the adventure in handpaint continues...

An amazing tribute to the Power of Ribbing! Who would think this little anenome-like creature would bloom into

But bloom the little sleeve did, and I am well on my way knitting the yoke of my Ribby Pulli. Now it's getting interesting - hmmm...

The original Orangecrush Ribby Pulli (knit in 2001) had a funnel-neck, which was what I was going to go for here. I'm looking at it from across the room and thinking a scoop-neck just might be better on this version because I am planning on wearing it over a long-sleeved blouse. It is wool; I wanted the Ribby to have short sleeves to do some temperature control for Indoor Wear.

So maybe, I better listen to the funkay muse and go with a modified scoop neck!

The interesting patterns being formed as this piece grows continues to intrigue. Here is my original swatch for the yarn...

...little angled stripes broken up by sage colored zigzags...

How this translates into the exciting variation that has happened is Weird Science, baby. And I love it!

Although you can knit with two balls to get a non-pooling event, most of the time, I prefer to see what the yarn dyer might have had in mind for a straight through performance. I'm seeing all sorts of wonderful dyeing going on all over knitting blogland - dyers - when you make a colourway, what is the most intriguing thing you're going for?

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