A Life of Colour

Mojo.

Mojo is a funny thing. It can apply to pretty much any area in your life. For instance, lately I can't seem to find the mojo to get on the treadmill. For awhile, I was doing great and getting on non-stop and then all of a sudden I'm not. Where did my mojo go? 

Knitting or crocheting is not much different. Somehow I managed to pick that mojo back up again. How or why I don't know but I am finishing projects all of a sudden. The hiatus was a long one and due mostly to my handling yarn all the time while dyeing. At the end of the day, I was pretty much over looking at yarn and the thought of a knitting or crochet project wasn't high on my agenda when I wanted to rest. Now, after finding my mojo again, I am remembering why I liked knitting or why I liked crocheting. It's about the process not the yarn!

Perhaps I should apply that thought to the treadmill too - it's not about the exercise, it's about the process.  I'll have to think about that one a little!

And without further adieu, my One Row Lace Crochet Cowl (Rav link) is done. I'm so pleased. Pleased as punch really. I used up all 4 ounces of yarn to make it extra long so on those super cold days I can cover up my ears and my face. I quite like how the yarn speckled a bit here and there with pink in the purple to add a bit of texture to the colour.

 

And now that my crochet hook is taking a breather, I have cast on and knit a few rows of Multnomah (Rav link). I haven't knit a shawl before so I'm intrigued by how the stitches are increasing and how they are looking like wings. So pretty!

I'm anxious to see how the shawl is going to unfold so I've been picking up the needles when I have a spare moment. I sure hope my mojo is back to stay!

It suddenly occurred to me that today is but 10 days from Christmas. Happy Holidays everyone! I can't believe it's that time of year again. Before we know it, it'll be 2010!

Crochet.

Do you crochet? I do and I have a long term relationship with crochet having started it first when I was about 10. At that time it was my Dad's sisters who sat me down to show me. After that I went all crazy with it and crocheted several afghans. Where did they end up? With my Grandmas of course! They were both so touched it was adorable. Even now my Grandma prefers my crochet afghan to anything else. My Mom is always tickled when she visits her Mom and she insists that she put away all her other regular blankets but DO NOT touch the afghan I crocheted for her.

I tend to go long periods of time without picking up a crochet hook until I see a project that makes my fingers really itch to pick up a crochet hook. This time it was Kim's socks from a semi-solid club colourway. So cute! Ever since I saw Kim's gorgeous socks, my fingers have been itching to pick up the crochet hook again. So much so that I couldn't quite get it out of my head. So on the weekend I wound up a skein of Serenity Sport yarn and got started.

It wasn't long before I remembered my love for the crochet hook. Not only does it create a lovely lacy effect but projects seem to whiz right on by. I finished this much of the project in just one night and after having to rip out and re-start with a smaller starting chain. I really love the way it's turning out. Crochet has a tendency to use up a lot of yarn but the lovely effect of that is it always makes a lovely squishy fabric too. Oh crochet, how I've missed thee!

I am so happy to have re-started crochet that I actually did a wee movie of my double crocheting. It's interesting to watch yourself crochet on screen that's for sure. My fingers haven't forgotten. I love it!

For more details on the project I'm doing, please see my Rav project page. It's a lovely cowl made up of DCs. After doing a cowl or two I do plan to work up to socks and like knitting the crochet hook is teeny tiny but I am confident I can get there. So do you crochet too?

Cowl.

It's been a very, very long time since I knit anything but a sock. I hate to admit that but now that I am loving to spin, it's a miracle I get anything knit these days...really wish I had more hours in the day to do everything.

And now onto the cowl...isn't it cute? Knit from our recently released Pelusa Yarn, it's a lovely single ply yarn that's soft to the touch and also superwash so anything knit from these yarns can easily go into the washing machine. Think scarves, cowls, sweaters and baby wear. Click here to see more photos on Rav.

It's cooled off so nicely here lately that I'm enjoying the dye studio for awhile until it gets super cold again. Really hope that's not too soon since summer ran much longer than normal and I'd love a nice extended Fall season.

Have a great Thanksgiving weekend if you live in Canada!