Dead Grass in the Hills
Dec. 27th, 2020 08:51 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
affrecaI'm over halfway through my long vacation. I've done some little tasks, but not any of the bigger things I want to get done. Which is like most holidays at home. I did finish knitting a hat for Lawnchair by Christmas. We don't normally exchange Christmas gifts, but I'd made some nice orange yarn (spun from Paradise's spice blend fiber, from the September fiber box), and he likes wearing orange more than I do. A hat is just enough cabling.
I've also taken a good amount of walks, both with Lawnchair and by myself. I went out to a park on the edge of the neighboring suburbia, and took a longer walk than planned. I wasn't exactly lost, I just hadn't checked how big of a loop the horse trail took, and discovered that horses can cross streams that are deeper than I like to wade. I managed to stay on the rocks and not fall in, so win?
I also discovered that I didn't make enough yarn in for the previous shawl I was knitting, so it's in sleep mode until I regroup. Thankfully, I've become obsessed with another shawl project.
So the last spinning project was to spin up the various 1-2 ounce blends I've accumulated, which included two yellow yarns. And then the December Paradise box included 2 ounces of another yellow blend, so I spun it up to the same fingering thickness. After futzing about with dyes, blending, and an order from Mohair and More, I managed to spin three ounces of a lighter yellow, enough for the a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/greydient">Greydient pattern.
I'm avoiding a headache, but I apparently had enough brain to start knitting this morning. I'm surprised that it took me until then to realize that the color scheme I was going for was the Flint Hills in Winter, well before it snows. The yellows vary in browness as much as shade, so I see dead grass. And before you judge, I love the different colors of yellows and browns of dead grass, so this color scheme makes me happy. It's probably going to end up like my other shawls and rarely worn, but the change up in colors makes me happy.
Also, new kitten is a fucking yarn thief. I'm going to have to limit myself to only zipper project bags for a while, and put away projects when I'm not actively knitting. She stole a ball of yarn from an unzipped bag this morning, and then spent ten minutes furiously trying to get back into it after I zipped it closed. It's a good thing she's cute.
I've also taken a good amount of walks, both with Lawnchair and by myself. I went out to a park on the edge of the neighboring suburbia, and took a longer walk than planned. I wasn't exactly lost, I just hadn't checked how big of a loop the horse trail took, and discovered that horses can cross streams that are deeper than I like to wade. I managed to stay on the rocks and not fall in, so win?
I also discovered that I didn't make enough yarn in for the previous shawl I was knitting, so it's in sleep mode until I regroup. Thankfully, I've become obsessed with another shawl project.
So the last spinning project was to spin up the various 1-2 ounce blends I've accumulated, which included two yellow yarns. And then the December Paradise box included 2 ounces of another yellow blend, so I spun it up to the same fingering thickness. After futzing about with dyes, blending, and an order from Mohair and More, I managed to spin three ounces of a lighter yellow, enough for the a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/greydient">Greydient pattern.
I'm avoiding a headache, but I apparently had enough brain to start knitting this morning. I'm surprised that it took me until then to realize that the color scheme I was going for was the Flint Hills in Winter, well before it snows. The yellows vary in browness as much as shade, so I see dead grass. And before you judge, I love the different colors of yellows and browns of dead grass, so this color scheme makes me happy. It's probably going to end up like my other shawls and rarely worn, but the change up in colors makes me happy.
Also, new kitten is a fucking yarn thief. I'm going to have to limit myself to only zipper project bags for a while, and put away projects when I'm not actively knitting. She stole a ball of yarn from an unzipped bag this morning, and then spent ten minutes furiously trying to get back into it after I zipped it closed. It's a good thing she's cute.
