Overthinking. Yarnover. EZ

Why post when there are no pictures (so there are a few)....it's not really fair to consume everyone else's photos without offering up your own (be nice, play fair).... it takes so SERIOUS skill to take good pictures in direct sunlight(which I don't have)....it's the end of June, the mosquitoes are out (I have the bites to prove it).

I love to knit. I make no secret about it. There is genius to be found in knitting. 90% of the time, both are positive and empowering. When the two are combined, they are downright combustible.

I am fascinated by holes. A hole is the absence of something. A hole generates a reaction. Sometimes it's sensory-cheese with holes tastes great. Or physical-caused by the dog or a mole. Examples of holes are: cognitive (holes in heads), emotional (holes in hearts) or geographical (sinkholes). Holes are given a "value". They are either empty or full. Holes in the marketplace are good. They're called "niches" and make scads of money. Holes in houses or fuel tanks are bad. Holes in jeans get a variable reaction. It depends on who you ask.

You make a hole by adding or subtracting something.


In knitting, there are holes that are desired (lace) and holes that are dreaded (insect or animal).


I get a really big charge out of being able to manipulate and control my knitting by strategically placing holes.


Genius is like a hole. It can be either natural or man made. It can be debated but not denied. Often the product of environment, both are obvious.


Elizabeth Zimmerman was a genius. She also happens to have been a knitter. She asked questions and looked for answers. She listened to history, applied her findings and learned things. She asked more questions. She thought about circles and lace knitting.


And ended up at Pi. Pi, as in science and math. Pi as in 3.14etc, etc, etc. Pi + holes = endless possibilities. And SIMPLE.

Pi + Renee (Goddess Knits) = Anniversary KAL

Short, sweet and VERY flexible. 5 clues, with a choice between 2 charts for each clue. Requires: yarn, needles (and beads). Even in the era of modified and carefully selected roles and goals, I can do this. Particularly if I do the 50/50 split: use something from my stash and purchase the other "something else".

Stash: beads. Purchase: BMFA Silk Thread, Thraven colorway



If you've ever taken a color class, you can appreciate Tina's experiment in over dying (Raven Clan colorway). Blue Moon Fiber Arts

Silk has a texture all its own. In the hank, it squeaks. A feel squeak, not an audible squeak.

Hand dyed yarn has a fragrance. A working kind of...studio sort of....homey feeling.

I never found the Hematite beads that I had in mind when I order the yarn. I had pulled these out instead (mostly because I could find them).



When the yarn met the beads for the first time this afternoon, I wasn't so sure. I never am. Every second guess gets a third and more is ALWAYS better.

They sat in a punch bowl. They sat in a vase. They jumped into a clear plastic bag. And we went for a ride.

There was traffic. There was music. There was a custom license plate that read "O RELAX" on a snazzy new German auto. I enjoyed it until the driver pulled a move right off Chicago's Dan Ryan Expressway.

I laughed. I simply don't take myself that seriously anymore. Here's some more math: Construction + Rush Hour = Traffic

Minneapolis has transit issues. It could be worse. Deal with it.



A trip to the airport (3 Hour Tour) and I ended up with what I had when I started. Exactly.

• Wind yarn tonight.
• Start @ the center, working Clue 1 and Clue 2 tomorrow.
• Take more pictures.
• Begin Clue 3 on Sunday

By the end of the weekend, my shawl will lag only a day. I will have revealed my secret photo "assistant", and I will have watched the next disc in Season 5 of "MI-5".