Starry, starry night . . lah dee dah ,dee dah dee daaaahhhh . . . does anyone (Lucia?) know who did that song about Van Gogh? It keeps running through my head and I would love to be able to sing more than a few words.
With the aid of my able assistants, I have begun a modular scarf using the Starry Night colorway from ZenGarden's Artwalk Sock Club. It is lovely yarn to work with and though my photo skills don't do justice to the colors, they are more satisfying than I could have imagined!
I worked a few hours at the college yesterday and took my lunch out in the glorious September weather. And of course, I was knitting in public. There were many, many comments on how beautiful the colors in my kniting were! And when I told people that the colorway was inspired by the painting, it was delightful to watch the light of recognition go on in a few faces
The first skein's worth of the MIL cardigan in a lovely heathery milk-chocolate brown Encore. There will be four ribs running the length of each front and a 2/2 rib button band knit on afterwards. I'm knitting quite relaxed on 7's. Not sure what I'm going to do with the neckline yet. Maybe a vee. And drop shoulders. A nice fast knit.
My Cabin Cove pink worsted arrived yesterday as well! Oh joy! Ben is also enthralled.
(The big white paw at the lower left corner here is the toe of my slipper. Do real photographers ever get their toes into the picture?)
I think I will knit myself a Cabin Cove tweed jacket. YUM!!!
Don McLean....
ReplyDeleteI love your pink!
Don McLean. One of my favorite songs ever. I keep singing it to myself as I have started to knit with the yarn. It is so pretty. More folks recognize it than the Dali painting of last month! It is hanging on the walls of our building and I see it every day. The yarn is so close to the original colors. I like your pattern. It really shows off the colors.
ReplyDeleteVanna paws! Your two lovely assistants are displaying your MIL's sweater with Vanna gestures! "See the careful detailing..." (Yes, I'm cracking myself up here. And I don't even watch game shows, but you know that stuff is ubiquitous.)
ReplyDeleteThe Starry Night colors are indeed gorgeous. I like seeing them in mitered squares. Interesting how when you click for the closeups, the colors in the ball look more muted than knit up. I look at the ball and think, "Misty Moor". Then smack myself and say no, Starry Night!
Love Ben and the pink Cabin Cove!
You (& Ben) are both very busy!
ReplyDeleteOh love the colours!!
ReplyDeleteWhich colorway do I like best? Can't decide although the starry night is really calling to me.
ReplyDeleteCabin Cove tweed jacket...oh yes, I can't wait to see it!
Which colorway do I like best? Can't decide although the starry night is really calling to me.
ReplyDeleteCabin Cove tweed jacket...oh yes, I can't wait to see it!
YoU have lots of helpful kitties there! Lovely knitting, too, of course :)
ReplyDeleteMargene and Donna beat me to it, but I found the lyrics, so you can sing along. And thank you! -- I've had another song stuck in my head for days, and "Vincent" may now push it out.
ReplyDeleteLove all that cabin cove yarn! :) Pretty pink! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely load of pink! I adore it! And I always get embarrassed when muggles comment on the colors...I had nothing to do with those, those belong to a whole other artist!
ReplyDeleteI've always like Don McLean. Someday, we'll get one of those things that interface between the turntable and the computer and I'll put all those LP's (Don McLean's included) onto CD's.
ReplyDeleteSuch luscious fibers and colors. How you put colors together is always amazing to me.