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April 26, 2005
Show and tell time
What was a supercute, perfectly fitting boobholder pre-blocking would now be a perfect holder for boobs. . . well, bigger than mine. To prove that it's really finished, though:
Unfortunately I think this garment needs to be really snug to look its best, so I'm going to reknit it on a smaller needle. It's only a one-day knit, so I'm not too bummed. When I get it fixed up I'll post a close up of the cool button, too--it's not bright white like it looks here but it's hard to photograph and I can't be arsed to try right now.
That's the Clap underneath it; I dyed it one more time and finally got the colour I was hoping for all along. Would you believe these two pieces are the same yarn, from the same recycled sweater? Back here you can see the yucky green that it was (that's not even the original colour; it was pink/brown, and I dyed it icky mint green with Kool-Aid); I subsequently dyed the shawl with umpteen packets of blue moon berry and grape Kool-Aid to get the rich blue (it's now the same blue as the swatch in the old photo, although today's photo doesn't really do it justice). The extra yarn I dyed a gross pinky-red, then after knitting the boobholder I tossed it in one final bath of a bright orange, cheap drugstore dye to get the amazing deep orange it is now. You can bet I'm going to wear these together too.
I thought I'd used up all but about a two foot piece of the yarn with the little sweater, but as soon as I finished that, one more ball of the pale green stuff appeared on the dining room floor, fetched by the cats out of their secret hiding place (where they keep the socks they steal, so that they can continue to bring us socks when we've blocked their access to all laundry).
Hey, Crumpet, check out what I had with my tea today:
You were right, these are a lot better than English Muffins.
(what? doesn't everybody take their tea in front of the computer? Shut up, you do so)
Posted by jodi at April 26, 2005 04:37 PM | categories: sticks and string
Comments
Tea. Hell, I take my whole breakfast in front of the computer! :)
Posted by: Jessica at April 26, 2005 07:23 PM
Woo hoo! Crumpets! And yes, I take entire meals in front of the computer also. It helps that I have a laptop with a wireless connection, so I can actually take the whole thing to the table. :)
Posted by: crumpet at April 26, 2005 07:34 PM
Dang that Boobholder is cute. I just don't know if me and my sisters could swing it, though... they're "slightly" larger than the rest of me. Grrr. The grass is always greener.
I love the two completely different colors you got out of one batch of yarn.
Posted by: Karma at April 26, 2005 07:54 PM
The boobholder is awesome (I like yours better than glampeyre's (sp?)). How did you know the mint green yarn would work? Did you just get something with gage close to what was called for in the pattern? It's a myster to me....
Posted by: Kyla at April 26, 2005 08:31 PM
Sorry the boobholder does not fit--I have never had that problem where it was too big for my boobs! I like the orange alot, and I know it will look great when it is all reknit and fitting.
Your Clapotis turned out lovely in that color. Great stuff!
Posted by: Lolly at April 26, 2005 09:31 PM
The boobholder is awesome - too bad mine would never fit in it (As a previous commenter said, grass is always greener. I would love to give mine away!)
And now that you have had crumpets, you will never go back again! I got hooked on them because of Trader Joes and can't even think about a plain old english muffin anymore =)
Posted by: Dani at April 26, 2005 09:52 PM
I like your approach to dyeing and tea.
Posted by: claudia at April 26, 2005 09:56 PM
Boob Holder looks great! I am so jealous of you Clapotis! I am a wanna be knitter!
Posted by: Melly at April 26, 2005 09:57 PM
I tend to take my tea IN the computer, much to the dismay of my keyboard. Well, I don't intend it to be in the computer, I just have this nasty habit of spilling beverages into keyboards.
Boob holder is gorgeous.
Posted by: Rebecca at April 26, 2005 10:38 PM
Boobholder looks so pretty! Sorry it's not the right fit. That's a pain. I can't believe they are out of the same yarn! That is freakin' impressive.
The crumbs in my keyboard are too embarrassing to even mention. I'm off to eat something over my computer now. :)
Posted by: Carrie at April 27, 2005 09:13 AM
Crumpets Rock!!! (although I once made English muffins from scratch for eggs benedict and they also rocked)
Your Clap and the holder look great, from hideous to glorious that yarn has gone!!! I am trying to make the world's ugliest Clapotis, which is good, because it would never look as good as yours.
Posted by: Rachel T at April 27, 2005 12:39 PM
Your Mini Sweater is lovely! I don't think I have the patience to rip and reknit at the moment. It's wool, and I feel the urge to move onto a project that I can wear in the next three months.
Posted by: Gina at April 27, 2005 07:11 PM
Just wanted to say hi from across the water in Detroit, and de-lurk on your blog. I'm just getting going as a knitter, and your Mariah cardigan is my "i-wish-i-could-knit-that" goal and inspiration at the moment.
And, as a transplanted Brit, those crumpets are reminding me of home. Just make sure the butter doesn't drip onto the keyboard...
Posted by: Kirsti at April 28, 2005 02:38 PM
I LOVE your Boobholder sweater! I love the color, the style and the idea. . . great work! I'm mostly a crocheter, but the more I read the knitting blogs and see the beautiful projects the more I want to work on my knitting too!
Thanks for the inspiration!
Posted by: Sedie at April 29, 2005 04:45 PM
yep. absolutely, perfect cup of tea and crumpet - although must be careful of dripping butter and honey on keyboard.
Posted by: kathreen at May 6, 2005 12:34 AM