The green and rust colors are accurate. The gold looks much more subdued - think blazing gold! I think I'm back to the original plan which was making a barn jacket. Remember Down at the O.K. Corral in Knitting the New Classics? I'm going to make it longer, with pockets and with the diamond intarsia enlarged and centered on the back.
You might have thought I was quiet because I spent my first of two weeks off working on fiber projects. WRONG! I did spend a lovely day at Marie's, sitting on the porch spinning and enjoying the farm. Claudia brought her Norm Hall wheel and I got to try it out. What a beautiful wheel - the workmanship is amazing. Tuesday was back to reality and I started cleaning out my son's room and turning it into a guest room. Those of you who have twenty-somethings moving in and out at an alarming rate will understand why it took me THREE DAYS! I still need to paint and clean the carpet but it was presentable enough for to set up the aerobed for my niece who drove up from Alabama. Someone took off the closet doors (I think that was Laura) and I couldn't find the hardware to put them back up, so here's what happened to one of the tie dyed pieces.
Still no weaving or sewing (unless you count the hemming and sleeve for the curtain), but I did get back to blending a few more batts of the corrie.
Now what will I do this week - weaving or start on the attic? Hmmm.
Throw in some ecru, rust-red, and walnut brown, and you have the fixings for a Dr. Who scarf! :D
ReplyDeleteWe're supposed to cool off, at least overnight, starting tomorrow night. Still hot during the day, but maybe I won't be so nearly homicidal if I can move out the gross air after sunset.
ReplyDeleteNorm's wheels are truly lovely. He's more or less local to me, so I get to see them at guild meetings. All I've got is one of his niddys :)
Weaving is the really obvious answer, isn't it? Its way too hot for an attic.
ReplyDeleteP.S. And the rust color is absolutely delicious.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE those Autumn colors.......now if only we could get a preview of Autumn weather. Not enjoying the HHH weather we are also having....ick!
ReplyDeleteYour spinning is lovely!
WEAVE! I'll bet that Norm Hall wheel was just amazingly lovely....
ReplyDeleteWeave, of course - it's far too hot for the attic. It's far too hot for just about anything, in fact.
ReplyDeleteThe colors are SO YOU! Can't wait to see them knit together :)
ReplyDeleteWeave woman! The attic can wait until it is cooler. Just my $.02!
ReplyDeleteAutumn is my favorite season! I got really happy a week or so ago when I saw those colors in the silk flower stands at Wal-Mart! It's too hot here too but the colors remind me, it won't be much longer.
ReplyDeleteThose colors make me very happy! I long for autumn with its beautiful colors and crisp air. Can you tell that's my favorite season :-)
ReplyDeleteYour yarn is beautiful!