Fashion Week for Mel

“A fashion is merely a form of ugliness so unbearable that we are compelled to alter it every six months.”
Oscar Wilde

Before we moved here, fellow quilt artist and blogger Kay Sorensen gave me a huge load of interlock knits, knowing I still live in the 80's. Kay has lovely auburn looks, quite different from my fiery Mexican leanings, but still I think I can make these colors work for me. I already tried out a creamy French Vanilla piece in the mock turtleneck above. This is a pattern, also ancient, with saddle shoulders. It fits like a dream and I will continue to make more in this vein. While un-fashion, it is the perfect background for my many shawls and kerchiefs, which I have more plans to knit. If I wear the terra cotta under a brilliant blue scarf, what a glorious combo that will make. Same with the peach, and of course the lavender will be wonderful with my coloring, so whatever I choose as an accent color, it will impress the goldfish, my local audience. 

At knitting yesterday I was given a super exciting gift certificate to the Three Black Sheep Shoppe where I went DIRECTLY to spend it asap. I chose these sensuous yarns, merino, and merino and silk. I am sizzling with anticipation to dive into them. I just finished this alternate version of my Mitered Kerchief pattern, using a different center decrease (cast-on 99 stitches) and a stockinette+garter pattern for the body. The yarn is two different skeins of Noro Kureyon Sock Yarn, a truly awful feeling wool which thankfully softened up after I washed it with hair conditioner. I bought it online some time ago and dreaded knitting it as it is scratchy and nasty. It was the color, of course, that did me in. Now it is not bad to wear. Not exactly a rousing review, but I am all about honesty here.

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