I'm a whitey ford

Warning : the white hue of my skin may blind you. But this paleness is indicative of a few things.

1. Insane busyness with the gainful employment. WOW. Its true, even if you don't believe me ;)

2. Sick. Allergies are out of control and have spiraled into infections. Its ugly. And gross.

3. I've been in the house spinning and knitting!!!! YAY!

So what have I done with myself? How about a finished Snezi Shrug?



Pattern : Snezi Oversized Shrug, from Sensual Knits
Yarn : Noro Cash Iroha
Needle : Takumi Bamboo Circs 10.5 US

This needs a good shrink down. The silk content of the yarn is stretching it out a bit and its oversized to start with. I won't show you the back, because it looks like I'm wrapped in a burlap sack. But if you're on Rav, you can check it out for yourself ;)

And of course, there is spinning, a love with which I cannot be parted for long :




Soon I'm going to set up a gallery of customer knits! I can't believe what people have made with my handspun! If you have made something, please share :)

It's not you, its me.

My dearest cable cast-on,

I wanted to tell you that our years together have been wonderful, ever since we met during that fateful production of Iris (Rowan 35). I left my first love for you (backwards loop) and I never looked back. Not once have I strayed since we met. You have been nothing but good to me through it all - three wickeds, countless hats and scarves, even Ene's Scarf. But lately, I can sense some distance between us. I'm starting to realize that maybe you can't be everything to me. It might be time to see other cast-ons.

No, its not you. It's me. You see, I've been getting flack from my friends *yarnsnob* about being a one cast-on kind of girl. She helped me see there is a whole world out there, and maybe, just maybe, I could expand my horizons. I know, I know. I shouldn't let my friends influence me. But I couldn't help it. The temptation was too great. Tubular cast-on was calling my name... and it was just so... smooth. So stretchy, so... reversible.

I mean, check this guy out :




You can't blame me for wanting a piece of that!! I've heard about that long-tail cast-on too. You know what they say about cast-on's with long tails ;)

I hope I haven't hurt you... I'd still like us to be friends. I'm thinking scarves and shawls and you never know what else could come our way. The future could hold anything for us. But I don't want to hold you back. I want you to go out there and find that project that's perfect for you. And I know there are other knitters out there that would love a cast-on edge like yours.

You were always good to me. I'll never forget you.

Love,
Coley