Double Helix

rescued

Two posts back, I implied that I would be mixing two oddly matched colors of Noro Kureyon, namely 164 and 102.

As Dave surmised, stripes it is.

This is clearly another riff on Jared Flood's brain child - the fourth, if you must know.

This particular scarf was made with yarn spree yarn, picked up to celebrate this. For a little while, I really thought it was mine. After it was off the needles, though, my abundant collection of Kureyon odds and ends started giving me fits. Once those bits and pieces started emerging as something equally pleasing if stylistically different, I became inclined to send the above scarf out into the world. So, if you want to get a better look at it, you'll have to ask BlackTabi.

fever

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Now, I am indeed hoping that Obama refreshes and expands his message a bit, as the pundits suggest he should. On the other hand, the skewed diatribes run out of the Clinton campaign are beginning to grate on me almost as much as the smug or petulant missives of GWB.

rescue

On the web, I stop at Diana's frequently. Recently, she described a particular colorway of Noro Kureyon sock yarn as "the butt-ugliest color of Kureyon sock yarn ever seen." Hmm, didn't I drop a double-sawbuck on exactly the same thing?

Maybe the problem is that 164 is only half a colorway. Here's some of the stuff (different weight, though) unwound and hanked up:

What happens if I mix it with some of this?

The peeps I saw on Sunday already know.

going bold

For some time, I had been conflicted about what to do with my Easter egg palette of Sheep Shop Sheep One. Sweaters for children would be a good option, but honestly, I want to knit this stuff quickly, as this acquisition broke Stash Restraint 2007. How about a blanket in garter stitch?

Thanks, Rebecca, for pointing out that the yarn did not necessarily have to be worn.

Mailbag

• See whither SPA 2008 for responses to Mishka, AntiToast, Dorothy, Claudia, Heather, Brenda, and Julie.
• See picky, picky, picky for responses to AntiToast and Rebecca
• See dawn for responses to AntiToast and Heather
• See essence for some relatively generic responses, and specific responses to Mishka, Emily, Claudia, and Heather.