Saturday, January 30, 2010

Fiber Therapy

Moose Creek

It would seem of late that the yarns I've been working with are a definite reflection of my mood: muddy, murky, dingy. In a word...brown.

Like this Mountain Colors Bearfoot in the Moose Creek colorway. I think it may be prettier than the photo above--at least in color value.


Or the chocolate colored Rowan alpaca cotton that threw me off my yarn diet. Well actually, I think it was the trauma of the week that forced me to fork over my debit card this morning. Having a desire to knit something cozy for myself was just too enticing. I'm on row 6 of a poncho and though the mittens are half way done now, they'll have to wait a bit more. Don't worry though because those mitts are going to look fabulous with the poncho.


Then there's the surprising beauty of my friend Sarah's yarn. She calls this color November. For the life of me, I don't know why it appealed to me a month ago when I purchased it. As a color, it didn't really pop and was unlike my typical selections. It's much prettier than how I usually think of November and the sheen of this BFL is gorgeous. As it came out of the braid, the fiber appeared many shades of brown, gray and even a muted green.

I was expecting to spin yarn a that mirrored my feelings. Thankfully, I got this gift instead. I'll take this as a sign that things don't always turn out the way we expect.

Sometimes they turn out better.



12 comments:

SkippyMom said...

That 'tis life Rudee, isn't it? That 'tis life.

So lovely.

Anonymous said...

That's for sure.
QMM

Jane said...

Everyone deserves a treat from time to time. I do like the Moose Creek yarn

Rositta said...

For you, I wish better...ciao

Gail said...

Beautiful yarn. Better times are on their way

Stephanie V said...

I wish I could touch those yarns. They look so soft.

Browns can be inspiring - think chocolate.

Betty F said...

I love these colors Rudee. I like that spinner too.

Winifred said...

They look lovely colours. Like the photo too.

Celia said...

That rowan is beautiful, and I think with the week you have had, you deserve it. Can't wait to see how it looks when it's knitted.

Jane said...

Some lovely browns, Rudee. You deserve a treat.

Darci said...

A poncho sounds just right for this horrible wet/cold weather.

Miss T said...

Beautiful yarns!