How did I end up with so much crap?
I did get to the sewing machine FINALLY and the first thing I did was steek the bargello patterned throw I made years ago. My good friend,Estelle Carlson , taught me this method, but it is knit up in a tube and then you have to cut it. I didn't have to lie down for a while, like Elizabeth Zimmermann said I might -- I was pretty calm. I'm bringing it to SnB tonight to show off.
Estelle passed away a year and a half ago. I miss her terribly. We traveled a bit together and it was she who got me back into knitting. Here we are in San Miguel, Mexico, sitting outside our hotel room:
She died too young -- she had just turned 70. She had Lou Gehrig's Disease. Damn.
I'm still working on that baby blanket. I'm not even half way yet, but almost. Why, oh why, did I use size 2 needles??
To end, the king of the Scratch Lounge:
4 comments:
If this cat comes up missing, send the cops to my house.
Hey MJ nice chatting with you last night, too. Noro is the crack of yarn, I tell you. At least you didn't just buy 4 skeins!! LOL
LOVE that bargello knitting. I used to needlepoint bargello pillows in the ol' days!
I, too, miss Estelle. I was fortunate to take many of her knitting and design classes. She was a brilliant teacher and artist. Thanks for giving her tribute.
Holy moly that room is spectacular.
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