AlisonH
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Angora scarf #2 was in the dyepot turning a gorgeous shade of red, and I was winding up the next yellow ball, checking for moth damage, wondering what color scarf #3 should become. Uh, oh–this one had a lot of moth holes. It was the worst one I’d seen yet.
And then it hit me. Thumper’s Admonition: if you can’t dye anything nice, don’t dye anything at all.
On to the next one!
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It looks like the moths made Angel Hair pasta out of that one. Or rather, Filini!
Comment by Lynn 09.22.06 @ 7:28 amEgg noodles!
Comment by AlisonH 09.22.06 @ 11:53 amLove your new blog! Keep it up.
Comment by Cris 09.22.06 @ 1:18 pmSuch pretty colors! But yes, that looks more like spaghetti than yarn…
Comment by Kristine 09.22.06 @ 2:24 pmAlison! So glad to see you blogging. That angora looks heavenly – you can always dye the scarves after they’re knit, too, if the spaghetti gets to be annoying.
Comment by terri 09.23.06 @ 9:01 am[…] mom bought some pure angora that exact color on a trip to France before I was born, to knit for her little girls in anticipation of their being […]
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