baffled
bewildered
and befuddled.
how, oh how could just
2 and 1/2 short inches of knit
take me over seven hours to get ‘right’?
the entire scarf took me less time
than the teeny tiny wisp
of edging at the ends.
it’s just crazy
but, it is
done.
‘knit’ taken from 139:13 in the psalms.
did i ever mention that the pattern
for ‘the boundary of the sea’ now exists in the real world (not just in my head)?
it’s in my little etsy shop and also my store on ravelry.
did i hear a quizzical ‘what’s that?’
‘what’s ravelry?’
if you knit or crochet or might one day like to learn to, you really do want to check it out.
trust me.
.
so did you
do it?
.
did you
check
ravelry
out?
.
why not?
come on.
you know you want to…
‘world’ taken from 22:16 in the book of 2nd samuel.
some yarns work for some projects.
some yarns don’t.
i used to think that this was just an excuse of to buy more yarn.
(in some cases i think it still is)
but, it’s also true.
i have been playing around with plymouth yarn company‘s kudo for a few weeks now.
the texture of the silk and cotton mixture is soft.
the blending of the colors is pretty.
at the same time, it could be distracting.
the challenge to find stitches and a shape that the yarn complimented
has kept me knitting and frogging right along at quite a clip.
and now here it is, ‘the boundary of the sea’.
see how the colors ripple and recede like the spot where the waves meet the sand?
i’m very happy with it.
here’s happy birthday to you, mum.
i am so very thankful to have you as mine.
may you always know how much you are loved by me
whenever you wear it.
‘the boundary of the sea’ taken from jeremiah 5:22.
balloon
wings
my eldest makes balloon animals. she’s 10 now and she’s really getting good at it. she wants to make them for all the kids at her brother’s next birthday party.
today she decided to practise. she asked her sister what she wanted and little edn said ‘weengs ike a boyd’. so sj set about making up how to make them.
little e flitted and fluttered. she swooped and swerved. this was one active creature who they decided later on was indeed a ‘beuty full buter-flie’ with ‘wheegs like a byrd’.
came to mind as she flew about the kitchen that as soon as i learned seagulls have hollow bones (so they can float, literally, on the wind) i wanted to be one. the question comes up often for some strange reason in my experiences ‘if you could be any animal, what would you be?’. my answer of ‘a seagull’ usually gets loud ‘ughs’ and ‘ews’ because these are the birds that eat garbage and dead things on our beaches. but that doesn’t bother me. i figure they’re recycling in their own little way and i’m really very big on recycling.
my favorite animal, by the way, is not the seagull. it’s the giraffe. but that’s a whole ‘nother story for different rambling kind of day.
besides, they get to ride the breezes above the waves and never have to be concerned about sun block or where they last put their dark glasses. my paler than pale skin and my absentmindedness are all for that. just imagine the view they have from up there and the feeling of physical freedom has to be even more intense than the brief taste of it to be found on a harley with the wind wrapping itself all around every piece you. i suppose that’s as close as i’ll ever get to flight. i’m glad to have gotten that close.
and this leads my tangled brain to freedom in knitting.
i took the plunge today
and cut up a skein of kudo.
just started rolling
then snipped
then started a new ball
when the color changed dramatically.
it’s fabulous that all these
can be found in varying intensities in just one skein.
now to decide what and how to paint a ‘picture’ with it.
and lastly,
for those of you who always wondered,
butterflies (at least the ones who land on my couch) do sleep.
‘wings’ taken from 12:14 in the book of revelation.
ears
eyes
cookies
these are a few of my favorite things
but really.
these are just a few of the things my two youngest kids think that the covered cds i crocheted for the ends of itsybittsysider’s log cabin carrier should be used as. i may whip up a few more for them to use for toys when i’m ready to assemble with the current ones.
as far as knitting goes, i have often knit with two, or even three, strands of yarn held together. i like big needles and this is a good way to bulky up most any yarn so i can use them. but it has always been more than one strand of the same kind of yarn. this week i’m using knit picks wool of the andes bulky which is plain wool (although calling the great colors it comes in ‘plain’ is quite an understatement). i’m knitting this together with knit picks suri dream which is light and airy. the resulting fabric is not really much like either of the yarns knit up seperately. it’s sturdy like the pure wool but has this great ‘makes me want to stroke it’ halo to it. already in my head i have ideas for what else to knit in this combination and i’m not yet done with the pillow…
since i am known for not thinking in a straight line, it should be no surprise that there’s another project in the works (or should i say another new project in the works). it’s still hush, hush but i can say that the soft touch of plymouth yarn company‘s kudo silk blend is really nice to work with. watching the colors stitch by stitch as they gradually change from light lime green to muted pink to soft brown is fun and there’s a tweediness to the whole skein that really attracts me.
see no evil.
hear no evil.
eat no cookies?
how about have no fear? there, that’s better.
‘fear’ taken from 23:4 of the psalms.
they’re still in my head. both the hat that i didn’t knit just days ago and the morning that i did have just hours ago. i will attempt both again.
the hat will need another yarn. maybe kudo.
and tomorrow morning will need more calm
and faithfully choosing to be still
in the midst of the swirling
of this storm.
