I woke up at about 3:30 this morning to see the moon shining bright and beautiful in the middle of the bedroom window. I was just conscious enough, before I went back to sleep, to realize that meant the skies had cleared. So maybe in the morning there’d be…
...Sun! We actually have sunshine today! Yee-hah!
Ahem…I’m fine now. Really :)
Shawlette
The shawlette is growing a bit at a time. Despite the awkwardness of the rayon thread, this is turning out beautifully. There are several flowers now and the middle section is showing up nicely. I’m still debating about fringe which could be either awesome or dreadful - though I no longer have any doubts about whether there will be enough thread to make it. There should be plenty. I lean towards having fringe, it’s just that the thread is so slippery, I’m not sure the usual method of attachment (larks head knot) is going to hold well enough and don’t quite know what else to try. Something to think about.
Chenille scarf/shoulder wrap
This has begun to worm a bit - not really a surprise. I don’t think I’m going to worry about it because I’m not sure there’s anything I can do about it. I did find another ball of this stuff while I was rummaging through the stash this morning, so any fears of running out (even when you’re sure you have enough, there’s always a niggle, isn’t there?) were pretty much allayed. Once the length has been achieved, I think I’ll resort to crochet for an edging - shells probably, my old standby. Maybe a modest ruffle? It couldn’t be too “ruffley” - the chenille doesn’t have the body for that - but something that waves gently should work…
Sage and lavender strip
The first strip for the Stripes and Bobbles scarf is nearly complete. I’m having such fun working on it that I forget I have other things to do as well. No matter - if I continue on at this rate, it will be done by next week and the regular schedule can resume. I’ve been looking at how the pattern handles the joining bobble and am not quite sure I can envision it. Specifically, I can’t see how to hide the yarn ends of the thing once the bobble is in place. But, I think there are other options for making it that will work nicely and look good too. I’ll be playing with that a little bit today.
And I found a bobble yarn color in the stash that will work nicely!
Fuchsia yarn
It’s bright and perky which I wanted, but it too, like the main colors, is a cool tone. So I still think I want to get something orangey/golden for a warm spark and I’ll swap off between that and the fuchsia. Sound like a plan? That yarn, in case you’re curious, is Red Heart TLC which I found absolutely loathsome to knit with. But I can manage it for the bobbles just fine. Sometimes the right color overides everything else :)
I made pea soup in the crock pot last night. Really simple and wonderful to wake up to :)
All you really need is:
1 lb split, green peas
1/2 lb of smoky ham (bacon works nicely too, cook it first)
2 qts water
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
Combine in the crock pot and cook at low for 10 hours or so (and if something comes up you can leave in in the crock, on low, for as much time as you need to with no ill effects).
Pea soup
Of course you can add anything else you like to this - a grated carrot or two, a couple of diced celery ribs, a chopped onion, 1 or 2 cloves minced garlic, etc. I made the plain version because I’m going to take some over to my father later on today and he prefers it plain. But, after I take his couple of cups out, I’m going to throw in some onions and garlic and let it go for another few hours.
Oh, and get some nice Italian or French bread to go with it :)
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the lavender and sage are really lovely- real ‘barb colors’ going on there- i also love the chenille and the rayon pieces too- colors like those add so much pleasure to the process- eye candy indeed-
your pics today look like 3 of the 4 seasons- the striped piece says spring, the first two are summer, and then there is the winter comfort of nice hot soup-
i misread the title of today’s piece and thought ‘yarn soup, robbyn’s needing that vacation for sure’-
stay happy-
Hey, I had yarn soup this weekend! Actually I was dyeing yarn in my crock pot, so that’s exactly what it looked like! Anyway, glad to see you’ve already succumbed to the Scarf Style lifestyle, hee hee. I like to hide ends by threading the tail through the entire body of whatever it is, in this case a bobble, pull it tight then snip as close to the surface as you dare, then release. The tail will disappear into whatever you just made. (I do this all the time when hand-hemming silk draperies.)
Barb - Yarn soup- LOL! But if you saw my stash cupboards, that’s exactly what you’d think.
I have to say, the sage and lavender aren’t exactly “Robbyn” colors - but they’re nice colors all the same and I’ve been thinking about broadening my “personal” palette anyway :)
Laura - Thanks for the end-hiding tip :) Hemming silk curtains, eh? I wouldn’t dare; I would hardly dare to be in the same room with them! You’re a better woman than I am :)
Love the lavender & sage colours and looking forward to seeing the fuschia bobbles with it - I am trying to learn how to mix and match yarns and colours. I always spend too much time at the lys riddled with indecision over colour choices!
me again-
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‘nuff said-
Erin - I kind of “get” color from my dad who was a textile designer. He has the most extraordinary feel and sense for color. Sadly, his own like run to greys, mid-greens and nice, exciting beiges :)
Such pretty colors! Love the scarf. :) That fuschia will really pop. Hmmmmm…pea soup. Just what my under-the-weather self needs. Unfortunately, I’m the soup-maker & if I’m sick, well, it doesn’t get made.
I have to remember to cook ahead & that the freezer is my friend!
Bron - I’m sorry you’re feelin’ punky - I’d send you some soup if I could :( The problem with crock pot soup, even if it only takes a couple of minutes to throw together, is that it takes hours to cook. ‘Course that’s probably why it tastes good too :)
