Subtle. Sometimes.
50 points for Robbyn and Fillyjonk and Rob for knowing Alice Through the Looking Glass -- the "Wool and Water" chapter (Dad, you can have 50 points too, for thinking up non-related quotes out of the blue of the western sky):
"It's very good jam," said the Queen.
"Well, I don't want any TO-DAY, at any rate."
"You couldn't have it if you DID want it," the Queen said. "The rule is, jam to-morrow and jam yesterday -- but never jam to-day."
(Has anybody besides me noticed that Robbyn wins a lot of these little points? So, she knows Irish and Middle English and Lewis Carroll? Is she me? Have I been writing a whole nother blog I don't know about? I wouldn't put it past me, actually. Must check this out.) (Oh, wait, no, she's working on gloves. None around here. Not me. Fine.)
Here's what I'm working on these days:
As I mentioned yesterday, it's Elsebeth Lavold's "Cul-de-Sac" vest, from the Fall '03 Knitter's magazine. Mine is nothing like the original, which was done in Debbie Bliss' Merino DK, and looks all nice and crisp. I'm using Lavold's "Silky Wool," and the vest will therefore be drapey rather than crisp; also, the choice of the heathery shade means that the cables are even more subtle than they'd be just because of the drapey fabric alone. Not a yarn choice that shows off the cables to best advantage. (Warning: Do not try this at home.) However. I'm happy with it -- it will be great for spring and fall, a nice light vest; the cables do indeed show, mostly at angles and in certain lights -- the design will be noticeable later, rather than immediately -- the sort of thing you see after you've been talking to someone for a while, not the very minute she walks into the room.
I do occasionally wear subtle clothes. Really. I really do. And I'm looking forward to expanding my collection of such. Sometimes you need these things. (Next! A completely non-subtle garment! As usual!)
"It's very good jam," said the Queen.
"Well, I don't want any TO-DAY, at any rate."
"You couldn't have it if you DID want it," the Queen said. "The rule is, jam to-morrow and jam yesterday -- but never jam to-day."
(Has anybody besides me noticed that Robbyn wins a lot of these little points? So, she knows Irish and Middle English and Lewis Carroll? Is she me? Have I been writing a whole nother blog I don't know about? I wouldn't put it past me, actually. Must check this out.) (Oh, wait, no, she's working on gloves. None around here. Not me. Fine.)
Here's what I'm working on these days:
As I mentioned yesterday, it's Elsebeth Lavold's "Cul-de-Sac" vest, from the Fall '03 Knitter's magazine. Mine is nothing like the original, which was done in Debbie Bliss' Merino DK, and looks all nice and crisp. I'm using Lavold's "Silky Wool," and the vest will therefore be drapey rather than crisp; also, the choice of the heathery shade means that the cables are even more subtle than they'd be just because of the drapey fabric alone. Not a yarn choice that shows off the cables to best advantage. (Warning: Do not try this at home.) However. I'm happy with it -- it will be great for spring and fall, a nice light vest; the cables do indeed show, mostly at angles and in certain lights -- the design will be noticeable later, rather than immediately -- the sort of thing you see after you've been talking to someone for a while, not the very minute she walks into the room.
I do occasionally wear subtle clothes. Really. I really do. And I'm looking forward to expanding my collection of such. Sometimes you need these things. (Next! A completely non-subtle garment! As usual!)
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