the blue blog archives: yebie

Yebie is how my boys say yellow. Well, first B identifies everything yellow as orange so that I will say "noooo, that's not orange." Then he grins and says "yebie" like he was just holding out on me the whole time.

Chickie is knitting up wonderfully. I'm in the middle of the waist shaping on the back. This Peace Fleece yarn is a genuine pleasure to work with. It feels great in my hands and is really beautiful.

posted by alison at 8:00 am | in chickie

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Luca mixes up orange and yellow too...he also does it with green and blue. And, he always gives me that grin when he corrects himself like he was just testing me. Chickie is a beautiful color. What are you making with it?

Posted by: Sharlyn at January 31, 2004 9:12 AM

Yay for yebie Peace Fleece.

Posted by: Melissa at January 31, 2004 9:14 AM

Yebie! Yeah baby....

What gauge are you getting with the Peace Fleece?

Posted by: claudia at January 31, 2004 9:48 AM

Thanks for talking about the Peace Fleece. I've been thinking about ordering some, but had no idea how "hard" or "soft" it was. have a real sensitivity problem with some wools so you mentioning how nice it feels in your hands is helpful.

And I'm not generally a "yebie" fan, but the Chickie is really pretty :)

Posted by: Robbyn at January 31, 2004 10:20 AM

Sharlyn, I'm making the Nevis cardigan from A Seasons Tale. I know you've got that book! ;0)

Claudia, I'm getting 4 st/in on US8s. A nice gauge that knits up quickly.

Robbyn, the Peace Fleece isn't scratchy like Shetland and other wools can be. Of course, it's not soft like angora or alpaca either. It has a sort of lanolin-y feel, if that makes sense. So you can tell that it's wool, but it doesn't scratch. They sell mini-skeins for a couple of dollars. Maybe you could get one of those to try it out. I really love it!

Posted by: alison at January 31, 2004 10:38 AM

Oh, yebie and orange are my favorite colors! :-)
Hey, I finished my rip-along sweater! I am wearing it right now, it is so great. :-D

Posted by: Sarah Elizabeth at January 31, 2004 11:43 AM

Oh! Yebie = Lello. (That's Liv's pronunciation. She has all of us pronouncing it that way. Yes. She rules.) That really is a gorgeous color, even more so in person. I'm sooo tempted to knit Accordion in moscow magic. It's pink, of course. How do your boys say "pink?" :)

Posted by: Kerstin at January 31, 2004 3:27 PM

I was wondering how the Peace Fleece Knit up...I love all the colors they have on their website...Can't wait to see the Yebie Chickie completed!

Posted by: heather at January 31, 2004 10:03 PM

yebie chickie! heehee! :)

Posted by: sandy at February 1, 2004 8:32 AM

Ahh, just like my niece Grace. Everything is "peinks" with grin until you say "nooo", and she immediately spits out the right color!

Posted by: Kristine at February 1, 2004 12:03 PM

That's a very pretty yebie, Alison! (What a catchy word...wanna bet I'll go around using it all the time now?)

Posted by: Becky at February 1, 2004 3:28 PM

Caroline's with Liv: "lello." Will look forward to seeing your yebie sweater evolve!

Posted by: Maggi at February 1, 2004 4:44 PM

Ah, yellow. "Lellow" in the mind of my 2-year old niece means yellow, red, orange, green, blue, and all the other colour possibilities, as well as meaning crayon and pencil. I'm not usually a yellow fan but I do have to say that Chickie is looking oh-so-nice.

Can I be an extremely late joiner to the Becky Wanna-be Phildar knit-along? Technically, I'm not doing *that* sweater but it is a pullover with the same colours and stripey idea. Does that count? I've swatched(!) and even cast on (tubular rocks!) and knit for 2". Progress!! Woo!

Posted by: peggy at February 1, 2004 7:03 PM