I just haven't been getting up early... or blogging much... or exercising...
I bet Skinny Pilates Lady will be mad at me. She won't say anything, though. She never does. She's cool like that.
Anyway, I have been knitting. I got done with the Shamrock Kindle cover and have now started a giant striped purse. Not sure what it's going to turn out like, but here it is so far...
The seed stitch part (the tannish part around the edge) will be the top. I love seed stitch, by the way. I always thought it would be a pain to do, but it turns out really nice without having to remember much of a pattern.
This is some of my Yarn Fairy yarn. So I'm not exactly sure what it is made of. I am pretty sure it is mostly wool because it won't burn. At least, it won't stay on fire. Yes, I set the end of it on fire (on purpose). Stephanie Pearl-McPhee (a.k.a. The Yarn Harlot) said to do this (carefully!) in one of her books. You see, wool isn't exactly "fire-proof", but it is "fire-resistant". It will put itself out. Whereas acrylic will basically melt, like plastic.
Knitting with someone else's yarn got me thinking about yarn as an art medium. I know, I must need more coffee if I am starting to think really deep thoughts about yarn! But seriously, yarn is like paint or clay to a knitter (or crocheter). Two knitters may look at the same yarn and see two very different projects. Like, my yarn fairy saw a hat and I saw a small pouch. I looked at green and white acrylic yarn and saw a cell phone pouch and a Kindle cover. My husband's Grandmother (she was a crocheter) would have seen a baby blanket or a baby sweater and hat. Yarn is the medium and the artist makes it what it is going to be. Pretty cool, I think.
Ok, off to drink more coffee before I start thinking deep, philosophical thoughts about my knitting needles!
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