My colourful life
Written by Elisabeth on September 13, 2008 – 18:14 -
A while back a co-worker gave me a bag full of yarn. She had used it to knit a sweater that turned out way too big, so she frogged it, rolled up the yarn and put it away. When I started to knit she remembered this stash and kindly gave it to me.
The first thing about this yarn is that I have no idea why she ever, ever thought it would be a good idea to make a sweater out of it - The colour combinations are slightly mad and also the yarn has different thickness and quality to it that’s quite hard to overlook.
I used some of it to knit arm warmers and a nice winter hat, but in the end this yarn was too strangely coloured for me and I found no use for it. Also the yarn was all schrunchy since it had been frogged which made it difficult to knit nicely.
Then I got sick and I was very bored. And when the ladies at Wisteria Lane stopped being able to draw my entire attention (somewhere around the middle of season two) I needed something to keep me company while watching episode after episode of the made up lives of some housewives in a made up town.
I remembered that I have always wanted a Doctor Who scarf; stripy, broad and way too long. The original scarf is in very muted 70s colours, but I had after all a bag full of unused yarn and time on my hands. So I started to knit. And knit.
Now the scarf is done! I put everything together last night, and even if I Iook less like Tom Baker and more like a deranged home ec teacher I’m pretty pleased with the result. Pictures will be posted as soon as I have washed and dried it.
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Easy knits
Written by Elisabeth on August 12, 2008 – 10:29 -
My current knitting project
I simply love easy knits.
In parts because I’m really not an advanced knitter. I have no concept of knitting with multiple colours and am awed and baffled when people knit complicated patterns. I keep wondering what they do with those extra threads!
Another reason why I love easy knits is because I can knit while watching tv. Not everything on that box is captivating and I feel more patient for the program I’m watching if I have something to do.
Yesterday I reached behind the sofa and picked up the boyfriend’s scarf. It’s been behind there snugly in a plastic bag all summer (it’s been HOT here, and knitting has been the furthest from my mind!). I had a couple of episodes of So You Think You Can Dance - America on backlog and it was time to see them before the grand finale this week. And since there’s a lot of blabla and comercials on this show it’s perfect as a knitting companion.
The reason why I had a couple of episodes on backlog is because no matter how much I love that show I’m beginning to seriously tire of Mary Murphy. That woman is a screamer, and I’m happy I’m not one of her fellow judges. That scream is piercing, annoying and on the fast track to ruin one of my favourite shows on tv! But yesterday I had a cunning plan. And that cunning plan was the mute button on my super fancy remote control. And I have to say: So You Think You Can Dance minus horrible screeching makes for both brilliant entertainment and a super knitting companion!
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