We’re after the same rainbow’s end–
waiting ’round the bend,
my huckleberry friend,
Moon River and me.
"excerpt from Moon River"
I have so been trying to start and finish projects, without wandering….so therefore, this lovely yarn has been sitting next to my computer desk looking at me every day, patiently waiting for me to finsh Hannah’s little pink shawl. The pictures don’t quite capture how lovely this KSH is. This colorway is called Moonlight, which is basically Smoke with tiny silver metallic threads. Now mind you, I am NOT a metallic girl kind of person…..usually ranks right up there with Stilettos in my humble opinion…….but in this yarn, it is so soft and subtle. I just can’t say enough, how much I just love KSH. This is to be my shawl to wear dancing NY’s eve……..if I don’t kill myself trying to get in shape…. 😉
Did you know?
September is the Harvest Moon month. In China they celebrate the Harvest moon as the Moon Festival with little moon cakes. Deng Ming-Dao says of the Harvest Moon " The queen of the night is at her most perfect roundness, closer to us than at any other time of the year. She glows silver in an indigo sky. The Moon Festival is a woman’s festival……If you are a man, then it is a night to step aside for your wives, mothers and sisters. But for all, we can be thankful for the riches of autumn and begin our preparations for the coming frost.
"How cool is that?"
And……….that frost shall descend upon us in the Mountains tonight, just in time for the Harvest Moon this week….bbrrrrrrrr……
The Woolen Rabbit 
Even just the beginning is really stunning. Gorgeous. Makes me want to do some shawl knitting!
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I usually pass right over the metallic yarns too but something about that new KSH just keeps pulling me back… I just might succumb.
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It’s really lovely. I wish Rowan offered a better picture of the shawl. I grabbed an extra blanket last night. I wish that chimney sweep would get here.
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Your River is looking great…why can’t mine look as good!!! I love the Moonlight, perfect for New Year’s Eve!
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The shawl is lovely. I can’t wait to see your progress as you knit along.I was at Patternworks last weekend. My husband and I went fishing on Lake Winnipesaukee for two days. That area is just gorgeous. We are hoping to take the boat around the lake during foliage.
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Very pretty! We have a beautiful weekend ahead and snow predicted for next week. Fall was short!
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Stilletto’s. Ouch, my toes hurt just thinking of them. Imagine that I wore them when I was young and stupid.
shudder
I love the story of the moon festival. And it really feels as if the frost is not far away! (she says as she can barely feel her fingers anymore they are THAT cold!)
🙂
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Your River shawl looks and sounds so perfect in the KSH. Perfectly feminine. Perfectly romantic. Perfectly wispy in the pattern photo. I can’t wait to see it finished. What an inspiring post for anyone considering making the leap into lace!
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amazing begining on the NYEVE shawl … and the woven piece above is beautiful. you have an exceptional way with color … a true textile artist!
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i am so envious … you are doing so much better with river than i am. it is going to look spectacular on NYE.
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