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Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Yummy!

"For everything you have missed, you have gained something else; and for everything you gain, you lose something else."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

I suppose it was inevitable...

I should have expected it...

It is basic physics, after all...

In a world where every action, produces an equal and opposing reaction...
(Thank you to my seventh grade science teacher - see? I'm not hopeless after all!)

When the view out my window looks like this everyday:


And my WIP basket looks like this:


And this:


And this:


And this:


After months of khaki and beige and white and charcoal and taupe and silver and platinum and champagne...

It had to happen...

Eventually I was going to kick over the traces...

And embrace color again.

And I never do ANYTHING halfway.

I've been seduced...

By wine and currant and grape and avocado, and ochre and lilac and seafoam and russet and teal and ...


Malabrigo Sock in Andiecita
(no name for this scarf yet)

Noro Silk Garden Lite in 2048
(Festivus wrap - thank you Seinfeld)


Kureyon Sock in 180
(Tilt a Whirl scarf)

And just look what's in the hopper...



Lots of gorgeous JoJoland Melody fingering


Luscious Dream in Color Baby laceweight


More Kureyon Sock

Don't worry - Mendhi (Friday release)and Rose (by the end of the month) are still my top priority, but everyone needs to cleanse their palate palette from time to time...

Aperitifs, anyone?


3 comments:

Melanie said...

WOW! I just drooled all over my keyboard...
I'll take 3 of each please! =)

teabird said...

The Malabrigo sock looks very, very interesting indeed...

Anonymous said...

YEAH!!!!! Bring on the colors, love them all