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Ev’rybody knows
That Baby’s got new clothes
But lately I see her ribbons and her bows
Have fallen from her curls– from Just Like a Woman, by Bob Dylan
I love ribbons.
Organza ribbons that look like watercolours…
Velvet ribbons with the dark sheen and softness of night.
Satin ribbons like running water.
I love the whipping sound they make in the wind.
I love feeling like a Victorian child when I walk into a haberdashery shop & see all the rolls of ribbons lined up like sweets.
I’ve used ribbons in my designs before. For this cropped cover-up…
… for the Country Stockings I mentioned on Thursday…
& for the small & simple KniTwit Bracelet, which is nevertheless rather a nice opportunity to showcase a bit of pretty ribbon. I have a lot of small lengths of ribbon that I’ve snipped from clothes & tags, and keep in my oddments box. Do you do that too?
Recently, my love of ribbons reached new heights when I discovered Minty, from S/S 2010 issue of Knitty. Except for a few eyelets, you just knit around and around, which means that Minty takes all of a few hours to knit. I have had more comments on my Minty hats than any other hat I’ve knit. My boyfriend even stole asked for my first one (which was black & had icord). The second, pink one, you may have seen on Wednesday’s post, hanging out on my shelves.
The third is grey & I worked the “pepperminty” crown shaping, just for a change. :) I switch out the ribbons to better match my outfit. When I went to Istanbul for the weekend, I even put a couple in my pocket, so simple!
Ribbons are definitely my embellishment of choice. They can be hip or elegant, simple or sophisticated, and at a pinch, you can use them to wrap up parcels. :) Of course, ribbons are nothing without bows. Do you know how to tie the perfect bow? Or maybe you’d just prefer to knit one…
P.S. I hope you will excuse the delay in releasing the Bow Pouch pattern. This week has been such whirlwind of blogging, I thought it would be best to save it for next week.
Very nice! I have to find that pattern!
I hope you do, it’s such a relaxing knit.
Yup. I’ve got lots, and lots of ribbon. Mostly to be used for stabilising and finishing, rarely for embellishing. And for tying in my hair :D. knitting is definitely better for all the pretty ribbons and buttons.
Oh, I hadn’t thought of that! Ribbon has so many uses. :)
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