Ok......I am not a princess and this is not a pea........but it IS a nice name for a yarn color, don't you agree?
I've been wanting to see how the merino/tencel sock yarn would knit up as a shawl, given it's almost silk like qualities, but I couldn't decide on a color..........until, I got a bouquet of flowers with this particular flower. This is the second bouquet in just a few weeks that has contained this color and I just love it. Most likely the flower was probably dipped, but it reminds me of early spring....very vibrant, yet soft at the same time.
With a pinch of this and a shake of that, I managed to get pretty close. I wear alot of khaki beige in the summer and I thought that this would be a nice color to offset it. I'm liking the fabric so much that I am actually contemplating doubling the yarn and knitting a sweater with it. I think I will swatch it first though :-) (see...I'm learning)
Speaking of dyeing, I have been really trying hard to solve some of the pooling issues with yarn that I dye. No one has complained about it mind you, but pooling is something that irks me. I don't know why it does.......it doesn't bother me when I see it in other people's projects, but I get a little bummed out when I see it happening in something that I am knitting.
I am very happy with the yarn that I have made the last 2 hand dyed socks with. The funny thing with dyeing is though............I may have gotten it right with these 2 colors, but who knows what will happen with the next 2. I think it is that puzzle that really keeps my interest in dyeing.
You know it's Spring when...............
Look close......a bit closer and you will see the beginning of a new little life.
Sometime during the night, this little baby robin started his journey on the road we call life. You can't see his face, only his little butt with some cute little butt feathers....LOL.
Hopefully his siblings will join him soon and help keep him warm :-)
Beautiful yarn and love the name...perfect!
Posted by: Sandra | Tuesday, May 29, 2007 at 11:34 AM
Love the green and it looks like the shawl is coming along nicley.
Posted by: JenW!~ | Tuesday, May 29, 2007 at 09:42 AM
Love the color, love the nature shots. What is the name of the science-fiction-looking plant that inspired the green? It's really neat!
Posted by: Debbie | Sunday, May 27, 2007 at 08:35 PM
love that spring pea color! it's divine.
Posted by: Teyani | Saturday, May 26, 2007 at 10:51 PM
I like that name and the color very much. Enjoying the robin update too.
Posted by: Wool Winder | Saturday, May 26, 2007 at 11:10 AM
That's a great color and it's one of my favorites! Great name, too!
Posted by: Beth | Saturday, May 26, 2007 at 09:49 AM
Is that what I think it is.. Shetland Triangle? I love to see other knitters choices of colours in projects I've done. It's going to be very pretty.
Posted by: Diane E | Friday, May 25, 2007 at 06:45 PM
Oh, the new Spring green color is just beautiful, Kim! It does remind me of the sugar snap peas I ate for dinner last night. I see the baby! Isn't that the best thing? And, I think you need to create a yarn color to match the robin's eggs!
Posted by: lynne | Friday, May 25, 2007 at 02:27 PM
ooops, i said almost exactly the same thing as carole . . . but i meant it!
Posted by: anne | Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 09:47 PM
hahaha! that color is going to look gorgeous on you dahlink!
oooh, and that lil baby birdy . . ! what great timing.
Posted by: anne | Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 09:46 PM
I absolutely LOVE that color! It's perfect for spring and summer. Is that a flower basket shawl?
Posted by: elizabeth | Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 12:12 PM
Since green is my most favorite color, I am a bit prejudice. I like the color alot. The flower that is in the picture used to be called a Spider Mum. It's been a while since I worked as a florist so the name may have changed. Either way, it's my birth flower.
The naked baby picture is adorable. We have a nest in our front yard tree and I am waiting to see some naked baby birds there too. Spring is such a wonderful time for all babies, including the racoons that have been digging up my newly planted garden!
Posted by: Vickie | Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 11:44 AM
Very very pretty - and exceptionally spring like!
Posted by: Anne | Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 09:21 AM
I'm not crazy about big pools of color in variegated yarn knitting either. But I love your Princess and the Pea colorway! Softly subtle and elegant.
Amazing that nekkid, so ugly they're cute baby birds survive, isn't it?
Posted by: Chris | Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 07:43 AM
That pea is so lovely and shiny it will make a gorgeous shawl! I love whatever lace pattern you are concocting there too!
Hello little fledgling. Do you think that we can dye some merino/tencel to match your beautiful blue egg? Nature is just amazing!
Sorry about the pooling issue. I know you can thwart it though. :)
Posted by: Ruinwen | Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 05:40 AM
I love the princess and the pea green. I love green as long as it is the right green. Princess and the pea is the right green. The sock looks great. Welcome little bird.
Posted by: Vicki | Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 02:04 AM
Are you stalking my thoughts? I was just thinking tonight that I might do that same shawl in MY merino/tencel. It is still very much in the thinking about it stage, and now I can wait and see yours before I decide. Thanks! :)
Posted by: Teresa C | Wednesday, May 23, 2007 at 11:25 PM
That shade of green is lovely and it would look terrific on you. Love the baby robin photo.
Posted by: Carole | Wednesday, May 23, 2007 at 10:49 PM
I really need to get some of that merino/tencel yarn. Or fiber. I'm mesmerized by the shine.
Posted by: Beth | Wednesday, May 23, 2007 at 10:09 PM
Don't you just love the color of those eggs!? Nice socks and the green is one I even like;-)
Posted by: margene | Wednesday, May 23, 2007 at 08:11 PM
What is that shawl pattern? It looks so nice in that color!
Posted by: Bonney | Wednesday, May 23, 2007 at 07:20 PM