Setting the Record Straight

Yes, I had a little yarn accident the other night at Kaleidoscope. It was the classic kind: I tripped over some yarn, fell down, and on my way to the floor, the credit card I was holding in my hand swiped right the way through the credit card machine. 

Joan is on a mission to keep me honest and refuses to let me get away with just mentioning the Geode. All right, FINE!

There was a little bit of Pure Pima in a nice forest green that came home with me, too.

Despite Gale's quick tutorial on photo editing yesterday before she left, I'm too tired to work with this one tonight, and it looks like a nice khaki green in this photo. However, in reality it is a nice forest green. It's Color No. 2240, which the Berroco company has named "Kelp." I guess it's not forest green after all -- it's seaweed green. So sue me. I have in mind making... well, believe it or not, first of all, a swatch* (**). I want to see what this cotton yarn does -- does it shrink, does it grow, does it fade, does it pill -- before I invest time and emotion into a big sweater. But the color grabbed me and pulled me into the forest sea, and I was helpless against its pull.

I'm thrilled to report that I've been taking ibuprofen to beat the band, with no bad reaction, and it seems to be slaying the tendinitis dragon. Fingers and swords crossed! 

I'm sorely tempted to cast on for the Geode sweater (the one in yesterday's photo) right NOW, but come on, LET'S GET REAL HERE! First I must a) finish my mother's sweater b) finish at least ONE of the three -- or is it four? -- sweaters for me that I already have on the needles. 

And there was a wonderful scarf pattern that I bought, as well: The Flared Rib Scarf by Natalie Wilson. I was surprised to find that this pattern is not yet listed on Ravelry. It would make a wonderful Red Scarf Project pattern.

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 *No, you have not accidentally landed on the wrong blog. A swatching I will go. Just watch me. I mean it!

**Asterisk(s) and footnoting purposely and playfully added just for the benefit of Katherine, who had this to say yesterday:

One thing I love about you, Norma, is that when you put an asterisk by something, YOU HAVE A FOOTNOTE TO GO READ ABOUT THAT ASTERISK. I am so annoyed when I see something marked as if there might be more information about it somewhere and there is nothing (especially annoying in ads). I sit there wondering what the HELL that asterisk is for. Did the writer not really mean whatever it was that was starred? Is it a trick? What?? WHAT??? So. I'm a Norma lover because of the footnoting. I might be a footnote lover in general.

That's me:  Building community, one pet peeve at a time.   

XO

Comments

[gayle]

On my monitor, that green is flat-out gorgeous - I saw it and thought "Want!"
Glad the tendinitis monster is taking a thumping. Especially since all that pretty yarn has come to live at your house...

[Mary K. in Rockport]

That IS an attractive scarf.

[Joansie]

I didn't get a good look at that yarn when you purchased it. It's gorgeous. I love that scarf and plan on knitting that pattern also.

[Carol]

Gorgeous scarf pattern. Agreed that it would be a great Red Scarf.

[margene]

Didn't you buy buttons to match that yarn last time you were in SLC. That will be one gorgeous color on you!

[Carole]

That's a great color green for you. Finish the sweater for your mom - you will feel so great when you have that done!

[Leslie]

Yes, I'm thinking you need to finish your mom's sweater before you cast on anything else. That doesn't mean, however, that you cannot work on one of your other (how many??) sweaters too. Naturally, Mr. Jefferies is allowed to get a new one if the opportunity and desire should overcome you. Ohhh, maybe the cotton swatch would work into a spring coat for him??

[Joannah]

You must know the shopping rule "You break it, you buy it". This is why falling down in a yarn shop requires a credit card.

[Melissa in El Cajon]

Ha! One pet peeve at a time! Made me laugh out loud! Do you think you are a curmudgeon? If so, I think I would really like you. I'm one and I think we are the most realistic, practical, dependable, funny people in the world!

[Nancy]

I am glad it is going well. But I just hope you have an epi-pen handy for a while as long as you are experimenting with taking ibuprofen and aspirin. Also, get a medic alert bracelet or something that says you carry one so that a stranger knows you have it if you can't tell them.

[Jean E.]

Love the green pima. Go ahead and start a new project. You know you want to. I have lost rack of how many projects I have on the needles. More than once, I have purchased more needles so I don't have to disturb my WIPs.

[Mary Fran]

OOOO - that's so pretty. And Webs just posted a free scarf pattern that would also be a great red scarf project. http://www.yarn.com/webs-knitting-kit-valley-yarns/webs-knitting-kits-valley-yarns-311-a-fool-in-love/

[Rachael]

Sheesh, Norma. If you're not careful, you'll have to start getting other people to knit you sweaters out of your stash. ;-)

[Cookie]

Love it!

I agree with the others. Maybe you should finish your mom's sweater before casting on for something new.

[marianne]

Mmmmm. that green. and whether it's the green I see or a darker more sea-forest green, matters not, loves them both. Great scarf pattern, what a find!
I'll not be telling you what you should or should not be knitting, nope. not gonna go there. ;^)

[Geri]

So you were holding out on us! Pima Cotton sounds and looks fabulous. Since you are in Vt. you can definitely call it forest green. Here near the Ct. shore we'll call it kelp.
Glad to her the ibuprofen is working. Pet peeve slaying is an exhausting business.