Fragments of Kodachrome: "The Greens of Summer"

Meet Kodachrome Knits!

Camera Shot #1:

As you can see pictured here on the left, Kodachrome has been in training for a couple of months now, and is looking to be in fine form.

She started with some handpainted yarn for an Ene's Shawl, and then moved on to the Nancy Bush Friday Harbor Socks. Things were going swimmingly with this lace stuff, so heroically (or crazily?) she quickly moved onto Glampyre's famous lace top, Orangina. When seeing the announcement for the Amazing Lace, Kodachrome quite candidily said, "No sweat...I dig this lace gig."


Camera Shot #2:

So feeling fine and confident with so much training, Kodachrome put together her OFFICIAL TEAM PHOTO and announced that her project would be Eunny Lang's Print O' The Wave Stole with Rowan Kidsilk Haze. By the time the starting gun would be fired, announcing the beginning of the race, she was sure to have that Ene Shawl completed, both Friday Harbor Socks gracing her feet, all while strutting around in her newly completed Orangina. Indeed, with all this training, Kodachrome felt that nothing would get in her way--nothing at all.

But wait a minute: why is Kodachrome wearing only one sock in her OFFICAL TEAM PHOTO? And Ene's shawl--there's barely any of it there! And Orangina-what's up with the top? The needles are dangling off of the ribbing and clearly the seams have yet to be sewn. Obviously, in the training months, there's been some problems and obstacles. Maybe Kodachrome isn't as ready for the Print O' The Wave Stole as she thought.

Oh no! What's that? She hasn't even ordered the yarn?? What's going on??

...and soon to being no longer 32...

As we enter a new month of Project Spectrum, I'll give you a wee peek into something becoming blue. Can anyone guess what it is going to be?

And in the meantime, I'm going to ponder what tomorrow's post will be: a gathering of reflections on what 32 was to me, and what I hope 33 to be...

Until then, I wish that everyone enjoys the Blues of June...

(By the way, I'm slowing switching over to blogspot so come on over and see my other blog in the making at: "kodachromeknits.blogspot.com". Thanks!)

Where did May go?

Between writing like a madwoman all day (I'm so trying to get this dissertation done!) and working to complete Orangina and Morph/Kate the Cat at night--all while INDECISIVELY trying to DECIDE on the Amazing Lace Final Details--I have managed to miss posting my FINAL GREENS OF SUMMER. I've also been remiss about getting the final greens posted because, for whatever reason (my ignorance, probably), I've been unable to upload any photos to my posts and so I've just deleted them.

But darn it, I think (while taking a break from said dissertation) I've figured out what was going wrong when posting photos. And so whether you like it or not, and whether it breaks all rules of PROJECT SPECTRUM, here, damn you, are Kodachrome's last "Greens of Summer" and "Greens of Home":

It would never really be summer, of course, without the greens of the ball fields. (Go Tigers!)

Jodie at strings and yarns saw that I have joined the Amazing Lace KAL and that she and I are making the same project: Eunny's Print o' the Wave Stole. In her comment to me, Jodie politiely asks, "Are you an accomplished lace knitter?" Ha!!!!

The only shawl/stole I ever attempted was last December: I took on Ene's Shawl from Scarf Style. The photo you see here is the progress I made since December '05. GULP. (Granted, I did leave my Scarf Style book on a flight to Houston in February so the Ene's Shawl then completely came to a halt as I refused to re-purchase the book. With Eunny's PDF pattern to the Print O' The Wave Stole free on her website, they'll be no such excuses this time to avoid the lace-race!)

Making his debut soon will be Morph the Cat (a la Donald Fagen), which is, of course, Jess Hutch's adorable pattern for Kate the Cat with Britches from last season's Knitty.




The "Morph-the-Cat" inspiration/influence is a tribute to my partner's undying love for all things Donald Fagen/Steely Dan. I must admit, however, that I'm really quite smitten too now, especially of the Donald's grumpy ways...