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If you're looking for the Liesel lace scarf pattern pdf, I've taken it off the site. The pattern is now located here.
BF and I (and BF's socks) are back from Utah. It was fantastic, and I wish we had pictures, but we'd FORGOTTEN THE CAMERA. Argh. All throughout the week you'd hear either one of us say, "You know, I wish we brought the..." "Shut up about it ALREADY!" We were 40 miles in the middle of nowhere, no point in going into the nearest town and buying some crappy little paper box camera, so we just tried to enjoy the view. Needless to say, we'll be heading back in October. I went to a mini-meetup yesterday; BF painted some of the Utah scenery from memory. I'm trying to scrounge up some material for a more substantial post, so in the meantime you'll just have to do with more gnomey bits.
This hat is tall. Taller than the bowling pin body. And a bee-yatch to seam. That does it, I'm bringing out the dpns next time!
Blogworthy:
◊ Another Liesel: Z of I'm Tinking made hers out of lovely GGH Lamour.
◊ Lori of Dessert Comes First chronicles her ostrich egg adventure.
◊ Oh. My. God. You just need to click here and see for yourself.
◊ And on the subject of eating (did you click on the last link, huh? did you? did you?), we have Delicatessen on DVD. I *highly* recommend it. This from the girl with the gnome thang goin' on, jus' so you know.
About 2-1/2 months ago BF interrupted my spinning and asked about his socks. After that little discussion, I just *had* to take a picture of this, the sunlight streaming from behind the Taj Mahal-sized house next to us was incredible. Two bobbins later, I was finally done with all the Corriedale. This has been my longest spinning project to date!
Fiber: Louet Olive Green Corriedale, 16 oz.
Vendor: eBay shop Blue Goose Glen
Yield: 1,054 yards
Weight: Worsted
When I first started spinning this fiber, I didn't like its hand much, but I plugged away on it; after all, I had 1 full pound and 1 spindle. A year-and-a-half later, spinning away on the lendrum, I wonder why I ever doubted the Corriedale. Granted, I've improved my prep, drafting, and spinning techniques. It spun so well, and I was so entranced by its sheen. The fiber was evenly dyed, barely a trace of vegetable matter, and so well prepared in the first place. Of course the spinning would be easy.
And yes, my last two skeins were balanced. I'm quite happy with the yield of two-ply yarn. I'm thinking that, with the yardage, a nice sweater or cardigan with a little bit of lace or cable detail.
Gallery Update: Bernadette knit up a Liesel in a lovely blue color. Thanks for emailing me, Bernadette!
Listening to: Witness the Fitness by Roots Manuva. Great rhythm! It also happens to be (climbing reference alert!) the name of a bouldering problem that climbing wunderkind Chris Sharma did in the Ozarks in Arkansas. Okay, just listen to the song!
