where am i? ok....got side tracked with the no-waves part of my wave scarf. i am waiting for some reeled silk and still searching the world for more alternatives. in the meantime....carded all the batts for the scarf. i decided to separate the fiber into groups starting with "deep sea" ad moving in to "shore". i made 5 separate batts showing the transition of colors and textures from the depths of the ocean to the shallower regions to the sandy beach with all it's treasures and junk. should maybe actually get some beach junk for that part of the scarf....a little tiny beer can, shells....maybe a thong. anyhow....i used mostly the deep peacock blue silk and sparkle for the deepest part. then as it moves in to shore i added more light blues and foggy grey, threw in a little batt with some kelp forest green to buffer between the ocean and the shore. for the shore i used a lot of sandy brown camel down, dark brown wool and lots of random colorful bits and sandy sparkle. it is supposed to be suggestive of sands, treasures, corals, etc.

i will start spinning the blue parts of this yarn along with some of the pearls. i will work whatever material i get for the big foamy waves later. i will spin the entire yarn in one skein and knit it up just as it ends up. so i need to think ahead as i'm spinning and try and add the waves in in alternating sections as the "water" approaches the "shore". this scarf is turning out to be a bit of a mental challenge!


fibers for the "shore":
(now these are my colors! maybe i need another beenie....)


slice of the beach: i think i see a sea caterpillar in there.....



left to right: deep sea to shore.



deep sparkling green water. thanks to Elizabeth of Yarn Punk for the batts that matched my silk perfectly!!



isn't this such a wave????



aerial view of the waves coming in to shore: