Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Actual finished objects!
It was rather cool here this morning - about 59ºF - and I decided to put on the Autumn Seeds sweater. We went out to do some pick-up shopping - you know, milk, bread, etc., and on the way I stopped at a convenience store to pick up something to drink. When I got to the counter, the Indian gentleman behind it did a mild double-take and started studying my sweater. He told me it was handmade (it wasn’t a question, but simply a statement of fact) and that it was beautiful work; that in India and Nepal they made sweaters like this. A little stunned, I thanked him and told him that I had made it, that it was my first knitted sweater. He looked it over again and said, rather wistfully I thought, that it was beautiful. I thanked him again and backed out the door, my face as red as my top, I’m sure :)
It’s not every day that you get complimented on your knitting by the Indian gentleman in the convenience store!
I have two finished objects to show you! First…
...the Kimono Scarf.
I would like to do this again someday in a softer yarn and a different color - probably a different, solid color :) It was interesting at first to see the play of the color and the pattern - but I was tired of it by the time I finished. I don’t think it’s all bad - actually it’s kind of playful and would be fine with a casual dark sweater. The stitch pattern is beautiful and I will definitely be using it again - perhaps in another scarf or maybe in a shawl of some sort :)
The ends are still out because this hasn’t been blocked yet. I’ll weave the ends in then.
The other FO is this -
...pair of little person socks - the first I have made from Charlene Schurch’s wonderful book. I liked the process and I love the way the socks turned out.
I’m basically caught up now. I went through my work basket the other day, ripping, tossing, organizing, storing and generally just cleaning things up. I have two things on the immediate horizon, and will be starting one of them tonight! As it’s a bigger project, I’ll probably be filling in with some smaller things.
I tell you what, though, this bead knitting has got me all in a twirl! In fact I bought some more beads to play with this morning - who knew it would be this much fun :)
