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July 11, 2004
Fairyland!
Oh gosh, I haven't blogged in so long, for I am lame! Lame!
And plus I was in Delaware.
So where to begin??
The beach was nice, and a good time was had by all, despite some *ahem* tense moments (that's all I'm saying about that!). The original plan was to stay for 3 days but I ended up staying on for the week, hanging out with friends big and small, going to the beach and swimming at the pool. Plus getting quite a bit of knitting in, mostly on the blankie. I also knitted at the beach and at the pool~ knitting in the sunshine is more fun than I thought it would be. The sunscreen proved not as sticky as I thought, and since I only brought cotton (washcloths!~ which, btw, are available for any and all cats, Schmoo, for free even! Just let me know the color!)
There was also a kind of impromptu Stich 'n' Bitch group, as Mrs. Hinshaw was pursuaded at the last minute to bring along her knitting too! Last I saw she was pretty far along on the sleeves of a smallish sweater for a certain adorable grandchild who will look very fetching in blue. Her knitting bag also contained a treasure trove in the form of a vintage (60s? 70s?) pattern book. Oooh la la, the hair! The couture! Fascinating!
Today was an excellent day for knitting books at the library, it seems they all come back in the summer since people stop knitting, if such a thing can be believed! So I have out A Treasury of Rowan Knits, Edited by Stephen Sheard, Cheryl Oberle's Folk Shawls
(I am dying to try a Faroese shawl. Did you know it? Faroese is old Norwegian for Fairyland! The place where Fairy Godmothers come from! ) Here is what is says in the book "Ancient Norwgian sailors passing the foggy cliffs of certain islands in the north Atlantic took the strange creatures flying in and out of the fog to be fairies. In that time fairies were believed to be a powerful race, one to be avoided if at all possible. The sailors named these islands Faroese, old Norwegian for Fairyland, to warn others of the cliffs' inhabitants."
I'm not sure what creatures they mean. Birds? Bats?
Anyway. Those fairy godmothers know from pretty shawls. I want, I want.
I do wonder if I am too easily distracted for this type of thing, following patterns and whatnot.
Anyway I also have out Knitting on the Road, Sock Patterns for the Traveling Knitter, by Nancy Bush.
The patterns are interesting but I don't know if I am ready for socks quite yet.
Today I got out this one about finishing techniques which I can't remember what its called. Tried to learn the picot cast on and failed because it is just too weird. I only can seem to cast on one way, which I think is not legitimate, and makes me feel inferior. Oh well, one day I will branch out.
There is so much more catching up to do, but my brain is fuzzy and Marcel has to pee.
A smallish project involving Lion Brand Fun Fur, for a small person who was curious about knitting, will be on its way in the mail very soon, speaking of dancing fairies and whanot. Don't tell!
More later....
Posted by pippypippy at July 11, 2004 03:23 PM
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I used to check out all the knot books at the library as a kid; seems to be a common thread with tech geeks. I play with machines at work today. Sing along and make things
Posted by: fatboy at July 12, 2004 02:26 AM
Schmoo would use any color washcloth but she likes green, pink, or purple.
Posted by: Schmoo at July 13, 2004 10:14 AM