lovely lace is lovely
I believe when we last left shipwreck, it was still unfinished and looked like…well…like boiled ass.
sort of a deflated, sparkly gay sea urchin vibe going on
Well, this is what it looked like earlier this week:
on guest bed, blocking. sans guest.
and THIS is what it looked like earlier today:
only made more gorgeous by my pale legs under khaki shorts
So whew! That was a process. Exactly two months start to finish, and that was with me being my lazy self with a fairly mindless lace pattern.
This next time, I will have to apply myself:
the multicolor yarn is for the cast on edge and the lifeline…it is not a horrendous design decision
This is the myrtle leaf shawl from Victorian Lace Today. My mother, in SPITE of me pointing out all the glorious non-mohair yarns at Knitch, and in SPITE of me showing her numerous simple shawls on ravelry, picked this yarn (Kidsilk haze) and this pattern for her birthday shawl. Because she is my mother and is destined to torture me for all my days.
don’t let her innocent wii bowling pose fool you, she IS evil
So I am knitting with mohair during atlanta summer with only a portable air conditioning unit to keep my hands from getting sticky. And I have until the end of August to finish.
Not a problem.
I am focusing on soft fluffy things right now, because other things have happened this week that make me sad. Things are OK at work, but they could be better, and I wish I was more certain of my future there.
My dad lost his job. He’s 60 and can’t retire yet because the economic clusterfuck of the last year has trashed their retirement savings.
Prop 8 was upheld by the California courts - champions of ignorant bigotry rejoice.
A champion of women’s rights was gunned down in his own church. A woman will never have full and equal rights in this country unless she has control over her own body.
All these things make my heart hurt.
So I focus on other things. Things that make me happy. Like my knitting. And spare ribs. And beer.
I focus on the small happy things that make me happy.
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(((((hugs))))) I know how that sucks. BTDT with my dad.
And OMG Shipwreck is AMAZING!!! Holy crap, woman!
That KSH is totally “Drab”, isn’t it? That’s the same color I have in my stash.
I like that blue lacy thing you made.
I like ribs, too.
But a few too many make my heart hurt.
OH WOW! Shipwreck is absolutely GORGEOUS!!
Yeah, about that prop hate thing… Here in the CA, with the gay son, we were not impressed with the mental capacity of our fellow Haterfornians. Exactly how is it totally OK for Brittany to marry that guy, then change her mind 52 hours later, and for somebody to pretend that this doesn’t hurt the “sanctity of marriage”.
Someone else said it best, “Some people are gay. Get over it.”
And your writing slays me, ESC.
As beautiful as your shipwreck is, the random placement of beads thing makes me twitchy so I will just admire yours and maybe pet it next time I see you.