On Saturday, Merrill and I knocked on Robin's door, and asked if her Koigu could come out and play? Maryland Sheep and Wool Koigu 2005? MS&W Koigu 2006? Private reserve? All of it!Robin dumped the Koigu on the bed, and much like playing with marbles, or blocks, or puzzle pieces, the skeins somehow arranged themselves into color families
Merrill squinted her eyes together, tightly, blurring color, finding color progressions, accent colors, a painters palette of skeins. I squinted my eyes, and all I saw was a blur, but my DUI clients do say they drive better if they squint.
Project No. 1 - Hmm? Ideas anyone?
Project No. 2 - Ronnen's Unidentified Project
(The Boyfriend project - I guess if she gets a ring by the time she gets to this wool, it can be a sweater)
Project 3 - Abandoned Baby Project
Project 4 - Sweater, Strung Up Like Sausage - wouldn't want to let the magic of the squint go to waste . . .
Project 5 - Please - like she's going to get to this batch in this lifetime!
Not all of the Koigu seemed to play well with others, there was a miscellaneous mystery skein here and there. And, after play time was over, we put it all back in the bag, no milk and cookies, just nap time. How long the slumber will be . . . I don't know . . . those ends of the fabu Koigu baby blanket aren't quite woven in yet . . .
5 comments:
Hello! I stumbled across your blog and have really enjoyed reading it! Your FOs are absolutely lovely. One question: What color of Misti Alpaca did you use for your Ene? It's gorgeous! :)
That is a serious koigu stash!
Holy Koigu Batman!!!
Come on Robin! I'm clapping my hands! I believe in Fairies! I believe in Grand Koigu Projects! You--plus Wendy, and me too--can do it. Using up stash is NOT THE GOAL. A fabu Koigu project is the focus, the thing we aim for. Perfect color, grand transitions, surprising combinations, and an original that slaps us back to the starting line every time we look at it. That's what I expect from Koigu, nothing less. Ooo, I can see that top-down sweater with inset sleeves from here. The color makes me faint.
I'm feeling faint from all the Koigu. *swoon*
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