Whoo Hoo I am first :-)

I really love your scarf. I don't think I have seen that Noro...I'll have to look for it.

Are you still using a baggie for a change purse? While I was making something last night I thought if you and I HAVE to send it to you. You will banish the baggie :-)

Ok, I am off to get more wood in for the fire since it is FREEZING here in the sierra's.....10 miles away...SNOW. It's too crazy.

The scarf is beautiful. Damn! I REALLY need to find time to learn how to knit. I want sweater made from that yarn, but that would require a serious investment in yarn and a set of skills I just don't have!

Boo-ti-ful! Now what's the stitch? K2, P2 for two rows, then what? You will be several inches shorter in your house when you get all the cat hair up, and the rooms will seem larger too. It is supposed to rain here in SoCal this weekend - the best knitting, hermitizing and wine drinking weather ever! Maybe we can wear our hand knits without sweating!

who's your very famous visitor? who, who, WHO? (Give a hoot, don't pollute.)

I used double seed stitch on Kyoto (which is done, but not yet photographed) and really like it -- slightly different from your's because I did k1, p1 for two rows and then changed. Makes you look like a fancy knitter person when it really isn't so hard.

Sharon, you do K2, P2 for two rows, and then P2, K2 for two rows and so on and so forth.

Oh yeah, I wanted to tell you about my row counter. Before I knew that such a thing existed as a row counter that you could put on your needles, I went to Staples and bought a tally counter (http://www.staples.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StaplesProductDisplay?storeId=10001&catalogId=10051&langId=-1&productId=89355&cmArea=SEARCH)

You could put a ribbon on it and tie it to your bag or put it around your neck. Saves juggling a pencil and check list on the bus. I've traveled with mine, and was a little worried that jostling would cause it to click over to rows I hadn't completed, but it's been fine so far.

Plus, you could double as a club bouncer/id checker since you've got the necessary equipment. I am going over to a friend's on Halloween this year with mine to help her count how many kids they get (last year was over 300, and my friend is AR like that and likes to keep track)

poo, that link got cut off, but you can just go to Staples.com and look up tally counter to see what I'm talking about.

I guess I need to try blocking myself then. I have yet to do it (scarves really seem just dandy with out it!) But I just made a fancy (fancy for me that is) lovely scarf that is in desperate need of it and even I can see it would be better if I did. I live in such a teeny apartment that finding a spot for my 6 foot long scarf seemed impossible but looking at your pictures I think I can manage it! I won't have the help of the lovely and talented Bob however.

Famous Mystery Person Visitor? Hmm, maybe Annie Modesitt? Since you have cables (without cable needles) on the brain? After the Visit will you reveal the Identity of said Visitor? With pictures? Do I win a prize?

SALE! http://littleknits.com/products.php?cat=96&PHPSESSID=0b703098d86c36092f18e358d8105234
:-) Debra

That is freaking gorgeous yarn. And yay for blocking! I don't do it enough either, and never have for a scarf. But now I think maybe I should. Maybe it will make my scarf as pretty as yours. Except, you know, I'm using cheaper yarn that doesn't change colour OR fibre. Never mind. Hope springs eternal.

Oooo.. I loves me some Noro too...I just finished a sweater out of Kochoran...major splurge, but OMG I love it.

So, maybe Connecticut (and the rest of New England) can hook up with California so we can trade some flood water for some brush fire and even it all out...our water with douse your fire and your fire can help dry up our water. Seriously. If it rained one more day, we'd be a fourth of a way to Noah's Ark. Granted, I have the cat thing covered with one male and one female, but I'm going to have to hook up with some test tube geneticist 'cause they is spayed. Oh well.

Poor Paton's UpCountry! Tossed into the discontinued rack of real life and CAP's heart. Oh well, if you must throw over a yarn (and NOT to knit continental), Noro's a good replacement; especially if it comes with a Russian houseboy named Sergei.

I betch'a I know who's coming to CAP's. Betch'a it's some dude who has two cats and is working on a book. Am I right? Betch'a I am!

Hubby just came in from outside, where he pulled the canoe up higher onto the property for the 4th time since last Saturday. If we get any more rain in northcentral MA I'm going to put the cat and my stash in it and get ready to go meet Noah.

I can totally understand your Noro Transitions "LOVE" - I made a hat/mittens from Noro Transitions in the pink colorway and it feels like heaven and the colors are just breathtaking - it is a joy to work with - CONGRATS!

pretty cool ... i haven't seen that noro yarn, as my LYS doesn't deal w/KFI. (ooh, maybe i need a 'field trip'?) too bad, our loss. i like how the kitty "helps" with the blocking, making sure the knitting is nice and flat :)

I love that yarn too. I have a cabled hat with a brim made out of it!

I love Noro too --although I was momentarily distracted by the image of Sergei in a red bikini... is your famous visitor A.M.????

not to be an enabler or anything, but woolneedlework has all kinds of noro for really cheap. check them out!

Beautiful, beautiful scarf! I've seen that stitch pattern, but it was called "Irish Moss Stitch," which makes my Irish blood happy. :) Bob is such a helpful fellow, and handsome, too!

I need more close up shots of this magical scarf!

I don't know whether to thank you or hate you (you too, Debra!) but a skein of that in the red colorway is on its way to me even as we speak.

Could NOT resist.

MBT

i want to sacrifice myself at the alter of your scarves. pleasetobe not tempting me so...for i am weak. and also poor. and my kids would much rather eat than have me parading about in a cute scarf.

Knitting with a yarn like that is like reading a great book -- you're sad when it comes to the end. I'm like that with one of my favorite yarns -- I could knit an infinite, never-ending scarf with it and remain a happy knitter. I was sad after I finished the last item I knitted with it, so I ended up buying 10 more balls so I'd have enough to make many more! Enjoy your Noro and your famous visitor -- looking forward to seeing who it could possibly be!

I dig the Noro. Your knitting mission, should you choose to accept it, is to find a skein of Manos Del Uruguay in a multi colorway and try to resist buying it. Then buy it and make THIS out of it:

http://glampyreknits.tripod.com/glampyrephotos/id97.html

(Only took me a teeny bit over a skein of Manos to make one)

Mwah - you can thank me later.

Next mission? ArtYarns Royal Silk...

nice yarn!

is it mr texas comin' to visit???

I love, love, love the scarf! So pretty...and who is the visitor? Oh, the anticipation....help us and tell us who....

Actually, i'd settle for a dishwasher named...oh I don't know....MAYTAG. I'm not picky like you
:-)

Beauteous scarf, btw.

I had to post another comment because I just stumbled on this gorgeous yarn and scarf -- http://two_pointy_sticks.blogspot.com/2005/04/introducing-klee-scarf-in-cashmere.html.

It may end up rivaling Noro Transitions for your affections!

Glad to see Bob earning his keep by helping you block the Wonder Scarf.

KNITTING....bleah!
You knot tight because you are OCD!

The scarf is gorgeous! Girl you should sell your stuff on ebay! Your knitting, that is.

How did you know that my middle name is "Sergei"? Now you're just trying to freak me out...

i'm beginning to be very very jelaous of you. FIrst pink camo hat, then Baby Ugg's booties and now this FINE scarf. Excuse me while I go burn my knitting projects. Seriously, you have to check my blog to see my pathetic crap. But hurry, cuz I'm embarassed now to have it up there, I will be taking if off soon. :)

I've made that beanie! Now I'm on to the matching jumper.

*sigh* cables.

Noro Transitions is on SALE at Carodan Farm (http://www.carodanfarm.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/product790.html). Not that you'd be interested in buying more... I just figured you might want to know.

I also found some noro transitions on sale at Red Needle Yarns. It's still 20 bucks a skein, but a sale nonetheless. Thought you migh be interested to know about it at least...

that scarf is so damn ugly, you better send it to me immediately before it embarrasses you to death... Go back to Paton's Up Country right now before you sink further into despair. The next step is Debbie Bliss Cashmerino, just so you know what symptoms to watch out for....

Hey :) Don't say I didn't WARN you! Mwah!

**seriously, I LOVE YOUR SCARF AND YES! I'M SHOUTING!**

Yes, Laurie....the stitch is called either the Double Moss Stitch or the Double Seed Stitch. You K2, P2 for two rows, then reverse. The reversible design ends up looking like a waffle stitch. Easy and impressive! The Noro is absolutely gorgeous. I haven't seen Transitions yet....LOVE IT...must get some. Just to torment your other readers, I know who the special guest is. Nyah. I'm so mean.

can you tell us the color of the yard, needle size and number of cast ons??? pretty pleeeeease????? :D

Laurie,
There are a bunch of listings for Noro Transitions on eBay proper and in eBay Stores. A lot of them are going for under $20 a skein, especially in the Stores. :)

Thanks all for the clarification on "then switch." The scarf is lovely and I need to see if I have any stash yarn I can use for it (but the Transitions does sound very tempting!)

So any clues on who the famous visitor is?

i am utterly confusedededed by how a person k2 then p2. because *i* am indeed a remedial knitter.

but i believe that you will show me, right?

right?

please? at snb? someday?

One can never cable enough. It's so cool when you get into the rhythm of the cable. Cable on.

That scarf is HOTT. Let's go back soon and buy all the Noro!!

Also, your pictures always let me know when it's time for a haircut. :)

I also cleaned madly for houseguests! I should have taken before and after photos of my bedroom, because yes, they (actually "he", in this case) was that kind of houseguest. In any case, I bought $120 worth of stuff at IKEA in an attempt to make my bedroom more of a boudoir and less of a trash heap with clothes and books and papers and spiders, with a futon stuck haphazardly in the middle of it.

Also, I'm pretty sure I want a Canadian boy, maybe from Montreal, with a strong french canadian accent, or maybe a really gorgeous boy from New Orleans with a really strong Cajun accent. Hey, there's got to be one available among all these refugees coming to the Seattle area, right?

Here's Transitions for US$15/skein... yum!

http://www.woolneedlework.com/Yarn/Transition_by_Noro_Yarn.shtml

Explanation: I want those boys as my DISHWASHER instead of your dishwasher from Russia named Sergei. I can see that I did not explain myself fully in the previous comment. I need more coffee.

hey -- I made that cable hat. it's Rowan Plaid. and you know i'm a Ro-Ho. Warning: the pattern is rather large. but since we both sport large-sized medullas, we're probably OK. tho i have to say, I ripped it back after finishing b/c it was TOO big. Imagine. Too big for this head. But it was too tall. So if you make it, stop before the last cable and just start binding off at that point.

Great Price on noro Transitions here ($15):
http://www.littleknits.com/products.php?cat=96

I have made 2 scarves so far :)

-Amber

I have just spent the last two days (at work) reading your blog and the archives (my cubicle faces away from my supervisor's!) and have enjoyed it immensely!!! I knit, I travel (okay, uncle sam travels me, but still ....), I have been divorced in a similarly ugly, sudden way, (but on the other hand, I've been married to a particularly wonderful guy for the last 15, so ...)and I have just now suddenly discovered that there are other knitters/divorcees/travellers/drinkers out there! Wow!
Thanks for being so prolific a writer and photographer!