Over time I've amassed a vast collection of bobbins in divers sizes, shapes, and colors. Mostly because, as now, I can't find them when I want them, so I get more. No doubt they're wandering (not lost) somewhere roundabout Area 151 and will turn up in good time. In a pinch I've used bits of cardboard as bobbins, too.
Deborah wanted to know if I'm going to Rhinebeck. I'm planning to attend on Sunday. Further, thanks to the indefatigable Stitchy McYarnpants, I'm playing Rhinebeck Blogger Bingo again – I'm a square!
Squares need a way to display the Blogger Bingo (and Jersey Represent!) button. There were some stray skeins of Lamb's Pride Worsted, colorway M-64 Charcoal, and Noro Yoroi, colorway 4, in stash, so I'm knitting up a small backpack (to be f-f-felted). It's at the formless blog stage.
The backpack started out as one of Linda Cyr's Fabulous Felted Backpacks in Knitters K61, Winter 2000, then the mods took over. [Mwaahaha.] I decided to make a smaller size, to knit it in one piece to eliminate seaming later, and to omit the bobbled cables, which are gorgeous, but lost (not wandering) in the Yoroi.
That reduces a somewhat elaborate project to mindless TV knitting – perfect for this evening's season premieres. Eileene insists Heroes and Journeyman are worth watching, so I'm watching.
6 comments:
I thought you had an aversion to felting? The fishies, which I just assumed were stitich markers, are adorable. Only 8,000 or so people ahead of me in the Ravelry line. Once I get my invite, the first order of biz is joining the Jersey Represent group.
Thanks for the reminder to send an email to Stitchy. I enjoyed Blogger Bingo.
I still need to order my jersey represent buttons.
Yea! I'm also a player and square. See you in Rhinebeck!
Thanks - I thought they were bobbins but wasn't sure! I'm thinking about going to Rhinebeck on Sunday too - I hear it isn't as crowded - last year it was crazy!
I'm OK with the bobbins, but that is that other thing??? Not the point protectors, the thing that could be mistaken for the spine and bones of some weird fish??? (to go along with the one fish blue fish theme....) Thanks.
Alotta.Knittin: That's a spinner's control card, an aid in spinning consistent singles. Otherwise there's a tendency to start thick and end thin and go wobbly in between.
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