the blue blog archives: are you going to wear that?

So first Jane gave the Paris Loop capelet a try, decided it wasn't for her and offered the yarn up for sale on her blog. Now I have it and am giving it a go.

This Gedifra Cicco yarn is soooooo freaky. It's just little tufts of wool every couple of inches and a nylon thread inbetween. When you knit it up, the little wool tufts make loops. Way weird. I'm trying to withhold judgment though until it's all finished. I don't dislike it. But I'm not sure I can get away with wearing it.

posted by alison at 7:53 am | in ponch-o-long

Comments

Thanks for the close-up. I had no idea from the photo in the pattern that the yarn was tufted. I just thought it was an ordinary smooth yarn.
The photos of the boys is just so cute. Those shorts are great and the teddy bear t-shirt is just too cute.

Posted by: Linda at June 8, 2004 8:20 AM

Cute! Noel approves of their shoe choices by the way!

Posted by: Leigh at June 8, 2004 8:57 AM

Duuuuuude!

Posted by: Dava at June 8, 2004 9:24 AM

So innocent...so cute...so funny :o)

Posted by: Donna Boucher at June 8, 2004 9:42 AM

What a cute photo, I'm glad to see that its more than just girls who enjoy dressing up in grown ups shoes - they look so cute! The tufty yarn looks interesting as well, good luck with that! Its the hottest day of the year so far in London, I cant imagine knitting with wool!

Posted by: kerrie at June 8, 2004 10:07 AM

Just wanted to say that I enjoy reading your blog every day and yours is one of a few which inspired me to start my own recently. You'll have to visit it when you have a chance!

Posted by: Janet at June 8, 2004 10:07 AM

Awww, your kids are sooo cute. :-)
That yarn is weird looking! But fun, too.

Posted by: Sarah Elizabeth at June 8, 2004 10:13 AM

I knit a version of this capelet with a similar yarn for my mom. To tone it down some, I got a few other shades of more conservative yarn and did it in big wide stripes. I love that color, and the yarn looks very fun.
Cool shoes, if I was a little kid, i would want to put them on too!

Posted by: Amy at June 8, 2004 10:45 AM

Two things:

1) I have those Land's End Mary Janes in (what else?) black!

2) Hoorah for new shoes! Ever since you posted that you only had two pairs of shoes a while back, I've been concerned about your shoe-sanity. I'm relieved that you're expanding your shoe collection -- and in cool colors, no less!

Posted by: shannon at June 8, 2004 11:13 AM

I just made the Paris Loop, but cast on way too many stitchs and it was huge! I had to frog the whole thing. Oh well. It only took a few hours to knit!

Posted by: Jess at June 8, 2004 11:41 AM

I love that shot! I think that your boys should come over so they can browse through my shoe closet with the Captain. The other day he was clunking around the house with my Dr. Scholl's.

Posted by: Becky at June 8, 2004 1:54 PM

Oh, what a pair of cuties! Gotta love those shoes, too. Good luck with the yarn. I thought it was nice and fluffy, but yes, definately weird to knit with. Funny how the photo doesn't show just how loopy it is. Good luck - hope when it's finished it doesn't make you look like a fuzzy, floofy animal!

Posted by: Jane at June 8, 2004 7:43 PM