Still here, still knitting the BWMNbN. Things have looked up a little since I started following Dawn's advice and spending half an hour on it each day, then letting myself do something else.
Last night I let myself wind up 2400 yards of laceweight merino. Child of the metric age that I am, I'm not really sure what a yard is, but Toby seemed suitably impressed. Apparently my hank of Cherry Tree Hill laceweight merino is equivalent to the height of Mt Snowdon twice over. Do you think it could catch on as a measure of length? In the pattern instructions, 'Yarn, Cherry Tree Hill Suri Alpaca, Mt Kilimanjaro x 3'. I think I could get used to it. I suppose there would be standard mountains that would be quoted all the time. Maybe it would split into US and UK equivalents. Ben Nevis equals Mt St Helens or something like that.
That's two Mt Snowdons, that is.
The colour is 'Northern Lights'. Knitted up, it is a lovely mix of purple and pink, with flashes of green. Never having seen the Northern Lights, I can't comment on its authenticity, but I like it.
I've decided to knit Elizabeth Zimmerman's Stonington Shawl. I wanted a simple pattern that wouldn't be swamped by the variegated yarn. There's not much to see yet. Hopefully I'll finish the middle square tomorrow and then take a photo.
I'm hearing the evil laugh of the BWMNbN already; I'm sure something will come up to thwart my plans.
That yarn is such a beautiful colour, can't wait to see some knitted up
Posted by: Nic | July 20, 2005 at 11:36 PM
Northern Lights knits up wonderfully. I love Cherry Tree yarns and the way they knit up.
Posted by: Mia | July 21, 2005 at 12:58 AM
Having seen Northern lights fairly often, I'd say it's pretty close to the real thing (as close as you can get when you're playing with yarn). According to my father, you can "hear" the Northern lights, but try as I might, the "sounds similar to a zipper" have eluded me thus far. But I still try to hear them. But if you're knitting with metal needles, I'll know what that sounds like!
Posted by: Butterfrog | July 21, 2005 at 04:41 AM
Gorgeous colour! I think the mountain method should definitely catch on - looks less like scary Maths!
Posted by: Daisy | July 21, 2005 at 11:06 AM
I can't wait to see how it's progressing! THis isn't the colour I bought as well, is it?
Fingers crossed that you finish the blanket in time!
Posted by: Dawn | July 21, 2005 at 02:47 PM
Just had a look at the Stonington Shawl pattern. I like it, but don't fancy all that garter stitch.......I've got Dewberry - a bit darker than yours!
Posted by: Jill | July 21, 2005 at 03:03 PM
I love that colorway. I have some in the Glitter Alpaca but I haven't done anything with it. I'll be watching to see how yours knits up!
Posted by: Shanti | July 21, 2005 at 04:02 PM
The colours are right on for the Northern Lights. They dance in the sky like spirits. You must be north of the 49th parallel to see them (Canada is pretty good for it)
Beautiful yarn, by the way.
Posted by: Miss Twiss | July 22, 2005 at 12:00 AM
I like the mountain system -- much more poetic than yards or meters, even if you spell it metres, which makes it sound very European (to me). I had to Google "650m above sea level" to find where I am in my current project, but Perugia's not so bad, eh?
http://www.siriush.com/sirius/index.html
Posted by: Jeanne | July 24, 2005 at 07:16 PM