Clapotis 9-1-1

Yikes! What happened to my Kochoran mini-clap? It was growing nicely. But when I measure it now….OMG. OMG! Can it really be eight-plus feet long? What on earth…did it eat some Magic Beans? That third section…did it hypnotize me?

Can this scarf be saved? Maybe…just maybe…with severe frogging, and partial amputation of its malignant overgrowth. Thus:

The new edge does not match the cast-on. Does it matter? What does not kill this scarf, makes it stronger, I hope. I proclaim this “wearable.” Next!

My Silk Garden Lite mini-clap is at least 2 feet too long. It drags on the floor. This time, I suspect that the scarf abuses illegal steroids (it was trying to compete with the Kochoran). Again: to surgery.

Next! My third clapotis is having a panic attack. “I’m a silk-wool Mystical Creations blend,” it sobs. “Am I colorfast? Will I be dumped?”

Nurse, fetch this scarf some Valium while we analyze it in the lab.

Uh-oh:

Hmm…I’ve seen worse, but it does bleed. This clap will be finished, but it will not be gifted, and it must stay out of the rain. (Nice trick, here in Oregon!) Or, we might trade this scarf for some Magic Beans. Moving now to the Recovery Room:

All doing nicely. (And not one with health insurance!) Nurse, clear the room, please. A Danica train-wreck is coming in…

Noro clapotis

Noro clapotis, originally uploaded by yarntherapy88.

I still make these! Kureyon, from the stash…

Fiber love: critters!

Hello…, originally uploaded by yarntherapy88.

Aren’t sheep marvelous! At our local fiber festival, I rediscovered my favorite four-legged, fiber-wearing, fiber-sharing friends. How gentle, how fluffy! How very photogenic!

More favorites:

How soulful, how sweet they are! Seeing them, I was inspired to increase my yarn stash….substantially. (Dang!)

Firecracker Hat

firecracker hat wip, originally uploaded by yarntherapy88.

Long story short: Knitting dozens of woolly fishies…can be intensely boring! (Cod help me!) But…I had 12 colors of Baby Ull, staring at me every day. Might there be something more interesting…???

This hat is very fun and very cute! It’s from the first Minnowknits book. Finishing might only take a week or so, with all these dangly ends….(sigh…)

Ahoy

Fish, originally uploaded by yarntherapy88.

I’m dreaming of a fish blanket…

Meme-orable me?

I’ve been tagged with a meme! Thank you, Susan! Here are the rules:
1. Link to your tagger and post these rules.
2. Share 5 facts about yourself.
3. Tag 5 people at the end of your post and list their names (linking to them).
4. Let them know they’ve been tagged by leaving a comment at their blogs.

So, I’ve been trying to think of something to say about myself. (I never felt…so boring…until now!) Okay, here goes:

1. When I was little, I wanted to be an airplane pilot. (I actually took flying lessons for awhile…until I ran out of dough. Flying is expensive!)

2. I wish that I had gone to art school! I love to paint and draw. I like to take my art stuff outside, and try to paint and draw what I see (as long as no one is watching!).

3. When I like a song, I have to listen to it about a hundred times. Or more. And, I have to learn all about the song, and learn how to sing it, and how to fake it on the piano. Oh, and when I was ten, I tried to memorize and play an entire songbook from World War I. (I banged out “Over There” on the piano for hours and hours…my family was not pleased.)

4. I’ve had singing lessons, too…mostly classical stuff. I’m a soprano. Oh, and when I hear a choir, I cry. Always!

5. I went to medical school…a long time ago. I graduated. I specialized in Internal Medicine….then I switched to Psychiatry. I am a psychiatrist. A knitting, singing, painting, drawing psychiatrist.

Now, to tag others. (If anyone wants to join in, please consider yourself tagged!) How about these wonderful blogs:

Cashmere Dreams

Vanillabean Knits

Multicrafty

I Would Rather Be Knitting

Lavender Sheep

Tag! Pass it on!

Lucy

Lucy, originally uploaded by yarntherapy88.

She says that the sweater “RULES!”

I live for moments like this!

Big news here…

Dear, lovely Megan tells us that she is expecting. Her first!! We are all so, so excited. Naturally, I want to knit something for the baby. I’m the only knitter in the family, and I love to knit for kids.

Let’s see…she wants a boy. Um, well. So much for the huge tubs of pink, girly yarn I have meticulously stored for year after year… (I am actually trying to “knit down the stash.” Yes, really!!) I don’t have any baby-pastels. (Er, none, except for some fancy non-washable stuff.) I have some boring white DK….I’ll use it if I must…

Hold on. What about this….?

It’s some organic beaverslide, from a wonderful hand-dyer and mommy, here in Oregon. The colors spoke to me (i.e., rainbow is my fave!) I got it last year, and haven’t touched it yet. Washable, yes? Yes! I started a baby blanket. Just now!

baby blanket, originally uploaded by yarntherapy88.

Just basket weave. (It’s pooling already…dang! Do you think the kid will notice?)

And while I’m working on this, I will plot my next move. Maybe…some baby socks??

Done!

Lucy’s sweater, originally uploaded by yarntherapy88.

The “Not-Quite-Ready-For-Easter” sweater. LOL! Lucy might have preferred a soccer outfit. (Dang!)

Say, it is a really nice day. If I back up a little, with my camera, I see this:

 

And if I back up a little more, y’all get a view of my living room.

I wish you all could come over, today. You could see the sweater! I would pick up the toys, first, of course!

Moonlight finishing

Progress note, originally uploaded by yarntherapy88.

You know, this finishing business can be quite meditative.

Stitch…..

Stitch….

(Sigh.)

Still a long way to go….