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Dec. 21st, 2004
On a brighter note...
Dec. 21st, 2004 07:18 amThe annual package from By's folks arrived last night. Equally annually, we didn't wait for Xmas, but sat on the bed and opened it. By scored the big bookk of knows he's been lusting after for years (can't remember the name, but it's a lot of book) and a nifty new safety-orange tie-down strap for the truck and a book of wood joinery. I got yarn (string!!!) and a very cute knitting bag and a book of celtic* tatting patterns, with a lovely sleek metal shuttle to make them with.
Must rave about the yarn...1 skein each Berrocco Zen, which is a cotton/rayon ribbon in shaded blues and greys, and a second metallic ribbon (not a brand I recognized) in ivory and gold, Berrocco Lush (mohair poly nylon blend, very nice) in blues, and Berrocco Suede in a a melon shade, and a fancy thin cotton/rayon yarn, almost more of a cord, from Noro. I'm considering putting them all together and doing an entrelac scarf for myself. They all go together. Although I might use the Noro for temari, it looks a bit fragile for something wearable.
*For those that don't keep track of trends in tatting design, "celtic" tatting is a modern style of tatting where the rings and chains that make up the lace actually weave in and out of each other, giving the lace at least a superficial resemblence to Celtic knotwork.
Must rave about the yarn...1 skein each Berrocco Zen, which is a cotton/rayon ribbon in shaded blues and greys, and a second metallic ribbon (not a brand I recognized) in ivory and gold, Berrocco Lush (mohair poly nylon blend, very nice) in blues, and Berrocco Suede in a a melon shade, and a fancy thin cotton/rayon yarn, almost more of a cord, from Noro. I'm considering putting them all together and doing an entrelac scarf for myself. They all go together. Although I might use the Noro for temari, it looks a bit fragile for something wearable.
*For those that don't keep track of trends in tatting design, "celtic" tatting is a modern style of tatting where the rings and chains that make up the lace actually weave in and out of each other, giving the lace at least a superficial resemblence to Celtic knotwork.