Smatterings

  • blowin’ in

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    Anne sent me this "little something" of a pattern she knit from Ball and Skein’s Arequipa yarn in Atlantic.  She named it Gust.  You can see it finished on her site.  (Go ahead, doesn’t Anne have the most impossibly beautiful, long, slender neck?)  What a sweet pleasure this is to knit.  I’d love to say that I memorized the pattern in the first repeat or so, but no… not me.  If it weren’t for all the Netflix that C had playing and the subtitles on LOST,  memorizing  would have been easy.  Finally, it was.  This is one of those patterns that as you knit you picture knitting again and again, each time in a different color.  A perfect little something.

    Tomorrow, I’ll post this as a kit, Anne’s pattern and the Arequipa yarn.  It will be offered in four colorways, Atlantic, Storm, The Blues, and Gourd. 

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    a note:  Thank you to those who have left your quiet, kind comments and emails.   I don’t know some of you beyond my computer screen, but your thoughts sailed through and were deeply appreciated.   

    That brings me to another thank you, this time to Pat, Cindy, Carrie, and Lynne.  You also make my day.  I find myself delighted and even after all these years, amazed that other people take the time to read my thoughts.  YOU, all of you, make my day.  I couldn’t possibly choose 10 people.  Each day is different.  A blog that makes me smile one day, can inspire the next.  It is a rich world that we have made in this digital realm.  I’m happy to be here.

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    8 responses to “blowin’ in”

    1. Carole

      And I’m glad you’re here and really glad that I know you beyond this computer screen.
      I love Anne’s new pattern and it’s a perfect match with your yarn.

    2. karen

      i can’t wait for your kits for gust…the pattern just calls my name. i love her patterns and just finished hypoteneuse.

    3. Carrie

      I am loving the Arequipa and the pattern too! I hope I can finish it soon so I can enjoy it around my neck as much as I enjoy it around my fingers.

    4. Beth S.

      How am I going to choose? They’re all gorgeous.

    5. Manise

      It’s beautiful! Great marriage of yarn and pattern. So glad to call you friend and to know you in real life :-).

    6. cyndy

      What a wonderful combination of yarn and pattern…I am so taken with the Storm colorway…(those greys are amazing)…I need to hurry and finish my Ice Queen…(btw Storm would make a perfect Ice Queen…)

    7. Jean

      Beautiful stuff as usual. I’m not surprised you made someone’s day. You made my day as well. 🙂

    8. Mary E.Dadds

      Just read your blog after missing some of it.
      seems theres been a bad time for you.
      Wanted to say,Im sorry.
      Gust is lovely.Ill be ordering.

  • walk with me wednesday.. ahead and behind

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    The past few weeks have been hard.  Gut wrenching, yet full of love.  I am so very grateful to have friends that are open and sharing.  To have friends that are family.  To have friends that kept me close in their most private moments.    I woke this morning thinking about this photograph.  I took it last month.  Ahead and behind.  Life and memories. 

    and on the knitting front…
    I am busy.  Yep, I have been knitting and dyeing and keeping my head on straight with the help of some of my favorite things… color and texture.  There are new colors going up in the Tashi and the Arequipa yarn pages at Ball and Skein.  Anne, of Knitspot (all I needed was "Anne", right? ) has been busy with a new "little nothing" she calls "Gust".  I’ve been busy with colorways.   Here’s a teaser. 

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    ..more about that in the next couple days.

    15 responses to “walk with me wednesday.. ahead and behind”

    1. Mary

      I’m so sorry for your loss. When my brother passed away two years ago, his friends and family filled the church. You are right, it is warming to see when someone touches so many lives. Hope for you healing….

    2. Carole

      Judy, I am sorry you have had a loss. I’m here if you need me.

    3. Marianne

      I am so sorry to hear you have lost someone.

    4. Laurie

      The networks in our lives keep us going, share the grief, hold the burden of loss together. Your picture IS a beautiful metaphor.

    5. Carrie

      I am sorry you are suffering. I hope it eases soon.
      Your colors are wonderful. Anne shared some of the Arequipa for me to test knit Gust, and I love it. (It would go faster if I could keep my toddler from petting it.)

    6. elizabeth

      My thoughts are with you and yours. *hugs*

    7. Beth S.

      I’m also not sure what happened, but whatever it was, I’m truly sorry. 🙁

    8. Katrina

      I am so very sorry for your loss.

    9. cyndy

      …I’m sorry it has been a difficult time for you…but thankful that you have such good friends and family that are a comfort to each other. Keep them near to you and keep the memories in your heart.
      (ps…you are keeping busy with the right things …obviously! such colors!)

    10. Pat K

      So sorry to hear that you have had a loss, but you are right that things do move ahead. May healing come soon.

    11. Manise

      Quite the photographic metaphor. I keep looking at it. So true. Life is short. Many hugs to you. I’m just a call away.

    12. Leigh

      I too am sorry for your life experience at this time. I don’t know any details, but your words and photographs are so eloquent. They speak volumes though their simplicity.

    13. JessaLu

      I’m sorry you’re hurting :o(

    14. Cathy

      I think about you and wish I were there.

    15. Kim

      I am finally getting caught up in blogland and your posts. I am so sorry you are dealing with something that is so obviously painful for you.
      Know this shoulder is always available to you….Hugs!

  • Ice Queen

    This little knit is one of my all time favorite projects.  The hundred or more little beads could have something to do with it.  Maybe it’s that Ice Queen is a nearly weightless, slightly frilly (with that lovely scalloped bottom edge) little something that feels absolutely wonderful around my neck and makes me feel just a little bit special.  Love it.  I might even need another one. 

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    Ice Queen
    pattern by Rosemary Hill
    yarn: Ball and Skein Arequipa in "The Blues"
    needles: Knitpicks harmony #7
    #6 glass beads, clear lined with mixed blues

    Notes:  I knit this according to the pattern.  It is wonderful as a neck warmer, I don’t want to take it off.  Even with my rather small head size, this is too short to cover the back of my neck when worn pulled up.  If I were to make it again, I would increase the length several inches.   

    It was snowing when these pictures were taken.  Did you notice all the little white specks that are snow flakes (balls)?  Anyone know the name of that kind of snow?

    15 responses to “Ice Queen”

    1. margene

      In the West we call it grapple. Ice Queen is gorgeous!

    2. Marianne

      Ice Queen realy does her name justice this way ! It’s very pretty Judy !

    3. Julie

      It’s beautiful! I’ve been itching to make one but haven’t the time just yet. Yours is the first comment I’ve heard about length and I’m so glad you mentioned it as I really don’t want a cold neck!

    4. Manise

      Beautiful Ice Queen, beads and all! A friend made me the Athena Smoke Ring which also rides up the back of my neck unfortunately. I think long necked women need to be taken into account in these particular patterns and encouraged to add length to them. I call those tiny snowballs, pelletized snow.

    5. Carole

      It’s beatiful, Judy. I can’t wait to see it (and you!) in person!

    6. cyndy

      Beautiful! Amazing perfection to that beaded picot border! Nice work on the knitting!
      And yes, in the first photo I can see the little “nonpareils snow” coming down…there must be a scientific reason for the flakes to turn round like that….

    7. Laurie

      Yep, graupel. Ice Queen is lovely. The cover-the-neck tip is a good one.

    8. Anne

      Thanks for the lengthening tip. This one is on my to-do list and I would want to be able to wear it either way, so now I know!

    9. Carrie

      Very very pretty. Those eensy snowballs look like sugar.

    10. Shelley

      Names for snow: http://lowchensaustralia.com/names/snow.htm

    11. Pat K

      My hubby always calls the little round snow things “corn snow”. I have no idea why. A very pretty knit, maybe I need an excuse to cast one on.

    12. lynne s of oz

      Oh so pretty! So inspiring! Speaking of which, drop by my blog sometime 🙂

    13. Beth S.

      Oh, it’s lovely! But can we also see it on you? 🙂

    14. Carrie

      And you made my day!

    15. Ann

      Absolutely just gorgeous, Judy! Love it. It’s officially in the que… And thanks for the tip on the length.

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