Take a trip with me . . . back to the '80's. Good old Adam Ant. In his immortal words:
Don't drink, don't smoke - what do you do?I never meant to be a Goody Two Shoes, but somehow I always have been. Followed the rules. Never got detention. Never got searched by security when going into concerts. They would pat everyone down, but when I got to the head of the line, they would just say "You're okay, go ahead". I could have had ANYTHING hidden in my '80's oversized sweater! I never did though. I guess they could just tell. Heck, I'm convinced I'm the only person in the world who graduated college never having, uh, tried a puff of a certain recreational product.
I guess my subconscious must feel like it's missed out on something. I found myself totally intrigued and obsessed with a certain yarn. I hope the neighbors weren't around yesterday, when I danced with joy on my front porch because a little brown box arrived containing this!!

But after those projects are finished, watch out!! Rebel knitter!!! Hemp here I come. Kind of gives a whole new meaning to the words "STASH YARN".
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OOOO Purty! My friend made her Hourglass sweater out of a hemp yarn...she loves it!!!
I can't wait to hear about your experiences with this yarn. I am very tempted by it when I see it at one of my LYSs. Yea!
Oh yeah, don't feel bad about the Socktoberfest socks either, I still have an unfinished pair too! One down one to go ;)
Oh, you rebel, you........I like the hemp yarn. I have some in my stash and was thinking about doing a Picovoli.....but, of course, not until I finish my list of "to do's" Promise.......
Please post in-progress pictures of the lacey top. It's pretty cute.....
LMAO!!! I understand what you mean. I as well am quite the goody two shoes. I try very hard to make people think that I'm not (like by constantly calling myself a "ho" -- why do they all laugh at me???), but I think it's a stronger scent than fear. That colour looks lovely. Is the yarn softer than cotton? I love the idea of hemp yarn, in fact my UFO yoga mat bag is made out of a hemp/wool blend. That top looks great, I can't wait to see it (so that's official permission to start it ASAP!).
gasp! I love that pattern! Love love love it!!! And you're so funny about the hemp thing. You should burn a little piece of it to see if it really smells like, you know what.
i suffered second hand weed inhalation in college. my next-door neighbors smoked daily, almost constantly. they deactivated the smoke detector and had curtains up and everything in their room, but to no avail: the entire first floor stank to high...uh, stank. they got away with it practically the entire year. i stayed in my bf's room on the third floor most of that year...
how about those yarn obsessions, eh? i get it in spurts. just wait until your stash gets to the point where you have to use a spreadsheet to organize it...hehe.
Oh, pretty, pretty yarn. And lacy little top indeed! I always had a healthy fear of consequences so never got into much trouble. I remember some classmates in high school being impressed/astonished when they saw me smoking a cigarette one time. "Wow, dude, we thought you were a goody-goody!"
Okay, I hope you get this comment!!! That hemp is great stuff, and it gets really soft after you wash it... I have some that I used for a design that I'm going to work up even if my swatch gets rejected! Love it!
*perks up* hey....I use a spreadsheet to organize...what're you trying to say? *squints*
Your yarn is very pretty!!
If you need that spreadsheet let me know - I'll share ;o)
Well crap I used my blogger profile by accident.
You're so funny!! I think you just emanate that certain "I'm a really nice person" vibe, which is a GOOD thing!! That even comes through your posts and comments...not that you're a goody two shoes, but that you're just a really nice person. (Which is why we all love you so much!) And I'm right there with you on the goody-two shoes thing. Never puffed, never inhaled, heck, I never took a sip of alcohol till I was 23! I get the same responsible knitter guilt, too. ;-) I LOVE the pattern you chose! How cute is that??! And the hemp looks fantastic- gorgeous color choice! Go, rebel knitter, go! :-)
Hemp for knitting? Wow! What a cool pattern too! Rebel knitting...heh heh! Go goody two shoes...knit away! I have enjoyed reading your blog!
Goody Two-shoes UNITE!!!!!!!!!!! :)
We should all hold our heads up high! I LOVE the color and can't wait to hear how it works up :)
that is a super cute top- it will look fantastic in that color. i can't wait to see how the lacy part looks.
Ohh..Ahhh...That little top is going to be so pretty!
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