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Yarn for West Mystery Shawl

Stephen West’s Mystery Shawl 2012:  Rockefeller starts tomorrow.  I could be crazy for even starting this.  First, I don’t know how to do color changes.  Second, Camp Loopy is still going on.  The second project has to be finished by about July 27.  I think I can do it.  The third project starts July 27.  The last clue for the West Mystery will be posted August 3.  And, finally, the Ravellenic Games begin on July 27 and I am going to try to knit non-stop all during the games.  No cooking.  No sleeping.  No eating . . ok . . that may not happen but I am going to try to get lots of knitting done.  I have my list of all the events in which I will be participating.

  • Cable Steeplechase/Sock Put/Single Skein Sprint – the Zora socks I started for the mechanic’s wife but finished a different pair for her.  One sock is done.  One isn’t started.
  • Cowl Jump/Holiday Hurdles/Synchronized Stashbusting – Honey Cowl – I want to make this for Nicole for Christmas.
  • Cowl Jump/Holiday Hurdles/Synchronized Stashbusting – Cowlie – I want to make this for Chad for Christmas.  I think it would be a good hunting cap for winter since it should be hard to lose.

Add to those three items, the Camp Loopy Project #3 and the West Mystery and there’s a slim to none chance I’ll get it all done.

But, I do need yarn for the West Mystery.  One of the yarns he suggests is Wollmeise.  Goodness . . it’s hard to use that yarn!  We need to use two different skeins and they need to be different enough so that there’s no “blending”.

There were so many color combinations that resulted from these yarns.    Below are some of the ones in the running and some of my thoughts.  Please share your thoughts.  And remember . . it rarely gets cold enough to wear a coat around here!

The purple and lime.  Does it get any better?  I actually have a pretty lime sweater and I think I could wear this with it.

Navy-ish and lime.  Almost as good as purple and lime.

Dark gray and pink.  I’m not much on pink but I could give it as a gift.  Wearing pink in winter bothers me a little.

Dark gray and orange.  I like this but to me, it feels like someone’s school colors . . maybe because my high school colors were orange and black.

Pretty hard choices I gave myself, huh?

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  1. All of your color choices are wonderful….how will you ever choose? I THINK I like the navy and lime the best – but I keep changing my mind. LOL

    Did you order your yarn for Camp Loopy Project 3? What will you knit for that? You may have already said and I missed it or had a memory dysfunction. 🙂

    sao in Midlothian, VA

  2. How about that dark orange and Navy???? Soooo many choices, it’s tough 🙂
    I got this in an e-mail today from Over the Rainbow Quilt shop’
    “Legal Disclaimer (sorry, this is for lawyers!): This handcrafted item was made from officially licensed fabric. However, I am not affiliated with the NFL or the manufacturer of the fabric, therefore the handcrafted finished item IS NOT licensed by the NFL. The United States Supreme Court gives me the right to sell these handmade fabric items according to the “first sale doctrine” upheld in the court ruling of Quality King Distributors, Inc. v. L’Anzaresearch Int’l, Inc (98 F.3d 1109, reversed). Justice Stevens: “The whole point of the first sale doctrine is that once the copyright owner places a copyrighted item in the stream of commerce by selling it, he has exhausted his exclusive statutory right to control its distribution.”
    She said someone on e-bay had posted it. She(Rainbow) contacted Kaufman and QT and they told her that the disclaimer was correct!! She has lots of people making scrubs and other things from the fabric they buy there, so she thought they should know. I found it quite interesting …and it has been a ongoing discussion topic. Maybe it helps, I sure like what it says 🙂 makes sense to me ????
    Vickie

    • I’ve never understood the position that it’s only for personal use. Someone who doesn’t sew is probably not going to buy the fabric. Someone who does sew is probably not going to buy something that someone else has made. On the other hand, those companies, some more than others, have a team of attorneys just chomping at the bit to defend their clients. They have way more $$ than I have and anyone who has ever been involved in a lawsuit knows how expensive and frustrating it can me. I will do anything I can do to avoid potential litigation so I wouldn’t even think of trying to sell something made from licensed or “for personal use only” fabric.

      I would caution you to read what you wrote. “She” said “someone” . . that’s not a very firm basis to stand on if you were involved in litigation. I would not even consider doing anything based on what someone else said but if I wanted to use such a fabric, I would write the company directly and get a response from them that I felt was completely firm and not something they could wiggle out of when the almighty dollar became involved.

      You’re quoting a case that was decided by the Supreme Court and you can bet there’s a whole lot more to it than those few lines and before I relied on that jurisprudence, I would have my own attorney look at it and render an opinion as to how it applied to my use of the fabric.

      For me, any fabric that says “for personal use only” stays at the quilt shop and doesn’t come home with me.

      And, none of this should be construed as any type of legal advice . . just take it as my regular blathering.

  3. I love the navy and lime combo. But I’m not a knitter, so take that opinion for what it’s worth!

  5. I love the navy and lime — so that’s my vote. I also am intrigued by the Cowlie pattern. That might have to go on my list.

  8. I’d like to see the purple and orange together. Both having a red undertone and yet having so much contrast between them. But then I like unusual combinations it seems. ;>)

  10. LOL, knowing you and how much you LOVE Mardi Gras, i’m going with the purple and lime combo.

  11. I think the “Navy-ish and lime” is a really nice combination. Neither color seems to overpower the other. But when it comes down to it, it’s yours. So what colors do you like? What colors do you wear? Like you said, there’s rarely a time to wear such things, so pick something you know you’ll wear when the time does finally come.

  12. I love the navy and lime or how about pink and purple.. I like that combo too. Know it will be lovely what ever you choose.

  14. The yarn colors are gorgeous. My favorite is the navy and lime combination followed by the deep purple and lime. I don’t care for pink too much and I am not fond of it paired with purple. I can’t wait to see what you decide. You are ambitious, Judy.

  15. purple and lime. That’s what my first Camp Loopy project is/was. And I just love it!

  16. I love Purple and I think the Lime would look excellent with it… Go for it 🙂

  17. Hi Judy, I am getting ready to start the Zora socks. I am wondering if you can help me? The pattern says its for size 4 1/2-5 1/2 and to add onto either end. Since I am new to socks did you have to add on? Or are the socks fine with adding to the length?
    Thanks for any help!
    Kathy Alden

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