Super Sekkrit September Knit Revealed

[untonuggan]

In September I set about a very hard project for me. I would knit a super sekkrit project that I wasn't keeping secret/sekkrit from people I knew in person -- it was for one of my online friends. Therefore, I had to maintain absolute radio silence about my project not only throughout its creation but also until I finally sent it off to the wonderful jjhunter in October.

Oh, the suspense. How would jj like it? Was I using the right colors? I sent a mysterious email inquiring about jjhunter's favorite colors (and the air speed velocity of a coconut bearing swallow, to throw her off the scent :P ).

In the end, I just had to trust my instincts and luck. She was fortunately very detailed and liked several colors, which let me play with color. She also sent an example of a green she liked, and Lo, I had a yarn in that very color in my stash.

And of course, because this was for a very dear friend, there had to be handspun worked into the shawl to give it extra texture and squishiness and warmth and love.

I resorted to showing my progress to the dear people at my local yarn store, as I couldn't share with my dreamwidth circle.

Until now.





above, top, the supper sekkrit triangular shawl rests on a blue bench. it is draped across the bench, and there are V-shaped stripes in a variety of stitches in blues, greens, purple, and cream, with an edging of ruffled blue and green variegated yarn. The photo below shows a close-up of the shawl, which shows some of the rows with simple lace more clearly.

In addition to the Super Sekkrit September Shawl (and, you know, preparing for the holidays and the guild show) I'm now scheduled to work on a collaborative project. It involves Alpacas as a general theme.


I spun this Alpaca fiber to prepare:


beige/oatmeal colored handspun alpaca on my drop spindle, resting on top of my handsomely coordinated skirt

I am so excite. Now if maybe my body would give me a break and stop hurting, that would be great.

Comments

[alee_grrl]

Yay! for the awesome stuff. That shawl is lovely. Boo on the hurting. I've been wondering if it isn't a change in the weather as I've hurt today something awful.

[untonuggan]

Thank you! And yes, I've been wondering the same thing. <3 sorry you're hurting, too.

[alee_grrl]

Slept in this morning, which helped a bit. I also have a very low key weekend planned. <3

[untonuggan]

Yay sleeping in and low key weekend. Hope it's lovely. <3

[raze]

:o That is stunning. Amazing work.

[untonuggan]

<3 Thank you!

[jjhunter]

And it's all mine!

*is still so very dragon-satisfied and giddy with the joy of it*

[untonuggan]

\o/ *is very dragon-satisfied herself wit how giddy jj is*

[pipisafoat]

wow that's gorgeous! your friends are lucky people.

(I think now I am replying to another post I read earlier? oh well.)
I actually am completely unsad about the massive weather jump, because I am now wearing BOOTS and I think it is full-time already and that's lovely because I love my boots, in part because I love my tall socks (and yes, I could wear those without boots, but I don't, for reasons I don't even know). and I love moving into my winter jacket. I am slightly sad for missing the arm warmers season, but my fingerless gloves are still practical for a bit, and I really adore scarf season. Also, I keep hoping it will get cold enough that I will not look ridiculous in my Russia-hat. (i forget the actual name for it. but i love the color/s i used, and okay, i love earflaps, i love tying things to my head, i just want to wear it and not look like someone who doesn't understand weather! or, more importantly, have my head spontaneously combust from the heat of it.)

whaaaaaat my browser does not think "combust" is a word. (it also does not like being called bowser. oh well. i like bowser.)

CLEARLY IT IS BEDTIME FOR PIP. good night!

[untonuggan]

yay I have missed your long multi-reply replies! (and I srsly mean that in the best of ways, they just mean <3 to me.)

Thank you for the kudos!

I like the cooler weather somewhat, just...where did the in-between go? But perhaps if I had BOOTS I would feel differently. They just do not agree with my feet, in general. I have hobbit feet (tm).

<3 hope you slept well!

[brigid]

That's really, really lovely!

[untonuggan]

Thank you!

[chalcopyrite]

That's beautiful! It must have been very very hard to keep secret. :)

[untonuggan]

SO HARD OMG. Thank you. :D

[lynnoconnacht]

Bluh to the hurting. *tries to shoo it away* Go leave untonuggan in peace, pain. Shoo.

But YAY for the awesomeness! That shawl is gorgeous. <3

[untonuggan]

Thanks. <3 *attempts to encourage pain to go*

YAY INDEED. <3

[tyger]

That is a seriously gorgeous shawl! Not even my colours, and I want to curl up with it and knead it and purr, yes.

The alpaca looks awesome, too, though it looks silver-grey on my monitor, not beige. Oh computers. Is it soft? It looks really soft. :x

*snughuggle* Behave, Liz' body! >:

[untonuggan]

Thank you! Kneading and purring may have occurred before it went in the mail. >.>

Oh computers indeed. The alpaca is super soft and also induces purring in me. I may have rubbed it on my face a couple of times while I was taking breaks in spinning. ahem.

*hugses* hope both our brains also behave as well! <3 <3 <3

[jelazakazone]

I love that shawl. The colors are great, but what I love best is the different textures you've worked in! Eeee. You are awesome.

Also, ALPACAS. And maybe yaks and puppies too. E was pretty sad last night, so I'm hoping that tomorrow can be a good squee session and a good distraction for her b/c ALPACAS:D :D

Boo on body hurting. *sigh* I wish I could wave a magic wand over you. :::hugs:::

[untonuggan]

Thank you! I am glad someone noticed the textures ;)

*briefly wonders about spinning dog hair for puppies, but decides that is officially Too Much Work* (because I don't have carders. although wait, I could borrow the drum carder from the guild....but...yeah, still too much work...)

ALPACAS and yaks yes. Today I am going to pull a bunch of fiber out of my stash so I can bring it over tomorrow and we can ogle it and pet it.

Body hurting boo indeed. I think you and my mom would both have to fight for that magic wand, because that is what she always says when I'm hurting. :) *hugs*

[jelazakazone]

:D :D I am all about textures!

Well, don't spin it all! We might want some raw fibers to work with too! I also have some colored roving we can play with.

LOL. I am such a mom sometimes. <3 <3

[spiralsheep]

That shawl is beautiful. You have a true eye for colour and texture and combinations thereof.

[untonuggan]

Thank you so much. That means a lot. :)

[sine_nomine]

OMG. I went ape over the textures in the shawl long before I noticed the colors were gorgeous. JJ is one lucky JJ!

And hooray that you're figuring out how much to do and not do and enjoying the doing and so on.

[untonuggan]

XD That makes me happy. Thank you.

Hooray indeed, although overdoing (or rather, attempting not to) is a constant process, you know?

[eruanna]

Very pretty! :)

[untonuggan]

Thank you! :)

[ofearthandstars]

That is a stunning shawl... ♥

[untonuggan]

♥ ♥ ♥

much appreciated

[babs_bee]

That shawl is stunningly beautiful. The colors are drop-dead gorgeous. What a lovely present for a friend.

[untonuggan]

Thank you!! I really appreciate it. :D

[babs_bee]

I love the handspun alpaca. Alas, I have discovered that alpaca and I don't get along if its 100% pure. Yeah, I know--people aren't supposed to mind alpaca but when I worked on a shawl with 100% alpaca, I spent each session of knitting sneezing and sniffling while I worked it. This does not make me a happy camper :(

[untonuggan]

Thank you~! Oh, sadpants! I am glad I have not had that issue!

[rainbow]

oh, that's GORGEOUS! and whsat a fun super sekrit project! <3

[untonuggan]

Thank you! And yes it was super fun. :D

[gwaihiril]

Oh, that's gorgeous! Sorry to hear you're hurting.

[untonuggan]

Thank you! And also, thank you. I am, too. Ugh.

[indywind]

So pretty! I hope Jj likes it (can't imagine how not!)

[untonuggan]

Thank you! She is full of squee, as am I! XD