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Fake Knitter January 27, 2010

Posted by Emily in : Friends, Thoughts, Utah , trackback

Everyone in Kansas kits.  They knit everywhere.  At church, in the grocery store, at the park, in the shower, at the pool, at dinner, you know, ANYWHERE!  When I moved to Kansas last year, I became a knitter to see what all the fuss was about.  (I should probably clarify the “I knit” thing.  I knit on a loom, which isn’t like “real” knitting.  It’s like knit-cheating.  There.  I confessed.  David always asks me when I’m going to learn how to knit for real.  I’m a fraud!  What can I say?  I’m not nearly as crafty as I look!)

Obviously, I got hooked.  (No pun intended.)

I have made more hats and scarves than I care to admit, but I can’t quit.  Maybe this makes me a Kansan a heart?  No.  No.  I am a Texan at heart forever!

Last week, we visited Leslie and her Alpacas and I picked up some luxurious fleece to knit myself a scarf.

This is where the fleece starts:

(In the image, Leslie is pointing out the luster which separates this high-end Alpaca from others.)

Then it is spun into yarn . . .

(This particular fleece is from a baby Alpaca, which is called a Cria.  It is the softest, most luscious, yarn in the world.)

My bedding should me made out of this.  It is sooooooo soft.

And this is the final product:

I have given most of my handmade hats and scarves away, but this one is a keeper.

Honestly, David thinks he would like one of these too.

In black of course.  :)

 

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1. Cathy K. - January 27, 2010

Emily, you had me at “Kansan a heart” then you lost me when you said “Texan at heart”!!! Hey you really should try selling these scarves and hats on etsy and craigslist. You never know until you try!!!