I love the swatch... actually I lveo both for different reasons. They are beautiful. Very lovely. Can't wait to see the whole pillow!
Ok, the butterflies are gonna drive me nutso. Once a year I make a pilgrimage to the Houston Museum of Natural Science (The gem and mineral room is amazing!) and I never miss the Cockrell Butterfly Center. I've seen those butterflies countless times and I know the names. Can I think of them right this moment? Of course not. Can I find them on the internet this morning? Oh heck no! If I didn't have to go to work in 2 hours, I'd be headed for Houston already. Anywho, the pictures are beautiful.
Now, allow me to drool for a moment. You have managed to combine 3 of my favorites things (I am not Julie Andrews and will not start singing) and that is making for one grandacious morning, butterfly madness aside. Yarn, Celtic designs and neato-mosquito colors?? Yummy!! Now, come to Texas for a couple of days and then you can help me hunt down the idiot that made up the phrase neato-mosquito. They are most assuredly NOT neato.
Hope everyone has a great day!!
Can we all just say it together: we LOVE that Ryan got a camera all her very own.... Look at all the pics! And you go with your color-crazy self! I remember when you were only dabbling a toe into the color-world and now you're swimming and jumping off the dock in the middle of the lake...
I agree with Rachel...I am so proud of you Ryan! From "this ain't ever gonna happen!" to a fairly casual 'oh-by-the-way...using multiple colors...' kinda post!
You are pursuing your craft with enthusiasm and skill....what a good role model. ;-D Lisa
Ryan, What is the Janine pillow? Do you have a link?
Hi, Rach, Lisa, Debra! Yep, it's even a surprise to ME that I'm doing all this colorwork. I'm still recovering from the fact that I can now knit with two hands. That was a goal I thought I would NEVER reach. My method is slow and kludgy but it's rhythmic and accurate, so I can't ask for much more. Now I'm thinkin' the midnight blue is a little too dark so I'm going to go stash-diving to see if I have anything a skosh lighter.
Debra, here is the link to the pillow pattern (it's a pdf file so you need Acrobat): http://www.twoswansyarns.com/Tools/Output/CelticPillows.pdf. Wanna do a pillow-along?
I love the swatch... actually I lveo both for different reasons. They are beautiful. Very lovely. Can't wait to see the whole pillow!
Posted by anj at June 23, 2004 11:23 AMOk, the butterflies are gonna drive me nutso. Once a year I make a pilgrimage to the Houston Museum of Natural Science (The gem and mineral room is amazing!) and I never miss the Cockrell Butterfly Center. I've seen those butterflies countless times and I know the names. Can I think of them right this moment? Of course not. Can I find them on the internet this morning? Oh heck no! If I didn't have to go to work in 2 hours, I'd be headed for Houston already. Anywho, the pictures are beautiful.
Now, allow me to drool for a moment. You have managed to combine 3 of my favorites things (I am not Julie Andrews and will not start singing) and that is making for one grandacious morning, butterfly madness aside. Yarn, Celtic designs and neato-mosquito colors?? Yummy!! Now, come to Texas for a couple of days and then you can help me hunt down the idiot that made up the phrase neato-mosquito. They are most assuredly NOT neato.
Hope everyone has a great day!!
Posted by Stalker Angie at June 23, 2004 12:02 PMCan we all just say it together: we LOVE that Ryan got a camera all her very own.... Look at all the pics! And you go with your color-crazy self! I remember when you were only dabbling a toe into the color-world and now you're swimming and jumping off the dock in the middle of the lake...
Posted by Rachael at June 24, 2004 05:36 AMI agree with Rachel...I am so proud of you Ryan! From "this ain't ever gonna happen!" to a fairly casual 'oh-by-the-way...using multiple colors...' kinda post!
You are pursuing your craft with enthusiasm and skill....what a good role model. ;-D Lisa
Posted by Lisa in Oregon at June 24, 2004 07:28 AMRyan, What is the Janine pillow? Do you have a link?
Posted by Debra at June 24, 2004 09:05 AMHi, Rach, Lisa, Debra! Yep, it's even a surprise to ME that I'm doing all this colorwork. I'm still recovering from the fact that I can now knit with two hands. That was a goal I thought I would NEVER reach. My method is slow and kludgy but it's rhythmic and accurate, so I can't ask for much more. Now I'm thinkin' the midnight blue is a little too dark so I'm going to go stash-diving to see if I have anything a skosh lighter.
Debra, here is the link to the pillow pattern (it's a pdf file so you need Acrobat): http://www.twoswansyarns.com/Tools/Output/CelticPillows.pdf. Wanna do a pillow-along?
Posted by Ryan at June 24, 2004 02:08 PM