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apparently, there are quite a lot of red objects in my ravelry projects. anyone would think it was my favourite colour or something. but im a bit over it. it looks good on me, but to be honest, blue looks better. once upon a time in the 90s i had my colour analysis done, and apparently im a ‘winter’. lucky for me, this means i can get away with wearing all black, but i really should add some blue. so im adding some blue. almost all of my current WIPs are blue, or related. for example:
1. lace. stonecrop by jared flood in madeline tosh prarie, colourway ‘thunderstorm’
(and yes fee it looks like i did do the garter rows at the beginning!)
2. garter. colour affection shawl by veera valimaki in holst garn coast, colourways ‘lead, charcoal and tweed’
i am using the tweed (blue) as the main colour and then contrasting it with the light grey first then the charcoal, so it gets darker towards the bottom.
3. cardigan. flaming june by cheryl niamath in madeline tosh merino light colourway ‘ink’
of course, this wont be ready to wear until its too bloody hot again, but i love how its looking so far. im tempted to just work on this alone right now.
4. hat. not quite blue but in the same family.
i have cast on the remains of the sanguine gryphon bugga from the half-cranfords (colourway ‘grey scalloped bar butterfly’!) meaning for this to be an ishbel beret, but a little pixie enabler showed me this pattern this morning and im thinking of switching. this means ripping and starting over, but i should do it right?
the other items on the needles are deadline/gift knitting, neither blue nor grey so they dont count. but you see what i mean right? its like i get obsessed with one thing and thats all i can see or think about for about 6months. i think about branching out into other colours but then i wouldnt wear them anyway so whats the point?
in other news, the ‘feeling a little poorly’ turned into a full blown case of manflu (much worse than ordinary flu) and i’ve been off work for three days. i go back tomorrow then im home all weekend with all the kids.
that whole living alone thing is working out really well. i love it. oh how i love it. the peace and quiet, complete freedom to do what i want when i want. there are some drawbacks. i have to do my own washing up. and put the bins out. and no one brings me tea when i am on the couch groaning with manflu. (i should train the dogs better). and i do miss having jem here all the time, but he comes around every day to hang out with possum and ricco in the backyard, and i see trent almost every day too, and this weekend he is away doing new family things so i get to look after their cats too. (i like cats. i’d gladly have a ginger here to give ricco a bit of what for, but im allergic so i wont).
so you know, its all ok, in the scheme of things. im off to the couch now to knit something thats not blue and maybe start a buffy rewatch. its been a year. it must be time.
k xx
Hello beautiful babies!
Your blue yarn is all just to die for! (swoon)
And I do hope you’re starting to feel better. Sending you warm thoughts.
Thanks! Hope its not too cold and windy in Wellington
I love your wips . Since most of my things are blue, I have been starting to add some red and deep purple.
The pups look wonderful.
i am loving all of the blue and a great foil for your normal choice of red – that is why you are going there I think’
and that new pattern is just so yum….funny I should think that
and well the trade off the space and quite and cups of tea…….and craft space
and cats you get to visit cats – now your talking
I love cats. I just want to wrap them all up in a rainbow….
I think all those blue things are fab! Love the Madtosh blues especially. And I never wear dark blue! (i din’t think it goes with black…) (although. Now that i think of it, I do have a navy blue tunic top…). I should do more blues too I think.
Sorry about the manflu, and the lack of cups of tea. But manflu passes and not having to put the toilet seat down is eternal!
I am glad that you seem to be better. Isn’t it weird how our fashion desires have and wane. I haven’t knitted much red and have a pressing immediate need to cast on some Kid Classic in Crushed Velvet. Should I make Chaleur in it…
why yes, i think you should!
Look at all those happy dogs! I’ve got a lot of blue going too… but it’s all Doctor Who inspired!!
Your 3 doggies are just beautiful! Sorry to hear you have had the manflu, I think I have had the same thing for the past few days too which is just annoying and cuts into knitting time. I love your blue knits, and I would just knit on that one cardigan too, it looks so very nice. Glad to hear that your enjoying your own time now by living by yourself. You have those beautiful doggie pals to keep you lots of company!
I think the dogs are looking at you suspiciously in that photo!
Sorry about the manflu and you’re right. It IS much much worse than anyone else’s flu.
I have never lived entirely alone. I don’t know how that would work for me. I like my quiet but I also like knowing that I can wander around and find someone to work next to. Lots of weekends, Pk is doing his woodworking and I am knitting/spinning in the same room. I like the company.
they are totally sick of me pointing that stupid camera/phone thing at them and make them ‘wait’ all the time, hence the looks of contempt!
Manflu sucks, I’m so glad to hear you’re feeling better. I have been knitting too much red for me lately too. I can’t wait to see how the colour affection looks when the stripes start, its such a clever design and those blues and greys are lovely.
Oh you are knitting so any things. You make me want to knit them too. The Colo(u)r Affection is very of the moment!! I hope you have recovered form your cold. Look at those lovely pups. They look so alert!!! I am sure they are looking after you!!
Another enviable stonecrop – and so wonderful in deep blue.
Living alone is very addictive.
I like all the blues and greys, they are my kind of colours
Sorry to hear you have been unwell, it certainly is that time of year. Kids are bringing home all sorts of colds at the moment. Hopefully we’ll get through it and then we’ll be right for Winter!