the long and winding row
at least it seemed like miles
but let me start at the very beginning
with these absolutely gorgeous skeins of worsted superwash merino from tanis fiber arts-
12 different colors, greens, blues and purples.
the colors are so saturated and the yarn is super soft and squishy.
excellent customer service!
it all started with a little log cabin square, ala januay one, thanks cara :-)
true potato chip knitting.
after the log cabin strips were all knit up, i picked up all the stitches on knitpicks harmony tips using 2 tips and 5 cables.
added a narrow border of jewel and a wide border of mallard just like a sewn quilt.
exactly what i was hoping for, a huge super-soft comfy balnket, big enough for two.
details in my ravelry notebook.
in our lake placid backyard we have a mulberry tree. when we planted it the tree was about 6 feet tall. now it is huge!
tom and i put on our rattiest clothes, and picked a bowl full of berries.
i baked a pie. yum yum yum
madaket and shimmo waiting for the tennis ball.
rajah says "stupid dogs, they could be napping."
posted by vanessa | 5:23 PM
18 Comments:
Vanessa, that blanket is drop-dead gorgeous! Nice looking pie, too!
wow! those yarns are scrumptious! and pie . . . you had to show me pie??
Beautiful blanket and wonderful colors. Love that cat!
That blanket is stunning and boy doesn't that pie look fabulous!
Holy cow, Vanessa! That is totally wicked! I love it and I am so glad to see you post again! Got any more pie to share??
I can't decide what looks yummier - the blankie or the pie!
Wooo- gorgeous afghan!!
Mulberry...I had trees at the farm. Named a calf for them too!!
Cozy and Grand all around!
Wish I was at your house eating pie!
Don't think I ever had a mulberry.
Did you just pick these berries?
Beautiful blanket!
Gorgeous!!! I love the colors you used!
what a fabulous blanket! and thanks for the link to yet another great dyer :-)
What a beautiful blanket! You've knit yourself an heirloom.
Rajah is so cool.
THAT is the prettiest knitted blanket I've ever seen!!
Love the afghan--beautiful colors! I cannot imagine picking up all of those stitches! Nice Work!
and that pie! Y-U-M! (worth all the work to pick the mulberries I'm sure!)
Your blanket is absolutely gorgeous! I love the colours and the yarn.
beautiful color choice.
Catching up on your posts. Love your Log Cabin blanket- wonderful colors.
I smiled when I saw the mulberries! I grew up with them in Greece. My friends and I would climb up into the tree and pick and eat. Some made it home and more found their way squished down our fronts and that is a stain that so doesn't come out of white shirts. I was pleased to see you make a pie out of them as we never did. They were always a fruit eaten as is out the hand so to speak. Occasionally I see them here in this country littering a sidewalk and birds gorging themselves on them. A treat when I can reach high enough to eat a few.
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