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Gong hay fat choy!
2006 @ 11:16 am
Happy Lunar New Year! In celebration our creepy meneki neko (lucky cat)* has agreed to model the Sassy Striped Stocking Cap. *edit: fixed the link!*
This means I’ve gotten my hands on the camera! Behold, progress shots + hand painted yarn by me. The Spiders had a marathon dye session at Marie’s yesterday. So much fun! Take a run through our ring to see everyone else’s excellent results. Highlight of the day though? Amanda accidentally getting locked in the bathroom and me repeating it two minutes later! Classic.
Joy gave me 4 skeins of natural Handpainted Yarns and I went to town on a plan for the Pinwheel Baby Blanket that will start with a saturated color in the center and fan out to lighter shades of that color. Not my idea, I got it from JenLa! Her version is gorgeous and I hope mine will be too.
more of my bathroom than you wanted to see
on to FO and progress photos:
The Kaitlyn Sweater in Brooks Farm Duet (test knit for Christine!)
more in the gallery
Diagonal Baby Blanket in Bernat handicrafter cotton Apple
Yesterday, Joy brought a laundry bag of yarn to sell off before she moves (sniff) to Hawaii. I grabbed 4 skeins of pink alpaca (knit picks) and 5 skeins of lilac Cotton Ease for baby stuff!
It’s been a great weekend so far–and this is my first post from the mac! I am close to streamlining the photo tweak and upload process. wooo hooo!
*maneki neko is creepy because he is all gold, waves his hand and Sassy cat sits next to him for hours on end for no apparent reason.
Comments
Wow. I’m impressed by your dyeing party. What kind of dyes? I have some Kool-aid and some leftover white Lopi that I want to play with. I’m afraid I will get sucked into the world of handdyeing and want to go out and buy lots of expensive yarn and dye and tools!!!
Happy Chinese New Year to the Sassy household!! Can I tell you how freakin’ GREEN WITH ENVY AND PURE JEALOUSY I am right now??? What I wouldn’t give to have been yarn dyeing this weekend with you lovely Spiders. Ugh, so jealous!!!
I had so much fun hosting the dyeing party! I know we will be doing this again. I can’t wait to see how your blanket comes out with the pink yarn.
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Looks like you snagged some nice yarns from Joy, too. I think those pinks will make a gorgeous pinwheel blanket. I can’t wait to see the progress.
oh my god.. i’m still wiped out from yesterday!