i have gotten three new lace knitting books
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Victorian Lace Today
A Gathering of Laces
Heirloom Knitting
oh man i am in hog heaven
now all i need to do is get more laceweight yarn
( i am thinking of some zephre.......probably in the cream color so i can dye it myself, as i doubt i can afford full cones of all the colors i love...and i am thinking POUNDAGE here........i may need a fundraiser just to support my habit)
color knitting and lace knitting is one of my guilty little pleasures
neither is totally practical in my life.....
i wear that first ice queen i knit in mountain colors barefoot, out to feed the ducks
the ducks are not impressed
(tough ducks huh?)
i long to sit with a large and impressive lace project.....preferably with beads.....
but where would i wear it?
how would i wear it being only 5' tall.....
that won't stop me from doing at least one (that moraccan stole i would imagine)
mittens, socks, hats, neckwarmers.....
these are the knitting things that are practical in my life.....
and i do knit them quite often....( about to cast on for boot socks shortly)
now today i will do the dishes.....feed the animals.....
stoke the stove
put up the crock pot
and knit on that 'ice cream ice queen'
and feel incredibly guilty.....
and get lost in a foam of mohair and silk and beads.....
well.....isn't that what winter is for?
ok so that's what i keep telling myself.....
as i sit.....wrapped up in a guilty pleasure.....
knitting lace
vi
vi
Thanks! I wasn't so sure about adding the yellowy color in at first, but it's grown on me and I really like it. More importantly, my brother seems to like it!
ReplyDeleteAnd I'd indulge in the lace knitting, too! Sounds like the perfect winter evening - a warm stove or fireplace, a loving guy, snuggling animals, and a beautiful pattern!