Scribble me in

I have one new photo today and it is of Hugo. 

Hugo 9-28-06 

Doesn’t he look sweet all curled up in his corner of the living room?  See that little orange thing in the corner?  That’s his favorite toy–it’s a stuffed Garfield refrigerator magnet that I think came in a Happy Meal years ago.  Somehow it has become a dog toy; with dogs, as with children, there’s just no knowing what they’ll take to.  He pulled the plastic eyes off right away, but now he just mostly carries it around in his mouth.

I’m starting to get a little worried about his undercoat growing back in this fall; so far it hasn’t and he’s seeming a bit thin in spots.  I suppose, as with so many things, I must just trust the process.

I could have taken more pictures of Blue Bamboo, but not that much has changed.  I’m still just knitting away on those 21 inches, and every photo looks curiously (or really not so curiously) the same. And I don’t want to bore everyone with the same photos day after day.

I started to get this niggling desire to START SOMETHING NEW last night.  I saw a photo on someone’s blog (sorry, I don’t remember whose) of their recently finished scribble lace scarf.  I’ve been wanting to try one of those for a while now, after reading about the technique in Mason-Dixon Knitting and before that in a Debbie New pattern in Interweave Knits some years ago.  Trouble is, I don’t really have the perfect yarns with which to embark on a scribble lace scarf.  I have some that might come close, but the ribbon I own seems a bit too narrow.  Hmmm.  Maybe a little yarn shopping expedition would be in order.

I started to think about ribbon yarn for scribble lace while lying in bed last night and I had an intriguing idea pop into my head.  What if you made your own ribbon “yarn” out of bias-cut strips of silk or rayon fabric?  There’s a technique that I’ve seen in quilting books where you sew a sort of giant tube of fabric and then cut it round and round on the bias to create your own custom-made bias tape.  Would it work to use that as ribbon yarn?  The possibilities for color would be endless, and depending on the fiber content of the fabric, the hand of your finished “yarn” could vary widely.  You could even hand-dye or hand-paint the fabric first before cutting it to get some interesting color effects.

Man, I need more time! 

5 Responses to “Scribble me in”

  1. Ellen Says:

    I love that idea for making your own ribbon “yarn.” I have to say, I would truly never have thought of that!

    If it makes you feel any better, Shelley hasn’t grown much undercoat yet herself. I think she’s waiting to see if it really is going to get cold again or if last year was just an unfortunate aberration.

    That’s what I get for raising her in California for most of her life… I think it has given her unrealistic expectations for weather conditions, and a thinner coat!

  2. Sarah Says:

    Hmmm. That gives me a little idea for a Xmas gift for you, Ellen!
    I think of many things. Only a few of them are ever executed, alas.

  3. lorinda Says:

    What a cool idea, Sarah!

    Is Hugo sad in the picture, or does he just a melancholy baby in general?

    My Yorkie (I know, I know, some people say Yorkies aren’t really dogs, but don’t tell that to Gino) carries his toys around in his mouth. In fact he has five or six by him right now.

  4. janine Says:

    I’m sure it would work. I did a pattern for Magknits that uses strips of demin to make a bag. The silk would fray at the edges and be very funky 🙂

  5. Elle Kasey Says:

    I just finished the scribble scarf myself. You will love it when it’s done (just keep repeating that to yourself). I love the selfmade ribbon notion. That is a great idea for scribble!