It's a lovely colour.

Truly pink.

Nice looking, and clever photographer, peering over your shoulder to give us the Harlot's-eye-view of the work!

Can't believe I'm #3 poster...wow...

Want to know what the yarn is -- it's beautiful.

This is just a guess... but I'm thinking that it is definitely not a bikini

It's very pretty, that pinky thing. Hi missus!

What ever the Big Pink Thing is, it is going to be gorgeous!

O such a pretty pink thing,
to spawn a fibrous hole,
a vortex in the cosmos
in which projects do evolve,
Does that lovely yarn betray you?
Is it treacherous as a cat?
Does it stretch time like taffy,
Cosmic knitting can do that...
O lovely lacy pink think
Don't bite us in the arse...
You're being knit-up by a master
Who is knitting fast as fast...

Can't wait to see it!

Oh. And this may be the reason for all the double comments yesterday... When I posted I got this error message:

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People probably hit the post button more than once thinking their comment didn't go through...
(you can delete this after you get it if you wish)

Can't.
Wait.
To.
See.
It.

HURRY and get it done so I'll know what it is at last . By the by I got your ""CASTS OFF"" about an hour ago at my LYS Hurahhhh gotta go and
READ
The
Precious
New Book
BUT I'll be checking on here for the unveiling of the BIG PINK THING.

Maybe you're knitting a mumuu for the lady down the street that accosted you some months back? You remember, the one in her underwear? We're still interested in hearing the rest of that story!

Whatever it is, it must be important! I know it will make us drool. Happy knitting:)

I totally second Maria... whatever did happen to that scary neighbor of yours?

Can't wait til it's finished and gifted so we can finally see it! I just got finished with Casts Off and laughed so hard... thanks!

Clever how you haven't revealed enough of the pink thing to let us figure out what it is. I have my guesses though!

I'm trying to think big. Hmm, a house cozy? A shawl for a Giantess? Deadline in 48 hours, a baby gift? Wedding gift? The possibilities are endless!

And darn it, I am not good at waiting, I am very anxious to see what it is!

What?
Could?
It?
Be?

Soo..I really want to know what this big pink thing is..so far I know that it is big, and pink, and, well, that's it. If anyone can meet that deadline, it's you.
Okay, so this is random, but why do they call it a deadline? Will you die if you don't meet it? Probably not, but it is an incentive to knit faster! Good luck!

What?
Could?
It?
Be?

The music from Jaws is battling for space in my head with the theme from Jeopardy...

What?
Could?
It?
Be?

It must be a pretty pink shawl!

Pink
Lace
Not a sock.
Amazing!

What a lovely jellyfish!

Allthough, I am sure in it's real existance it is far more fabulous than a jellyfish! I am loving the color!

Big pink knitted thing
Remains unidentified.
What the hell is it?

Can't wait for the reveal...whatever it is, I'm sure it'll be lovely, and loved!

Yay Lucia! I love haiku comments!

My money's on a chuppah. I have no idea why that's the first thing I think of when I hear "Big pink knitting project".

Deadline - as in you'll wish you were dead if you don't meet it. ;-) Though that's just my work definition, knitting is usually more forgiving.

Looks to be lovely, cannot wait to see the finished product.

Tiny Tyrant

Thanks for letting us know the deadline. It's always easier to wait if you know how long! Any chance this will be like Christmas knitting and require an all-nighter? I think your daughter owes you some companionship if that is necessary...you can solve the world's problems and make a gift in one night of caffeine-induced euphoria. Good luck!

May your fingers be swift.
May your interruptions be few.
May your journey bring you to your destination
With time to spare!

That can't be you...those hands aren't moving! I don't think there's a shutter speed fast enough to capture you knitting without some blur...so is that your identical hand twin?

And the Big. Pink. Thing. is lovely, even if it looks a bit like a big pink blob at the moment ;)

Part of me hopes that it's a hammock, or something similarly bizarre. A big pretty pink hammock.

Sometime after your 48 deadline and you've re-couped, would you mind showing a detail of how you're holding your yarn? I'm at the point of frustration that my yarn is forever slipping off my fingers unless I wear my rings, and am earnestly searching for alternate ways to wrap and hold my yarn as I knit.

Can't wait to see what the pink thing is!

I believe in you! I also believe in this shirt ... http://www.threadless.com/product/822/Georgia

You will, too. I'm sure of it.

It's lovely, whatever it is. :-)

A car cozy?? A big binkie for a double or queen size bed? A maturity sweater (is the Harlot with child?? LOL). I can't wait to see the finished project - 48 hours to go. Knit ON my friend.

Well whatever giant pink thing is...it already looks beautiful

Good luck! I'm sure you'll finish it - just make sure to leave enough time to take pictures for us! :)

48 hours, eh? So, Joe and the girls will be ordering pizza delivery for dinner the next two nights?

I can't wait to see the big pink thing! Especially so I can see something to use STR for that aren't socks! The socks and I don't play nice yet; but I love STR.

Ganbatte!

48 hours includes the blocking, right? How long will it take that yarn to dry?

It's not a Christmas gift... Birthday? Anniversary? Baby? It's have to be a BIG baby...
WHAT IS IT? Two more days... Sheeesh!!!!!!!!

Big pink thing...it's and apt description as far as I can tell. I have a big purple thing that has never been finished. I wish I had the will to finish it. You and the big pink thing are a little inspirational to me, I must say.

I am guessing shawl for prom... maybe...

Why do I get the feeling there may be a lot of disappointed googlers out there? I bet many a dirty-minded soul has typed 'big pink thing' in the wee hours of the morning looking for a thrill (perhaps I just listened to too many XTC tunes back in '89 when they had a 'pink thing' song). Ah well, those folks need to get a better hobby anyway.

I love that we can see how you hold your yarn. I find that one of the most interesting things watching other people knit.
Good luck on the deadline, I'm sure you'll make it :)

Have you read the children's book Something Abosolutely Enormous where all the little girl could do was knit, knit, knit, knit, knit, ... it isn't a circus tent is it?

love the color!! Have a ?
I LOVE your books and I know you have to travel to promote...? is how do you handle husband, kids, and home with so much on your plate???
can't wait for the next book!!!!???

Jaws theme is winning out.

Ah, Stephanie, now you've gone and given it away -- it's a birthday present for my husband! He looks great in pink -- how did you know?

So I guess the 'thong' guess is out...

Can't sleep. Big knitted pink thing will eat me.

Not a fan of the pink. Just felt the need for an opposing view. ;)

Love lace though. Chunky lace? even better. Making me very curious.

i'm thinking more flight of the bumblebees than jaws...

Is it an elephant cozy?

I reserve my lunch hour to read your blog - although my job is interesting, reading the Yarn Harlot is always a welcome relief. On the days when the post is short, I go to some of your links, or I look up patterns or tips.

I read a comment the other day that a fellow went back and read all the back posts! I could not believe that! I want a Best of the Blog book, but Rams says the publishers will not back a book when people can get the info for free. Ok, so I went back to 2004 today. You know what cracks me up? Only an average of 10 comments on those first posts! I missed the whole knitting Olympics, so I am looking forward to that. Who knows how long it will take me to get there, but my lunch hours are going to be great no matter what.

It also blows me away that you have become so popular in just three short years - it must be a big adjustment.

My daughter loves pink - please let us know all about the yarn! I'm sure I'll be knitting it up around Christmas-time.

Katherine

If Dr. Seuss were alive, he'd write a book about it!

48 hours...hmmm....my son's prom is Saturday night....could it be something lovely for your lovely daughter's prom and/or graduation??????

NO PROBLEM. You've pulled a whole Christmas out of your a... out of thin air in less time than that!

Can't wait to see it. Hope you are not completely sick of pink yet.

Mmmmmm. Pretty.

I can't wait to see it - I am a big fan of pink & that yarn looks so yummy!

I can't wait to see it - I am a big fan of pink & that yarn looks so yummy!

Hmm. Well, i'm going to assume that Joe did not want a Yurt in that color.

Totally amazing. What talent. She can knit AND take photos at the same time. I'm not even going to ask what's holding the camera up!

Oh yeah. The mystery green sock yarn is:

On Line Sierra Color - Rain Forest (Greens of Various Hues, Black & Off-White) - Color #890
They have a picture.

Check it out on www.littleknits.com

I got all the colors in that line about a month ago.

I know other people guessed at its identity, but I promise it is the Online Sierra.

Pretty Pink!

A fancy schmancy prom dress?

A beautiful bringing baby home shawl?

A happy birthday, you rock gift?

I think I know what it is... I think I know what it is... and if I am right it match so well with my mood I want to sing. ...but I won't. Can't wait to see if I'm right.

Hee Hee, reading all the comments so far, but having an idea of who it's for makes the comments even more fun!!

Ba-dum
ba-dum
ba-dum ba-dum ba-dum
ba-dum
ba-duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuum

(Henry Mancini would not be pleased with my rendition of The Pink Panther.)

Good luck!

Entirely unrelated to pink knitting, although it's lovely, I wanted to say that I was inspired by your recent visit to NYC. So, long complicated story short, I'm attending a fan convention/symposium in Toronto in August (Prophecy 2007), and I've got a hat exhibit for the gallery. And all the hats will be going to Windfall Clothing after the event is over. And I've put out the call to fandom to bring along their own pieces to donate as well. Hopefully we'll be able to collect a lot of pieces. I wanted to let you know that you've got this knitter's blood up and she's glad!

Big
Pink
Lollermuffins!

Lovely big pink thing
Tint of rose that's newly bloomed
O what will it be?

(hurry, the suspense is killing some of us!)

It looks like a shawl. But then lately everything looks like a shawl to me. Hrm...

...and knitting.....and knitting.....and knitting.........

Loving me all the poetry here, what is it, a full moon? You are all too fun.

Hungry children cry
But Harlot and poetry
Keep pulling me in.

sorry, kids. LOL

48 hours? Little needles? Work woman, you can do it!

Chandelier? Jellyfish? Mr Washie cozy?

Whatever it is, it's pretty! If it is for one of your girls then I'm guessing it is for Sam (the youngest? yes?) - it looks like it would suit her.

What a curious way you hold your yarn. Looks like a wrap around the index and then the direct feed is coming around the middle finger. Was that just the way you learned or did you stumble upon it some other way?

Am going to try it when I get home

If i have dollar for every pink thing I had to knit I could pay someone so that I would never have to knit pink things again.

So what is this thing,
That it has become a play toy of words?
Knitting yarns in peoples brains, I say!

Concocted by hands in determined threads,
The task Mistress has her sport.
A pink landing skirt for woolen albatross, no doubt.

48 hours and the clock strikes midnight.
Children sleep and mice re-appear as men.
When the mystery ends will a new one begin?

all of your pictures that show bits of your house lead me to believe your house is very clean. You claim otherwise, but I have never seen proof that is is unkempt and overflowing with yarn.
The pink thing looks pretty radical.

That looks suspiciously like an angelic Mim knits design....

Big pink thing....hmm. I'll have to wait with the rest; in the meantime, I gather you knit with that yarn-in-right-hand-wrap-it-around method? I do it the other way. I've heard YOUR way described as English, my mom said our way was "Russian". Fascinates me!

Ok, big and pink. Baby blanket. Summer shawl. Big summer wrap sweater. big shopping bag. Hammock for the back yard. Am I getting close???

Okay, so it's not the Harlot version of the skanky bikini after all.
Could it be a baby shower with a 3pm-ish deadline on a Thursday? Nah, not on a Thursday; showers are for weekends. Maybe it's when a darling girl-baby is due to arrive, needing a lovely lacy blanket?
Whatever it is, I'm right there with "Heather in MTL" who posted at 3:30 pm today. I want to see how you lace your yarn through your fingers!

Big pink? Does it produce music? (Oh, I crack me up...)

Ok. I vote Prom Shawl too. Seems about the right timing. But are your girls too cool to wear petal pink? Hmmm...Nah, everyone's pretty in pink!

BTW...finish my first pair of socks! Then re-read your sock chapter to get ideas for another pair!

*I'm* hearing the music from Truth or Consequences. Gord I'm old.

An interview with the Harlot from 9 news in Denver is finally up.... camera work is shoddy, interviewer is weak, but still a satisfying watch :-)

http://www.9news.com/video/player.aspx?aid=33421&sid=69146&bw=hi&cat=222

Not
Another
Wedding!?!

48 hours! will it need to be blocked!???????????

I don't know what it is but it looks like intestines...

I wandered knitty and saw a parasol...is it a Big Pink Parasol? The close up of the yarn is scrumptiously delicate. I intend to study how you wrap your yarn...your hands look so strong and determined. hmm...

strong determined fingers
growing pile of pink
needles know the way home :)

Deadline in 48 hours.
Does that include
Blocking?

Love those pinky fingers.

Great comments! I so want to be able to wax poetic about the big pink thing too. Yarn is ooh so beautiful! What is it? (the yarn...not the big pink thing..Don't give it away until it is given away)
It's big
It's pink
It's a pig!
HAH I did it!

Great comments! I so want to be able to wax poetic about the big pink thing too. Yarn is ooh so beautiful! What is it? (the yarn...not the big pink thing..Don't give it away until it is given away)
It's big
It's pink
It's a pig!
HAH I did it!

I know, I know! It's a double-size sleeping bag liner and you leave to go camping in 48 hours.

Go Harlot!

Whatever the mysterious big pink thing is, that color variegation in the last photo is lovely.

are you done yet, are you done yet, are you done yet? YOU CAN DO IT! the pink thing is so beautiful even not having any clue what it is. so i can only imagine how gorgeous it will be when we all discover what it is. as always, thanks for the smiles!

Hope. You. Get. It. Done. In. Time. It looks really good so far. Good luck!

You forgot an adjective:
PRETTY
Big
Pink
Thing!

I am so going to smack the hell out of Rachel H with a wet skein o' sumpin for putting the Jeopardy theme in my head. Geesh.

EXCELLENT shot of the wedding ring in that photo! And, nice pink thing :)

cool stealth project... imaginations are going wild!
Now, quit reading all these comments and knit girl! (grin)

Are you listening to "Music from Big Pink"? by those Canadians - The Band?

Pink lace curtains is my bet.

Big Pink?
Deadline?
Pass the Screech.

48 hours? High probability that this is baby related.

I wish I was closer. I would make you a Big Pink Drink -- one of my signature drinks from my bartending days. It involves various fruit juices, a considerable amount of rum, and a pint glass.

Knit that thing! Don't blog.

We.

Love.

You.

Anyway.

We await the unveiling. We are patient. We have books and archives to keep us company until then. We know it will be worth the wait.

Knit on!

I just finished watching your interview with 9News in Denver which aired today. I was there at the Tattered Cover to enjoy the experience in person, and watching the full interview brought it all back. Glad you are finally home, knitting, with all the underwear present and accounted for. For those who were not there, here are links you can watch.
http://www.9news.com/video/player.aspx?aid=33435&bw=

and
http://www.9news.com/video/player.aspx?aid=33421&bw=

Hmmmmmmm....It's bigger than a bread box

Curiousity may not kill this cat, but it'll drive her crazeeeeeee!!!!

I'm voting something prom-related. I just got photos of my middle niece in her prom dress, with date. The school year in Texas is a little ahead of much of the rest of the continent.

And thanks to Liz and Mintlatte for the 9 News interview links! Steph, you're interview was fun to listen to--they posted a pretty roughly edited version as well as the final, polished news story.

And my daughter and I are glimpsed several times in the news story version, so we've had a bit more of our individual "15 minutes of fame" allotments! (At least, among those who know what we look like).

Oh, and if you said "arse" they edited it out. But they left in when you said "Wine bottles seldom bitch," right at the end ...

"24" (as in hours left to the deadline...)

I hope the next 24 hours don't take a tv season to play out in front of us---- cause we'll die of big pink thing knitterly starvation watching for the next installment....(although that may be a reality show I could actually watch!)

Needles crossed that you finish on time--- *better yet- early;)

I guess its not a thong?

We interrupt your excessive pinkiness to ask a serious question: I'll be seeing you in Northampton, MA, in 4 weeks. I have five hats for you - is anyone coordinating hat pick-up and drop-off there? WEBS is collecting food for kids as 'admission' to your talk (which is going to be in The Coolest Theater Ever, btw. Or, at least, The Coolest Theater Named after Calvin Coolidge.], but I haven't seen them saying anything about hats.

Oh. Never mind about WEBS and hats. I just checked their website [duh]. They say they'll be ccordinating hat donations, as well as donations of food for kids.

Have I mentioned that the people who run WEBS have halos? Really, they do. If you can't see the halos, it's because they're modest people, so they put on special Halo-Fade-Away makeup before they come into work each day. Sometimes you can catch a sparkle if they're bending down to pick up wandering skeins....

I don't know what it is, but I sure do like that colorway with which you're knitting it.

I'm glad to see these pics. Ever since I saw the way you hold your right hand needle on Knitty Gritty I've been trying to figure out how it would work with items larger than a sock. It makes sense to me now.

I've been trying out different ways of holding my needles lately trying to find something that is less aggravating to my joints and tendons. (Am refusing to acknowledge that I am way too young for this kind of concern)

~Megan

OK.. proms usually aren't on Thursday nights...Has to be a baby shower or C-section for baby.(Those can be planned)

Ok.. less than 24 hrs till we know... I wonder if she's this way about teasing about presents for B_Day & Christmas?

Or.. a birthday gift.... but for whom?

Did I mention patience isn't my long suit?

De-lurking to comment that I am not worried about your deadline because you ALWAYS make it, and it's ALWAYS beautiful!

Also, I just picked up "Casts Off" the other day and am saving it for my flight into Maryland this weekend for Sheep & Wool! Yay for new books!

De-lurking to comment that I am not worried about your deadline because you ALWAYS make it, and it's ALWAYS beautiful!

Also, I just picked up "Casts Off" the other day and am saving it for my flight into Maryland this weekend for Sheep & Wool! Yay for new books!

Hmm. I just know that it's gorgeous!! I love the colorway.

BTW, last night I tried knitting + wine for the first time and discovered that it is NOT a good combination -- or at least not when you buy the wine at a local winery, it has a higher alcohol content than what you get at the liquor store, and therefore the glass that usually just gives you a mild buzz sends you off the deep end. My Hedera socks are now a blob of loops. :(

My.
Goodness.
Can't.
Wait.
For.
The.
Unveiling.

All that pink is scaring me.

First a chicken, now a jellyfish. What will our beloved Harlot think of next?

Wow... that's come a long way from the look of it in a short time. Man, I wish I had your speed. Very pretty, it will match my daughters prom dress perfectly!

Hope you meet the deadline, and can't wait to see the whole completed thing.

It's a Thneed. Something that lusciously pink could only come from a Truffula tree.

You can do it! You can finish it! I know you can, because you have done AMAZING things before. Who was the woman who made it to Detroit despite O' Hare and Tor. I believe in you.

That yarn makes me hungry for some kind of berry parfait. Num.

Ummmm blocking? Hope so- keep stopping my spring cleaning... (yeah- STILL.. it was THAT bad) to peek and see if there's a pic! Hmmm that's ok- a good diversion from cleaning windows;)

clapotis?

Ok, this is getting ridiculous. It's now after 3:30 p.m. on May 3. I want to know (as does the rest of the world) what the big pink thing is. Surely we have waited long enough.

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