Tuesday, October 03, 2006

knitflix + progress

I received a fabulous package from Bekka for the Knitflix swap. I have been wanting to see The Girl with the Pearl Earring for a long time. I enjoyed the book, and I love watching (and critiquing) literary adaptations (as does Bekka). She also included a beautiful blue skein of Manos (my first Manos ever!!!! It's Juniper, #43), some cotton yarn to feed my MDK addiction, yummy fruity candies, and a box of fancy green tea that I'm going to try this afternoon. The tea is Happy Elephant Green Monsoon. There is also some delicious candy-like dried fruit that I already brought to my office and munched on while grading quizzes yesterday afternoon! One more surprise from Bekka:

Yarnplay, by Lisa Shobhana Mason
  • The Lorelei Tank Top is absolutely gorgeous, and I think I could wear it over a tailored white shirt this winter. Plus the pattern calls for Noro!
  • Another highlight is the k.i.s.s. (keep-it-simple-so-your-man-will-wear-it sweater) -- very classy, and I think my husband actually would wear it. It's a little bit J. Crew and a little bit funky.
  • The Manta Ray shawl is lovely, and it would be a great beginning lace project for me.
What have I learned from my first swap? I need to kick it up a notch! I'm afraid that the package I sent Bekka doesn't even begin to compete, but I certainly put thought into each item. One of the wonderful things that I've discovered since I started knitting last fall is that knitters are very generous and thoughtful people.

progress

The Noro scarf is coming along nicely. I did some good work on it over the past couple nights while watching DVDs -- a couple episodes from Season 3 of Buffy as well as the movie Shopgirl. Claire Danes played a poignant Mirabelle, and the movie was surprisingly good and very thoughtful. I was prepared to be turned off by the Steve Martin/Claire Danes relationship (remember that awful Winona Ryder/Richard Gere pairing a few years ago?), but it was touching and well done. I loved the scene where Ray sits on the futon in Mirabelle's apartment. Also, the cat interfering in the action during a love scene was awfully humorous.

Here are the beginnings of a Mason-Dixon baby kimono, balanced on the arm of my couch. I may frog this and go with garter stitch instead since this curls up so much. I'll have to look at some finished versions to see how it turns out in stockinette.

6 comments:

Sarah said...

I love that movie. I saw it before I read the book, I liked both equally.

Karin said...

Wow, you definetly got a great swap partner there! I am very interested in this k.i.s.s. sweater as Aaron has been commenting on how he wants a sweater in the Grey Wolf shade of Knitpicks yarn.

Jana said...

I love that movie! I didn't read the book (I should, I know) but the movie was great. I actually think they did a good job trying to capture the colors of his paintings, which was surprising but very pleasing.

Anonymous said...

Hi Jodi! - I just sent off another package to you ... did you receive the first one yet?

Your review of "Yarnplay" enticed me to order it up from Amazon and while I was at it, I ordered Tracey Ullman's book "Knit 2gether". I've looked it over while at Barnes and Nobles and was surprised to find some really solid content along with great patterns. Am I tempting you now? lol

Love your Noro scarf. Where did you find the pattern? I am currently knitting a cabled scarf with Noro Kureyon #149. It's the Seaman's Scarf, a free pattern from www.KnitPicks.com (there's a whole slew of free scarf patterns there!) It's a Christmas present for my hubby, so I'm trying to do it on the QT.

Teatime! TTYL!!!

Anonymous said...

you don't need to kick it up a notch! the things you sent me we so wonderful. i knew it was your first swap and wanted to make sure you weren't disappointed!

Kristin said...

your noro scarf looks gorgeous!