Why it's Elspeth Elizabeth!! Elsbeth is a lady of un certain age who is a creative writer and dresses as befits a lady poet. She knits her own angora scarves (my favorite kind) in off beat colors which she wears to poetry readings. She is rarely frivolous, but does indulge her penchant for sherbet lemon sweets. Elspeth Elizabeth still believes in la grande passion and awaits it with beating heart. (an excerpt from the history of Elspeth Elizabeth)
As some of you may have guessed, Elspeth comes to me from across the pond, made with love by Jane Brocket. I am an avid reader of her blog, which is full of wit, charm, wonderful recipes and some of the nicest pictures in blog land.
Can you guess what it was about Elspeth that caught my eye? Why it is her lovely orange angora scarf. How could a Woolen Rabbit, who adores orange and angora pass her by??
Thanks Jane.........she is lovely!! She is right at home with a few of my other ladies ;-)
Now, some of us have been very productive knitters lately and I am in awe of the items being accomplished. Myself, I am still struggling to get caught up with my bloglines, and I am going away to Atlanta this weekend........eekk....... I. will . NEVER . get . caught . up!. Such a dilemma..........do I read all of the fabulous work you are all getting done, or do I just give it up and get some knitting done?? As much as I love blog surfing, I have to admit, that sometimes it seriously affects my productivity, but I just can't help myself. So many wonderful stories........and lovely finished objects.
Needing a quick finished object fix, I set down behind my trusty Robin wheel and finished the last of this yummy Spinner's Hill roving that I purchased 2 years ago in Rhinebeck. It is destined to become my next favorite vest ;-) Ahh........I just LOVE this color!
Wow! Elspeth looks very at home. Love the first picture & I'm glad she arrived with her poise intact.
Thanks for the comment about the Xmas pud hats. Glad you like them.
Posted by: Jane | Monday, December 05, 2005 at 04:03 PM
Your new england socks and your square for the afghan are both outstandingly beautiful!! What fun they both must be to knit!
Posted by: gail | Wednesday, November 30, 2005 at 12:58 PM
I love Jane. I want to be her friend. Nice purchase. And the spinning . . .oh the spinning! you have my eye for colour, babe.
Posted by: julia fc | Tuesday, November 29, 2005 at 11:25 PM
That is such beautiful yarn! The color is fantastic. A Robin? *sigh* A Robin.
Posted by: Laurie | Tuesday, November 29, 2005 at 08:46 PM
Yeah! You are coming to my home city. I hope you have fun and enjoy yourself. The weather is going to be great for this time of year and the rain isn't coming until the weekend. Have fun.
Reagan
Posted by: Reagan | Tuesday, November 29, 2005 at 03:59 PM
I thought that face looked familiar! So glad E.E. found herself such a lovely new home. And you WILL get caught up on Bloglines. . . I agree with Beth, just be sparing with the comments.
Posted by: --Deb | Tuesday, November 29, 2005 at 10:15 AM
I'm with you, that paprika yarn is gorgeous, it will be beautiful vest. I'm actually pretty amazed at all that you get done considering the many different talents you possess. The blog surfing thing, I have to limit myself to a certain number of regulars and then when there isn't a lot of activity with them and I have time, I allow myself to look beyond and visit new ones. There are just so many people one can know and still feel familiar, I think. Otherwise, I'd make myself crazy and never get anything done.
Posted by: Julia | Tuesday, November 29, 2005 at 10:07 AM
Oh, welcome Elspeth! There's no surprise here: I loooooove the color of your new handspun, too! Have a good time in Atlanta! How's the new pup?
Posted by: Norma | Tuesday, November 29, 2005 at 09:37 AM
The doll is lovely! So is the spinning, great color.
Posted by: Teresa C | Tuesday, November 29, 2005 at 09:09 AM
Glad you got some spinning time. The color is gorgeous!
Posted by: Carole | Tuesday, November 29, 2005 at 09:08 AM
Bloglines is like a ball and chain, you want to go see but the list is like being given homework. And the temptation! You see so many wonderful things that you have to have, it can seriously damage your wealth!
Posted by: Tracy | Tuesday, November 29, 2005 at 08:33 AM
ha ha! I got caught up after my trip. The trick is not to forgo the blogs altogether but being spare with the comments (since catching up on hundreds of updates is a crisis situation).
Thanks for the Robin link - those are VERY pretty. I'm not getting another wheel, but it's fun to dream.
Posted by: Beth | Tuesday, November 29, 2005 at 08:31 AM
I love seeing her little dolls. How fun that Elsbeth came to live with you!
Posted by: margene | Tuesday, November 29, 2005 at 08:05 AM
Give it up and get some knitting done. The nice thing about reading blogs is that if you miss a couple of entries, you're really not all that far behind (like soap operas ;) ). I realized that I was spending too much of my free time reading blogs, and had to do some major thinning of my Bloglines list. It's painful, but I know I can always "check in" occasionally the old-fashioned way. :)
Love the paprika!!
Posted by: Liz | Tuesday, November 29, 2005 at 07:16 AM