Monday, September 06, 2004

Labors of Love and Wool

I went into the kitchen a few nights ago to find Jade sitting on the windowsill by the table and Goldie sitting on the table.  They were only about a foot apart and they weren’t snarling or glaring at each other.  While Jade did seem a little excited, her focus was on the window - not on the other cat, so I sidled closer to see what was going on.

It was a moth - a veritable Mothra!  It was sitting on the ledge between the top and bottom window panes and it had the cats’ undivided attention.  It started fluttering around the screen and I got a look at how big it really was - at least a 3” wingspan.  The head end of the body was about 1/2” wide.  I realize this isn’t record-breaking or anything, but it was bigger than any moth I had ever seen before (with the exception of a beautiful Luna moth seen in broad daylight some years ago) so I was impressed - as were Goldie and Jade - they so wanted to invite him in to play.

I have to do the garter stitch band and the top-knot for the hat, but it is otherwise finished.  I have done this pattern so often that I barely need to refer to the instructions any more and have them available, more or less, as a formality :) It’s interesting to me to notice that I haven’t gotten bored with this as is almost always the case once I’ve figured something out.  Now if I can just figure out what that means :)





I got some work done on the poncho as well and am pleased to have gotten to the point where I now know I’m going to have enough yarn - more than enough in fact.  I’m trying to decide if I should put the extra into length.  The poncho will be plenty long enough as designed, but a little extra length wouldn’t hurt anything.  On the other hand, there might just be enough left over to make a hood and that would be cool too :) I love hoods!  Something to mull over while I’m working on the body, I guess.





Isn’t this a gorgeous design?  It’s Priscilla Hewitt’s Circle of Friends.  As given, the pattern makes an 8” square so you wouldn’t need a ton of them to make a nice throw or even a decently sized afghan.  The “pearls” are created with an interesting technique and they look really nice and add a lovely texture to the piece without the annoyance of crocheting bobbles or popcorns.  I’ll probably go through a few other designs before I settle on anything - including knitted designs.  I really did have my heart set on knitting an afghan, but then I ran across this - which is so pretty - and...well...I guess I’ll have to think about it some more :)

Tomorrow, instead of the usual “blank” Tuesday, I will post another of Myria’s game reviews.

I do hope you all are having lovely Labor Days - and I’ll see you on Wednesday!

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1. i’ve made most of the squares from the p. hewitt site and each one is really pretty- i especially love the one called ‘fisherman’s ring’- for some more droolworthy squares if you are feel ‘crochety’ look at these too-
   http://members.aol.com/gandal195/patternpg.html

   love the hat and am thinking the poncho is going to be a real winner too- i’ve started and ripped, started and ripped (you get the drill, right?) the ‘little girl poncho’ several times and have decided that the next start is going to have to be the one i finish or i may succumb to pfd (yes, that’s poncho-finishing deficit) if i don’t go ahead and actually make the blessed thing!!

   moths- sometimes such lovely things, but definitely preferable outdoors! we’re yet in mosquito season here although who knows what may be in the closets chomping away on the winterwear-

   stay happy-

   Posted by  on  09/06  at  11:33 AM
   Location : texas



2. Barb - thanks for the link - funnily enough I was looking at these last night :) Some of them are really nice but that bullion stitch gives me the wigguns :(

   I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you for a finished poncho.  I have to admit that the large gauge of my own poncho is going to heavily contribute to my actual ability to finish the durned thing.  It isn’t always what I want - not even often - but once in a great while, thick yarn and big needles are just the thing :)

   I tried to tell Jade that the moth was big enough to eat her - but she didn’t believe me!

   Posted by Robbyn  on  09/06  at  12:53 PM
   Location : In the kitchen with Dinah...



3. Love the hat and nice progress on the poncho. I would like to try the Waterspun sometime. I know waht you mean about those “bullions”. I have done 10 wraps before. It is much easier with a bullion hook. Hope you are having a nice holiday weekend.

   Posted by Maureen  on  09/06  at  01:22 PM
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4. Thank you Maureen :) The Waterspun is a teriffic yarn and I love it to death but Classic Elite has discontinued it.  For a while, you may be able to find it here:

   Elann

   It’s great stuff!

   Posted by Robbyn  on  09/06  at  02:12 PM
   Location : In the kitchen with Dinah...

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