I love the coast. It’s so peaceful and far away from daily stress. I found the best bead shop on the road between Newport and Waldport on Saturday. He had a room full of trays, all over tables and shelves, thousands of different types, some glass beads from the 30s, 40s, and 50s and lots of buttons (which he gave me for half price!) I’ll post pictures later (as well as the address) - there were some really unusual things there.
Sunday the weather was perfect, barely any wind and the sun was shining. The little bug in the sky in this picture is a coast guard helicopter. Hello! we waved and then went back to our books. It was a really really nice day. (Ugh, I want to go back!)
Happily, Friday before we left the mailman brought me the Noro project I bought from eBay. It was the perfect pick-me-up. The colors are very natural, even woodsy, and of course the silk/wool blend is so soft. It’s like magic the way those colors unfold as you knit. And, let me say again as I’ve said in the past, Debbie Bliss is a genius. The body of pattern is knitted sideways with the shaping done in short rows. There’s also some crochet trim, which will be fun when I get to that. I’ve already finished the back so it won’t be long!
February 27th, 2003 at 5:34 pm
Oooooh - Noro! I have been dying to try something with their yarn. BTW, Thanks for the info about the yarn shop down at Riverplace/walk. (I can’t remember the name.) I showed up yesterday just as a shipment came in from Berocco — She got some really cool stuff in! Lots of tapes, which are so beautiful, but I haven’t tried to knit with them yet. I could sit down there by the water and knit all day!
February 27th, 2003 at 7:07 pm
So who did you get the noro kit from on ebay? i looked on cumberpatch but didn’t see it there.
Lisa