It Was A Joke...!

I'm astounded at how many people actually think that I am going to make a study of yarns suitable for the Royal Wedding characters for my in depth study.... it was a joke really... I didn't really meant it. I am NOT going to do an in depth study on the Royal Wedding knitted figurines.... really I'm not!

Actually I have been thinking about my in depth study. But my topics of interest are much more scientific (I'm not sure that is the right word) and certainly less cutesy than the Royal figurines in knitted wool.... Here's a list of what's been on my mind.

1. A Study Of Balance In Long and Short Stapled Wool Yarns -  What Makes a Yarn Balanced And How That Affects a Knitted Garment.

2. A Study In Colour In Novelty Yarns With Emphasis On Colour Used With The Four Natural Colours of White/Cream, Brown, Grey, And Black

3. A Study On Spinning Silk For Embroidery (this one needs some refining yet).

4. All Around The Clock, A Study On Yarns Suitable For Warp In Weaving And Whether Yarns Spun Clockwise Are More Effective Than Counterclockwise Spun Yarns.

The first two really interest me and the other two, less so... #2 has been in my mind since my first year. When I was first introduced to tufted novelty yarns/insertion novelty yarns. I was fascinated with how using a grey or white background changed the look of a novelty yarn in comparison to black or brown.  But then colour has always fascinated me and thus the reason for my inability to choose a favorite.

Meanwhile it is a rainy coolish day. I woke to a gentle spring rainfall outside my window, hitting the tin. I jumped out of bed to go and bring the deck chairs in under the eaves of the house in order to keep them dry. When I came back in my spinning wheel was beckoning me to sit a while and spin. It was 5:30 a.m. and all was quiet... you can't ask for a more perfect time to spin. So I did. I just finished my last Worsted sample and it is as close to perfect as possible. Gorgeous! Even if I do say so myself.

I have one sample left in that section. I had hoped to get it done yesterday but quite honestly those write ups took longer than I expected. It's not the writing up that takes the time.. it's the labelling and the printing and getting them into the page savers etc...  it takes forever. In addition I did get more print ups finished than I expected... I even managed to finish a few of the write ups for the dye section which I finished last summer at the dyeing retreat. So yesterday was a good day for getting my work done.

Teapot and the girls have headed off to school. The dogs are disgusted that it is wet outside and I will not let them stay outside digging in the garden and getting all muddy.

Meanwhile I am sitting listening to the Current on CBC Radio and it is a show dedicated to the Royal Wedding... it's really interesting to listen to. But nary a word is being said about Knitted Royal Wedding characters.... and so I will end by reiterating that I am NOT knitting the Royal Characters for my in depth study... though I may knit them for fun!