Surprise!

I'm actually still knitting, and if you knit enough, occasionally you'll actually finish something.  My 'something' is Amazing Day by Joji Locatelli.  I love everything she designs, so I was looking forward to this little project.  I bought it as a kit.  It was going to be the happy, mindless knit that was going to lure my mojo back home.  

As expected, the pattern was lovely and well written.  The colours were somewhat out of my comfort zone, although if you look closely, you WILL see grey in the mix. (I was trying to expand my knitting palette.)

I'm guessing that the yarn was Miss Babs' as the pattern states, although it was pre-measured without labels or ball bands so I can't be sure.  (so sorry, Freddy) The yarn was soft and knit up nicely....

BUT.... (you knew that was coming, didn't you?!)

The main colour was not colour-fast and every time I knit with it, my hands immediately turned dark navy blue.  Now that it's finished....a quick bath with a little white vinegar will most likely take care of any future problems, but believe me, it WAS a problem (for me) while knitting.  I hate blue hands.

I like to take my knitting with me.  At the coffee shop...it looked as if I hadn't washed my hands in weeks.  (I'm pretty sure I'm the only one who actually noticed, but it still made me feel icky.)

All of my upholstered/slipcovered furniture at home is WHITE.  I was sure I would inadvertently touch it and have to tear the slipcovers off and wash them...which is almost as bad as making a top bunk (which is another post for another day....and that happy task is how I'm spending my afternoon, thank you very much!!!  So much to look forward to today!)

I did have a bit of an allergy attack one afternoon, which left me with a rather Smurf-like nose until I spotted myself in the mirror.  Fortunately, I was having a stay-at-home day.  This could have happened in public.  

Of course, this is not the first time I've been dealt non-colorfast yarn.  I have some nasty looking blue-tipped bamboo circulars from some long ago and now forgotten project.  The project is history....the needles still haunt me.  

Blue.

Note to self.

No More Blue. 

(Those fish in the Pinterest feed in the sidebar are pretty darn cute, though, aren't they?!? and they are the same colour as the shawl.  And I have leftover yarn.  HMMMMMMM????) 

 

Mojo....I'm not sure it's safe to come back quite yet

Comments

[Elizabeth]

it's lovely! non-colour fast yarns can be a problem! I have had similar problems and coloured bamboo needles!

[Jackie]

Hate when your hands as your knitting. I've been starting and half way through ripping out a lot lately. I like the shawl you just did, going to go look at that on Ravelry.

[Jane]

The shawl is so pretty but ugh on the fading yarn. I seem to have the same difficulty with reds. I hope the vinegar did the trick.

[ellen]

I was like Oh look at that a little color today and then I read, " The colours were somewhat out of my comfort zone..." and I almost yelled at no one, "but you have YOUR GRAY!" and I kept reading your acknowledgement and now everything feels OK again.

I groaned reading about the blue hands. I'm telling you it's the worst when you are just trying to get into that knitting zone and you're derailed or slowed or stained by splitty yarn, tight yarn, staining yarn, or in my case ... tangled yarn. ugh. just ugh. My mojo is not quite all the way back, but I too, am getting there ... I think.

[steph@woolythyme]

You got me!!!  And that tangled yarn stuff. Absolutely THE WORST. I have a skein that probably tangled 15 years ago and why I haven’t thrown it out is a mystery. 

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[steph@woolythyme]

I’m embarrassed to say that I haven’t done the blocking before the photo op!!!  I feel pretty confident it will take care of it. Otherwise I guess I can’t wear if with white!!!!

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[steph@woolythyme]

It really was a nice pattern. Long narrow that wraps well like a scarf. 

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[Caroline]

it's a strange sensation to open a blog and see the image of a shawl that is almost identical to the shawl you are wearing at that very moment! I love these colours! Just a pit you had to deal with smurf hands!

[steph@woolythyme]

i guess we both have great taste in shawls!!!

[karen]

I have not had that problem yet with a dye, I dread the day!! I love the pattern and the colors :)