My Lucky Penny

Do you ever finish a knitting project and say, "OMG! This is just so beautiful!"  I just did that yesterday.  I finished my "Close To You Scarf" I wrote about a couple weeks ago in "Which Came First, The Chicken Or The Egg?"  As I was knitting I kept thinking, "This is going to be beautiful!"  "This is going to be fabulous!" "This is going to be yummy!"  It was all of that and more. 

Remember where I started?  I found the Close To You Scarf pattern. . . 

Picked the perfect yarn Twisted Fiber Art's Evolution in Tasty, colorway  Lucky Penny. . . 

Decided to start with the teal end rather than the copper.  

This is the yarn I had left after I bound off.  That was one of the things I loved about Close To You.  The directions said to knit until you run out of yarn or it is the length you want.  I chose until I ran out of yarn.  Now are you ready for the unveiling?

TA-DA! Isn't it spectacular!?!?!?!  I just love it.  Does this fit right into My Year Of Selfish Knitting, or what!?!?!?!?!  I loved every stitch of this.  In the vernacular of Knit Yourself Calm, this was definitely a therapeutic piece of knitting.  I could watch TV, visit, or just let my mind go planning my next project.  When I came back to paying attention to knitting, it looked exquisite.  

It makes Lydia look pretty amazing!  (I do seem to be talking in exclamation points and all caps today.  That just shows how excited I am.)  You know how much I love Twisted Fiber Art, the yarn and the people.  I must say with all of the Evolution I have knit with, Lucky Penny had the most perfect color change.  It was the quintessential Evolution.  It was smooth and it was subtle.  My dear friend Barb Foor and her sister Carrie came over last night to pick up a pattern and visit the new puppy.  (Yes, we have a 9 week old Wheaten Terrier named Tess.)  When they saw Close to You on the steaming board, they squealed with delight.  It is just that kind of a piece.  

Do you ever finish a book you really love and just can't find anything for a while that piques your interest?  After spending all that time in the presence of people you've come to enjoy, nothing sounds quite right.  That will not happen with my next knitting project.  I have already started the next installment in My Year Of Selfish Knitting.  It is totally different than Close To You.  Different techniques, different yarn.  I can't wait to show you.  If you haven't already, you really need to visit Twisted Fiber Art either in person at their LYS in Mason, MI or online.  You will love it.  Just like with potato chips ("I bet you can't eat just one"), I bet you can't buy just one of their beautiful cakes of yarn.