Hasn't it been said that there have been sightings of people who spontaneously combust? Blow up without any warning? Or catch fire without a heat source at all? I know, it all sounds kinda weird or crazy but I think that I'm getting ready to throw my better sense out the window and embrace the idea, because honestly, my reality is being tried, tried, tried.
It could be my imagination, so I may not be the most reliable of witnesses on the subject of the Carnival Shawl. But, the other night, I could swear I heard myself say in a natural and measured, light-hearted fashion: "By the way, mom, about the Shawl...I have all but four motifs completed..."
Blank look.
"...you know... That shawl. The one we were supposed to make together?..."
Blank look and a slight grin.
"...the one you did that little swatch for, but left for me to complete until your next visit? The one with the swirly crocheted motifs?...I'm almost done...I just need to sew the thing together, really..."
Blank look.
"You don't remember?...The Carnival Shawl? The one you picked out? Remember? The CARNIVAL SHAWL?"
Blank look.
Talk about me being the big, giant schmuck in this scenario. After a year of biting my lip, a year of feeling the guilty feelings, a year of hating the hook and the yarn more than one should. A year of being the biggest loser in the world's worst comedy skit known to man. I'm the boner. I'm the fool.
(Let's not mention that Carnival Shawl ever again. It is gone. It is out of my vocabulary. Bye! Go! Be gone! Bye! Tah tah! SeeeeeeeeYah big pile of yarn!)
BTW: Just finished this sleeveless shell. It'll bring on the fashion better than any old *you-know-what* and it's made out of some nifty cotton/silk blend I got from Kpixie awhile back. It's from Japan and won't make you think about anything *you-know*-related at all, especially since it's a quick knit and not made of a million crocheted motifs. All the shaping is achieved by darts. Yeah, I know, it's low-cut and all, but I'll let you know how to change the neckline. Or, you could wear something underneath, too, or just let it all hang out like I did, because, frankly, I haven't the strength to do otherwise. (Watch for the pattern on the Garter Belt.)
Oh my, I want that top pattern. I am going to compulsively check the garter belt until it shows up.
Posted by: pam | June 12, 2006 at 08:40 PM
Hey, I had another idea for...you know...that THING. When HWWV & Girlfriend take the outlaws on an excursion, you could get a whole bunch of fishing line and suspend each motif from the ceiling above the bed of MIL's guest room. Hang each one at a slightly different height. I can guarantee you, she'll never "forget" it again....
Posted by: Erica | June 12, 2006 at 09:19 PM
I was thinking I could stuff all the motifs in their luggage before they leave (they make us store all their stuff in the closet for months on end). Anyway, when they finally go home and open up the luggage, voila!
Posted by: Wendy | June 12, 2006 at 09:27 PM
I'm not going to comment on That Which Shall Not Be Mentioned.
Ahem.
The tank is so beautiful. I keep finding things that you've designed that I must knit. Why is it that you feel you must keep creating more fabulous garments when I have not had time to knit even one of them yet?!
Posted by: Faith | June 13, 2006 at 05:52 AM
I think that you should finish the (you know), auction it off on your blog, and use the money to fly to Vegas for a girls weekend. While they're here. Call it an essential business trip.
(Beware of comments beginning with "I think..."!)
Posted by: Martha (another one) | June 13, 2006 at 08:18 AM
I want that top. Bad. I want to knit that top, even more badly. Need pattern!!
It's GORGEOUS!!!
Posted by: del | June 13, 2006 at 09:47 AM
I think I love that top, and more importantly, I think my husband will love it, too.
As for the shawl...maybe you can turn bad karma into good karma? Finish it and then donate it to a women's shelter or a hospital ward. Somewhere, someone needs something beautiful in her life...even if it's not your mom.
Posted by: Knitting Momma | June 13, 2006 at 10:11 AM
that tank is just what i need. Lets get that up on the garter belt asap. Could you at least hint at how much yarn is needed so we could prep?
Posted by: uglyagnes | June 13, 2006 at 04:51 PM
Yes, I used 5 balls of the silk/cotton blend mentioned in the post. Each ball had 120 yds and I used a size 7 needle. The size I made was a 34 and the finished bust is about 35.
I haven't yet figured out yardage for all sizes...
Posted by: Wendy | June 13, 2006 at 04:54 PM
I'm sure you've heard it a thousand times, but that top is beautiful. I just simply love everything you do. WOW!!!!!!!!!!!
Happy Knitting!
Posted by: Celia | June 14, 2006 at 05:56 AM
I'm so glad you're doing sizes beyond a "L"...we bigger girls deserve beautiful handknitted garments too!!
Thank You!
Posted by: LC | June 14, 2006 at 08:54 AM
helloooo nurse! i absolutely adore this. can't wait for a pattern!
Posted by: karlie | June 14, 2006 at 01:53 PM
Can't wait till the pattern for the fab sweater comes out, however please don't forget to tell us what kind of bra you're wearing with it.
Posted by: Nicole | June 21, 2006 at 01:29 PM
So very lovely!!
Posted by: heidi | June 22, 2006 at 11:52 AM
Holy Cow! I better get workin' on that cleavage tan. Smokin'!
Posted by: Julia | June 28, 2006 at 02:11 PM
Just love the top! SOOO cute and sexy too! can't wait for the pattern!!!
Posted by: Michelle | June 29, 2006 at 06:28 AM
Must have this pattern. I have been waiting for something like this to knit for sometime. I like the sexy neckline and slim fit. Please let me know when it becomes available....PLLLLEEEEAAASSEEE!!!
Love your blog....
Posted by: Karen | July 02, 2006 at 06:52 AM
24% of Americans believe that the Internet is able for a time to replace them with a loved one. For obvious reasons, such sentiments particularly prevalent among residents of the United States alone. Both men and women can replace the beloved, beloved trips to the World Network. However, the willingness to such transactions vary among followers of different ideologies: conservatives frowned relate to this idea, and the "progressive-minded" on the contrary, Nerkarat it.
Study company Zogby International also showed that every fourth resident of the United States have their own representation in the web-site or internet-stranichka. Creating internet-dvoynikov most passionate about young people (18-24 years of age) - 78% of them have personal Web page. In doing so, 68% of those surveyed said that the World Wide Web, they do not appear in its original capacity, their virtual overnight seriously different from the real.
Only 11% of Americans would agree implantable microchip in his brain, which would provide them with direct contact with the Internet. But the situation is changing, in the case of children. Almost every fifth resident of the United States would agree to equip their child safety device which would allow him to track the movement in space on the Internet.
10% of U.S. stated that the Internet brings them to God. " In turn, 6% are convinced that because of the existence of the World Wide Web God away from them.
And how you feel? Sorry bad English.
Posted by: Zeratulss | November 12, 2007 at 06:11 PM
Two new studies show why some people are more attractive for members of the opposite sex than others.
The University of Florida, Florida State University found that physically attractive people almost instantly attract the attention of the interlocutor, sobesednitsy with them, literally, it is difficult to make eye. This conclusion was reached by a series of psychological experiments, which were determined by the people who believe in sending the first seconds after the acquaintance. Here, a curious feature: single, unmarried experimental preferred to look at the guys, beauty opposite sex, and family, people most often by representatives of their sex.
The authors believe that this feature developed a behavior as a result of the evolution: a man trying to find a decent pair to acquire offspring. If this is resolved, he wondered potential rivals. Detailed information about this magazine will be published Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
In turn, a joint study of the Rockefeller University, Rockefeller University and Duke University, Duke University in North Carolina revealed that women are perceived differently by men smell. During experiments studied the perception of women one of the ingredients of male pheromone-androstenona smell, which is contained in urine or sweat.
The results were startling: women are part of this repugnant odor, and the other part is very attractive, resembling the smell of vanilla, and the third group have not felt any smell. The authors argue that the reason is that the differences in the receptor responsible for the olfactory system, from different people are different.
It has long been proven that mammals (including human) odor is one way of attracting the attention of representatives of the opposite sex. A detailed article about the journal Nature will publish.
Posted by: Medunfiff | November 15, 2007 at 11:44 PM