Using the same philosophy I learned from studying Lea Redmond, I decided to Knit The Day. It was more than reading a book for me. I read it, reread it, contemplated, dreamed and studied the amazing writing of Lea Redmond. Then I went to the Spring Fiber Expo and discovered Why Knot Fibers and their faulous Starlit yarn.
This all started on August 8, 2015. That was the day FedEx delivered my copy of Knit The Sky by Lea Redmond. I did Knit The Sky. Remember? I studied the sky every day, decided what colors of yarn best represented it then I knit 3 rows. I started January 1, 2016 and ended June 30. I have a scarf that represents six months of the sky where ever I happened to be. January it was Sunset Beach, North Carolina and the last two weeks in February it was Hawaii. It was fun but I realized when I was done, I didn't want to be done. I loved that Knit The Sky made me more aware of my environment. I REALLY looked at the sky every day. I still REALLY look at the sky every day. I pay attention to the color and what that color says to me. I wanted to continue the concept only with something different. I came up with the idea of Knit The Day. Using the same philosophy I learned from studying Lea Redmond, I decided to Knit The Day. It was more than reading a book for me. I read it, reread it, contemplated, dreamed and studied the amazing writing of Lea Redmond. Then I went to the Spring Fiber Expo and discovered Why Knot Fibers and their faulous Starlit yarn. I decided using this Roy G Biv (I love saying that!) collection of fiber, I would Knit The Day. I assigned colors in the following manner: over 96 would be black; 95-86 would be red; 85-76 would be orange; 75-66 would be yellow; 65-56 would be yellow-green; 55-46 would be green; 45-36 would b teal; 35-26 would be blue; 25-16 would be lite purple; 15-6 would be dark purple; and under 5 would be black. Then I decided to knit two rows of the high and low temperature each day. I started July 1 and I ended November 30. Ta-Da! Let me introduce you to Knit The Day. I can't tell you how much fun this was. I loved it! For just a few minutes of knitting, I have a totally unique, one-of-a-kind (a little redundant there. I guess unique means one-of-a-kind), beautiful scarf. I know people will stop me and asked about it every time I wear it. I love the randomness. See that black stripe? That was a day the high temperature was over 96. We didn't have many of those this summer. Two, I think but I will always remember we had two because Knit The Day is proof. isn't it beautiful! I am so excited! It is steamed and perfect. It is the high and low temperatures in Adrian, MI from July 1 to November 30. Wait a minute! Maybe this isn't mine. There is only one person I know that totally loves Adrian with all of her heart and would appreciate Knit The Sky. That would be the incredible Ann of Ann's By Design. SHHHHHH! Don't tell her but this is her Christmas gift. I think it's perfect.
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12/12/2016 09:17:03 am
Oh! It turned out so lovely! We LOVE what you did with all of those colors!!!!
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