My Green Period

August 19, 2007 at 7:39 am · Filed under the wonderful world of color

I notice all the pictures I’ve posted so far show green knitting. That’s because, a couple of years ago, I was suddenly attracted to the color green. I have a strong affinity for the cool colors - blue has always been my favorite. And, for the last 20 years or so I’ve worn an awful lot of purple. In a yarn shop I instantly zeroed in on the purple yarn. Then, all of a sudden, I didn’t care so much for purple and I wanted green.

Above is a basket of yarn to make the Elizabeth Zimmermann sampler-type ski sweater.

And below, my mom is modeling a green shawl in Koigu. (It’s “Susan” from Stahman’s Shawls and Scarves.) (I know, it still needs to be blocked.)

Color preferences are interesting things. I have a dear friend who absolutely detests green. She loves plants and leaves and summertime, but still can’t stand to have anything else green. Then I know some others who are so conservative in their color choices - their clothes all come from a very limited palette of neutrals. Then again, there are people who choose to paint their houses in some pretty ghastly colors.

I used to wear a purple shirt almost every day. Talk about being in a color rut! My flirtation with green was very exciting - I felt almost daring choosing green yarn. The world even looked a bit different, and I felt more free, more creative.

I’ve noticed that my attraction to green has started to wane. I’ve come through to the other side of my green period - but I’ve changed. For one thing, I now have a lot of really cool green items to wear, and I’m ready to experiment with other colors - perhaps orange will be next.

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I did it!!!

August 15, 2007 at 9:13 am · Filed under felting

I finally felted the green bag - and here it is!!!!

I feel terrifically accomplished, even though I see that I had vowed to felt three things by now. The green bag turned out so beautifully - so what if I’m behind schedule?

Kim is right - it really is like knitting for Hagrid. Or Bigfoot. Then comes the alchemical process of the washing machine and the grand transformation. I see why so many knitters are in love with felting - it’s like transfiguration for Muggles.

And the secret to good results is so simple - stop the washing machine every five minutes to check on progress. I know this is a bug “duh” for some of you, but maybe it will help other reluctant felters. Now I’ll be ransacking my stash to put new felting projects together.

The bag is lovely to wear - it caresses the shoulder and hangs just right. The contents are very secure even without a zipper or flap or other closure at the top. This is a great design by Cat Bordhi.

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