cheryl  on  07/02  at  09:39 AM
   Location : Toronto



2. Hi Cheryl - I know you very recently went through this with your Bob.  The little guys make awfully big holes when they leave, don’t they?  Hope your grief is easing.

   Posted by Robbyn  on  07/02  at  11:22 AM
   Location : Under the boardwalk...



3. umm, don’t recognize the yarn but using it would certainly make anything you made from it ‘shadow knitting’ - i’m imagining any of the vivian hoxbro shadow patterns made from it and think that might be optical overload but interesting anyway- can’t wait to see what you do with it-

   Posted by  on  07/02  at  11:45 AM
   Location : texas



4. Thanks for your thoughts Barb.  I’m really curious myself, to see what it does!

   Posted by Robbyn  on  07/02  at  12:03 PM
   Location : Beside myself...



5. Curious yarn - I’ve absolutely no idea what it is.  That’s a really beautiful photo of Goldie, what a gorgeous face :)

   Posted by Pamela  on  07/04  at  06:56 AM
   Location : UK



6. Thanks Pam :) I love taking pictures of animals because they aren’t self-conscious.  Of course, Goldie is an exception there.  I have the feeling that he thinks the camera is evil :)

   Posted by Robbyn  on  07/04  at  10:51 AM
   Location : Up to no good...



7. I just found your blog through Bron’s Blog II.  I am so sorry to read about the loss of your dear kitty.  I know how much it hurts.  Lavish all the love you can on Goldie, you both need it!

   Posted by Lisa  on  07/09  at  08:56 AM
   Location :



8. Lisa - Thank you for your very kind thought.  We are spoiling him a bit and we’re trying to figure out if we should look for another cat or kitten - since Goldie has had a feline companion all his life.  We don’t want him to be lonely.

   Posted by Robbyn  on  07/09  at  11:38 AM
   Location : In a galaxy far, far away...

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