help! i've created a monster!
fiber monster that is ;-)
after dd finished spinning the bfl roving (she had to hurry to finish before we left for nantucket), we brainstormed on what she should knit with her beautiful first handspun.
the yarn is so gorgeous, she decided to knit a simple garter stitch scarf, to show off the colors and texture best.
the girl is a machine! she knit the whole scarf in 2 days :-)
so off to sheep to shore, nantucket's yarn store. dd picked out a pattern, cool hemp ponchette, by lanaknits designs. took us ages to choose the yarn mostly since i didn't want to spend a small fortune in the end, she chose cascade 220, so it would be a little warmer than the hemp shown in the pattern. the cascade is a lovely heathered brown, color #9446.
holy cwap, dd whipped the whole thing out in 2 days! have to wait til we get home to block and sew up the edge.
back to sheep to shore, heh heh, now we picked out 2 skeins of koigu for socks. hopefully this will take her a little longer. i see my stash dwindling and dwindling once she gets her hands on it. do they make padlocks for large rubbermaids?
dd says spinning is her addiction, thank god my wheels will be in good hands!
my knitting has taken a back seat to baskets. brought 2 unfinished baskets with me. poor things, they just need the finishing touches....
oh, i forgot, and toasting marshmallows at the beach.
after dd finished spinning the bfl roving (she had to hurry to finish before we left for nantucket), we brainstormed on what she should knit with her beautiful first handspun.
the yarn is so gorgeous, she decided to knit a simple garter stitch scarf, to show off the colors and texture best.
the girl is a machine! she knit the whole scarf in 2 days :-)
so off to sheep to shore, nantucket's yarn store. dd picked out a pattern, cool hemp ponchette, by lanaknits designs. took us ages to choose the yarn mostly since i didn't want to spend a small fortune in the end, she chose cascade 220, so it would be a little warmer than the hemp shown in the pattern. the cascade is a lovely heathered brown, color #9446.
holy cwap, dd whipped the whole thing out in 2 days! have to wait til we get home to block and sew up the edge.
back to sheep to shore, heh heh, now we picked out 2 skeins of koigu for socks. hopefully this will take her a little longer. i see my stash dwindling and dwindling once she gets her hands on it. do they make padlocks for large rubbermaids?
dd says spinning is her addiction, thank god my wheels will be in good hands!
my knitting has taken a back seat to baskets. brought 2 unfinished baskets with me. poor things, they just need the finishing touches....
oh, i forgot, and toasting marshmallows at the beach.
posted by vanessa | 10:36 AM
18 Comments:
Tell Rebecca "excellent job"! Does this mean I don't get your stash when you go? :-(
I guess that proves that knitting like the wind is actually in your DNA.
Now you just need to teach her about all the fun fibre shopping and your stash will be safe.
Or you can get her fibre and she can spin for you.
That's great -- this is the moment every knitting mom lives for -- right?
BTW, I'm truly impressed, I can't get that much knitting done that fast even on vacation.
Everybody else has already beat me to the punchline . . . like mother, like daughter, these "knitting machines." Oh, and I see your family roasts marshmallows instead of broccoli?! Color me green with envy. LOL
WHat a wonderful vacation. Yeah, padlocks. Your stash is doomed.
Now you know how we feel when you finish an aran in 10 days or so. ;) Your daughter is lovely as is her knitting. Hide the Koigu!
Hi Vanessa, It sure was nice seeing you and Rebecca on Nantucket. The cookout on the beach was fun. I wish I was still there. At least someone got some knitting done. It sure wasn't me.
Wow--you always worry about your kids, and then the day you never thought would come arrives. You now realize that you have nothing to be concerned about, you've been a good mother, you've passed along the right values.
Your child is a fiber nut.
Congratulations!
It is soooo fun to pass on that fiber (fibre) gene! Congratulations Mom! Congratz to the DD, too. That's awesome.
Someone ELSE roasts broccoli? I thought that was only SoCal Beach Cuisine. Buhahaha!
That scarf has such lovely colors!
:)
Wow! I wish I could knit that fast. The hanspun scarf is gorgeous as well as the lace!
Oh wow does that look relaxing!!! I agree with the others- 'ol flame fingers is passing the torch!
Of course you've created a monster - your kind of monster! Speed, good looks, style and she's taking my wheels. Good thing I'm too nice to be jealous (wink)
Well, fiber monsters are the best kind, if you're going to have a monster. And I'd say that she takes after her mom, eh? ;-)
Sounds like you've been having lots of fun!
She's amazing, like her mom :)
That ponchette is gorgeous. Question: How many stitches do you cast on for it? Need to go to LYS and see if they have the pattern ...
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