I want you to carefully take a look at each of these treasures. What do they have in common? They all have beautiful, traffic stopping color and for all except the Bandito scarf, they are ROY G BIV! I think there is a pattern here.
You know how I've always told you I knit things I love all year then give them away at Christmas? Well, I may have hit a snag. I have knit a lot of different things since Christmas. I have had a ball. I found yarns and patterns I love and have really been going to it. Once I finished the Gradient Blanket made with Tess Designer Yarn, I can't imagine giving it away. I love it. It just looks great on my sofa. Usually, I finish something and think, "Ya, I love it now on to the next treasure." I may even start to think, "That looks like something Evie would like." or "That's something Carmen might like." But not the Gradient Blanket, not this time. I finished and immediately said, "That's mine!" Then there is the spectacular Beacon Shawl. I knit this in Sunset Beach and realized as soon as I steamed it, it was mine. I just love this. I wore it to work at Ann's By Design and got mega compliments. It is just so me so it is just mine. Then there is Twisted Fiber Art's Bandito scarf made from Catnip in the Lumberjack colorway. You really can't tell from my picture but this gorgeous scarf has a copper hue. I just love copper yarn. Not rust but copper. Copper plus Twisted Fiber Art plus Hazel's Grandma design equals MINE! I must admit, I loved this scarf so much a bought many cakes of Catnip so I could make many more. This little scarf is just the perfect flash of color at your throat. And it's mine. Then there is the Sev (en) Circles Necklace made from my favorite Madelintosh yarn. The yarn actually glows. Once again I wore it to Ann's by Design and everybody loved it. It's mine. The spectacular Rocks From The River Bed has been draped on Lydia for a long time. Christmas came and went and it didn't go to anybody even though it was the most spectacular of the choices. Then I realized, it wanted to stay with me. It is mine! I want you to carefully take a look at each of these treasures. What do they have in common? They all have beautiful, traffic stopping color and for all except the Bandito scarf, they are ROY G BIV! I think there is a pattern here. In 2010, I planned for a "Year Of Selfish Knitting." I worked so hard knitting for others in 2009 that I declared 2010 "The Year Of Selfish Knitting." I completed the All American Afghan for my sister for Christmas. It was spectacular and I was drained. 2010 may also have been the year I instituted knitting things I love all year then deciding after the fact what friend it will go to. The rule was no "have to" knitting, only "want to" knitting. 2010 was the year I started the Survival Shawls for breast cancer survivors. It was a year that changed my life as far as knitting goes. This has inadvertently become a "Year Of Selfish Knitting." I didn't plan it, it just happened. Maybe, just maybe another life altering knitting experience will enter my life this year. In the mean time I will enjoy and love these one of a kind knitting treasures.
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Jan R
3/25/2016 09:19:06 pm
It's about time you did things for yourself! Love the primaries.
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Dev
2/8/2017 11:46:25 am
Can you tell me more about that gorgeous Madelintosh yarn you used for the Sev[en]circles? What weight/material was it?
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Jan
2/10/2017 04:21:45 am
The necklace was knit with Madelinetosh Unicorn Tails but you could use most any size yarn. Just adjust the needles to the yarn. I have been thinking about knitting one in worsted weight. 2017 is My Year Of Selfish Knitting and so far I'm having a ball. Think you for your comments.
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