Pretty Is As Pretty Does

You can tell it's a dreary mess in TO, cuz I just bought a ridiculous amount of yellow...

For a bit of backstory, Andrea and I met at Ewe Knit (this place is like a very courteous crack den) and spent 2 hours looking at yarn and cotton lawn (which they LYS has just started to sell at a very reasonable price) and drinking coffee (really good, made on site and provided gratis, for us!) and talking together and with Claudia (the owner of Ewe Knit). It was about the best way to spend a dull, grey yuckball morning that ever there was.

I knew what I was after and I stuck with the program:

• Yarn to make M a scarf (she never wants knitted objects from me but the Madeline Tosh Lolita sucked her in)...
• Double pointed needles for gloves I'll be making for Scott (Gail, you won me over...)
• Cotton fabric to make a new yoga bolster cover and eye pillow cover. The bolster cover I have now, which came with the bolster, is 25 years old and it was hideous from the get go. Gotta wonder what took me so long to do something about this given all the quality time I spend with that thing.

But enough talk.

Here's a pic of the scarf I will make for M:

Striped Up Scarf and photo by Jacinta Grant

 I actually love this colourway, but M wants red and yellow in her scarf. Which is why I've gone with these skeins:

Madeline Tosh Tern (Gray), Lolita (red), Candlewick (Yellow)

My intention is to use the gray as the accent on the rib band. Andrea suggested it and I think it's a great idea! This is the second time I've used the Lolita colour - that purple, red shade. It's like the best shade of autumn flower and it looks amazing with the yellow. I am a convert to this yarn.

This isn't a colourway I'd choose, but I think it will be very nice for M. And this kid better wear the thing cuz the yarn is 21 bucks a skein, before tax.

My other fun purchase was a yard of this:

 

I can't remember the fabric name (quilters know the names and designers of the fabrics they buy, if you can believe it). It's on the selvedge but I'm too lazy to walk upstairs...

I think this will be a cheery upgrade to the "burgundy" cover I've used since the beginning of time. And the matching eye pillow cover will be an alternative to one that my sister made me for Xmas last year. (Finally, I can wash it!)

One yard of 44" wide fabric, at the cost of $12.00 will get me both of these. I'm not working from patterns. Just copying the construction of the former covers. I don't need to reinvent the wheel.

So, thoughts or feelings? What do you think?? Let's talk.