I love Manos del Uruguay
This yarn is gorgeous! Not only does it feel good, the colours are just spell-binding.
This stitch - a 'herringbone' of some sort - shows up the variety of colours in Wildflowers 113: blues, yellows, greens, reds.... and it is a pleasure to knit without concentrating again. (Sorry 'Midwest Moonlight', this is a brief betrayal as I shall return to you soon!). Last night was one of those rare evenings in my life during term time, as I arrived home at about 7 p.m.. And, even better, Channel 4 was showing Celebrity Big Brother, where they announced that a mystery guest was arriving... and it was - of all people - Sylvester Stallone's mother. Although it was tough to knit whilst watching the various celeb's cope with the arrival of such an extraordinary creature, I managed to get this far with 'My so called scarf':
Her ex-daughter-in-law, Brigitte Nielsen was very professional, but the model Caprice just couldn't close her mouth in amazement (at what? the way plastic surgery looks like at 70+? The fact that she was in the same house as Stallone's mum?). And there is a very young celebrity, Kenzie, who didn't seem to know who Stallone was... Imagine being too young to miss that 'cultural' reference.
I love Manos,too! I love the pairing of the herringbone stitch and the colorway. Absolutely beautiful!
Jen
Posted by: Jen | January 12, 2005 at 07:36 PM
Beautiful scarf. I love the pattern and the colours. Thanks for sharing.
cheers
Posted by: Mary Anne | January 12, 2005 at 08:10 PM
I finally broke down and got some Manos (I have been wanting it for a long time!) in a colorway called 'Bramble' to make this scarf. I'm very excited.
Posted by: Lauren | January 12, 2005 at 09:49 PM
Oh, hey - have you switched skeins yet? How much of a color difference is there - do you think I should be alternating rows? Does this question even make sense? Must find more coffee.
Posted by: Lauren | January 12, 2005 at 10:35 PM
The Manos is gorgeous! You make me want to buy it now. Thanks, a lot!
Posted by: Lis | January 18, 2005 at 10:45 PM
Yowza! Now that is stunning. Amazing how a stitch can really bring out the colors!
Posted by: Jean | February 04, 2005 at 08:57 AM
The Manos is truly lovely. Did you manage to find it in the UK or did you have to get it from the US?
Posted by: Lesley | February 13, 2005 at 05:35 PM
Beautiful scarf. The stitch works great with the yarn and really brings out the colors. Great job!
Posted by: Erin | March 04, 2005 at 12:41 AM