It's That Laurie's birthday. If you don't know who That Laurie is, then you haven't been reading very long. That Laurie is a blogless wonder of a knitter, esteemed and clever to her very core, and the source of some of the very, very coolest guest posts ever written on this blog. That Laurie is a real source of knitterly genius in the world... and her name came about as a result of it. Laurie who? Laurie with the incredible shawl/sweater/roving/ yarn/socks.....
Oh right. THAT Laurie. Every time I see her she's wearing something incredible, or has something incredible to teach me or something incredible to show me. I invite you to take a minute today to peruse some of her genius (I have helpfully listed them for you so that you may revel freely in all that is That Laurie) and then dudes.....
Honk if you love That Laurie!
Feet Treat - in which we meet the wonder that is That Laurie's hand dyed, colour progression yarn.
The Wool House Presents: In which That Laurie begins to talk about how to dye colour progression roving.
The Wool House Presents Two: Combing and Dizzing. (See that? Until I met That Laurie, I thought dizzing was obscure.)
The Wool House Presents Three: To dye or not to dye
The Wool House Presents: Finale
Indigo Adventure: Part one - where That Laurie learns about indigo dying and so do we.
Indigo Part two
Mood Indigo: the third part.
Indigo Addendum: In which That Laurie answers questions and ties up loose ends.
She's Gone to Pieces: In which That Laurie starts thinking about stuff in bits.
Many Little Pieces
Piecework, part 3.
The Yokes on Me: In which That Laurie proves that it's good for us when she's obsessed.
The Rainbow Spiral: In which you wish you thought of that.
Yoking Around: or quiggling the spiral
Pentayoke
That Laurie, I miss you!
(PS. There are six rows and the crochet cast off left on the shawl. I'm hysterical with joy.)
Happy birthday That Laurie! And many more to come! :)
Posted by: LittleWit at September 28, 2008 10:14 AMhonk!
Posted by: Marika at September 28, 2008 10:14 AMWow! She has great stuff. Best wishes to That Laurie on her birthday.
Posted by: Barbara A.M. at September 28, 2008 10:15 AMHappy Birthday, Laurie, and thanks, Steph, for giving us all a Sunday's worth of great reading to go to.
Posted by: Petunia at September 28, 2008 10:15 AMHahaha...as I read "Honk if you love That Laurie" under the photo, I heard Canadian Geese honking as they flew over my house! They must know her, too...
Posted by: Christy B at September 28, 2008 10:18 AMHonk! Honk! (the extra one is for her birthday)
Posted by: Divine Bird Jenny at September 28, 2008 10:18 AMHonk! Honk, honk, honk....HONK!
(translation: Happy Birthday That Laurie!)
Posted by: Dianne at September 28, 2008 10:24 AMThat Laurie is gifted-what beauty her knitting has and I wish I had her talent. Her sense of color is especially wonderful. I bet she never says "So, does this color go with this color?" or "Hmm, that row doesn't look right".
Posted by: Pat DeLeeuw at September 28, 2008 10:30 AMHonk! Happy Birthday That Laurie!
Posted by: Deborah G at September 28, 2008 10:34 AMHappy birthday, Laurie!
Posted by: Kat with a K at September 28, 2008 10:38 AMHappy Honkin' Birthday!
Posted by: TimWarp at September 28, 2008 10:38 AMHONK! HONK! Happy birthday, That Laurie. Thank you for lots of inspiration in full color.
Posted by: Rebox at September 28, 2008 10:48 AMI believe that at the end of the rainbow there is something wonderful made by That Laurie.
Happy Birthday, Laurie! Honk! Honk! (That's me and the geese overhead).
Posted by: Paula at September 28, 2008 10:48 AMI love those tutorials; therefore I love That Laurie. Honk!
Posted by: Susan at September 28, 2008 10:48 AMOuch. I just realized that it is also my little sister's birthday. Happy Birthday, Theresa. Your present is "in the mail."
Posted by: Rebox at September 28, 2008 10:55 AMI always enjoy her guest posts very much, so a HONK for That Laurie! Hippo Birdie Two Ewes!
Posted by: livnletlrn at September 28, 2008 10:57 AMAt the time- the yoke entries really gave me hope that I could do this sweater that I have been planning for some time. I have almost worked my way there. She taught me a lot about knitting in just those three entries!
Thanks That Laurie and Happy Birthday! (If I had a car I would honk- perhaps I should get a bullhorn or noise maker of some sort for just these instances)
I love blog entries where I learn something, or ones that inspire me to try something new. I love That Laurie's guest posts. Happy Birthday to one creative lady.
Posted by: Purl in the Rough at September 28, 2008 11:00 AMHonk! Happy Birthday That Laurie! You share the day with one of my closest friends Sue, and are two days away from the birthdays of my Dad and my FIL. There were some busy parents on New Years Eve some years...
Posted by: Sandra at September 28, 2008 11:02 AMHonk Honk!! The only thing that makes us readers happy when Stephanie isn't posting is when That Laurie is guest-blogging. Have a great day and many more to come!
P.S. Your knitting and dyeing is amazing and we love it! It inspires us to try all kinds of new things.
Honk, honk! Happy Birthday THAT Laurie! Yesterday my DH turned 50! Apparently late September is a birthday destination shared by many great people with at least one thing in common: parents who liked "celebrating" around the Christmas holidays!
Posted by: Kim at September 28, 2008 11:05 AMHonk! Honk!
Posted by: Knittripps at September 28, 2008 11:06 AMHappy birthday, Laurie, and thanks for all the inspiration!
Posted by: Loribird at September 28, 2008 11:20 AMHappy birthday Laurie, I learned to spin because of you and "The Wool House Presents"
Posted by: Caroline M at September 28, 2008 11:21 AMOh, THAT Laurie! Happy Happy HAPPY birthday! Anyone the Yarn Harlot calls "inspiring" is a wonder for sure; as a Simple, Toque-Knitting, Process-Knitter, Enthusiastic-But-Simple (see above) Knitter, I applaud you! I am, even as we speak, raising a cuppa in your general direction!
Posted by: dale-harriet in WI at September 28, 2008 11:31 AMHonk, Hon, Honk. Or as Dandra Boynton so presciently put it "Hippo Birdy Two Ewes".
Posted by: Friday's Mom at September 28, 2008 11:46 AMI MUST proofread - that was Sandra Boynton.
Posted by: Friday's Mom at September 28, 2008 11:46 AMhappy birthday and a honk!
Posted by: cici at September 28, 2008 11:52 AMA very happiest of birthdays to That Laurie! Every time I see a post about her, my heart beats a little faster knowing that great wisdom is about to be unleashed. Not that there isn't normally, you understand, it's just that I want to grow up to be That Laurie.
Posted by: Bryn at September 28, 2008 11:52 AMMany birthday honks! A woman after my own heart... I'm such a sucker for rainbow.
Posted by: Kate at September 28, 2008 11:57 AMHappy Birthday That Laurie! Good day to be born. It's my birthday as well (best birthday present ever was finding out 3 days ago that I am expecting my first baby!)
As for the shawl... You go, girl! I can't wait to make that one. My fabulous friend Wendee (of Hazel Knits fame) might be helping me out with a custome dyed laceweight for the occasion. For now, however, I am heading into the final stretch on the Cap Shawl from VLT (still totally enamored with the fact that when it is all done it will comprise 75,441 stitches, all lovingly hand-crafted by me :->).
Posted by: Rebekah Brilliant-Parent at September 28, 2008 12:01 PMHonk honk!! Happy Birthday Laurie!!!
Posted by: Knit Witch at September 28, 2008 12:02 PMI'm doing my best happy-goose imitation over here: honk, honk! Happy birthday, Laurie!
Posted by: AlisonH at September 28, 2008 12:04 PMHONK!!
(I'm British so it's more of a toot-toot!!)
& WOW! that waistcoat is phenomenal!
Posted by: susetheslowknitta at September 28, 2008 12:04 PMSo, what sound ought one to make if she not only loves That Laurie, but wants to grow up to be That Laurie?
Posted by: Rachel H at September 28, 2008 12:22 PMShe really inspires me. Happy birthday to her!! Can't wait to see the shawl.
Posted by: sarah in sudbury at September 28, 2008 12:22 PMHonk Honk!!!!
Posted by: melistress at September 28, 2008 12:33 PMHonk, honk, birthday greetings from Texas, That Laurie! I'm in awe of your dyeing and knitting expertise, and enjoy your posts when you're subbing for Harlot during one of her extended absences.
Best wishes for a wonderful day.
Posted by: Mary G. in Texas at September 28, 2008 12:36 PMHONK HONK!!
I was just thinking recently that we hadn't gotten a visit with That Laurie in a long while. And here she is- we miss her too.
Hope your day is lovely That Laurie.
Happy Birthday "That Laurie" - and thanks for all of the beauty you have added to the Knitting World!
Posted by: Sheri at The Loopy Ewe at September 28, 2008 12:42 PMhonk, honk honk, Honk Honk Honk! Laurie, have a fabulous fibery birthday with all you love.
Posted by: Nancy at September 28, 2008 12:45 PMThat is a great vest Laurie is wearing.
Posted by: Brenda at September 28, 2008 12:51 PMHonk honk!! Happy birthday Laurie, and many happy returns!
HONK!
Don't rush the shawl, man. You will miss working on it when it's done...at least I did, anyways. Maybe I'm nuts. Can't wait to see it in the yarn you used.
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday too yoou
Haappyy biiiirthdaaay deeear Laauriie
Happy birthday to you!
Aaaand many moooooooooooore . . .
Posted by: Eleanor (undeadgoat) at September 28, 2008 1:06 PMMany Happy Returns of the day Laurie!!!
Posted by: Beth at September 28, 2008 1:09 PMHonk honk HONK!!! Yep, LOVE That Laurie! Have a great Birthday!!
Posted by: Kelly at September 28, 2008 1:11 PMhappy birthday, that laurie --
HONKing to you in brazilian portuguese ( a mental souvenir of my first trip to brazil):
parabens a voce,
nesta dia querida!
muitos felicidades
muitos años da vida!
it translates roughly as "all the best to you today, dear. much happiness and many years of life." MUCH better than the boring english-language original, no?
i have learned so much from you laurie. thank you so much, and may you have the best day ever...
Posted by: annie at September 28, 2008 1:25 PMHonk! Honk!!
Posted by: Donna at September 28, 2008 1:25 PMHonk Honk for That Laurie!! Happiest of birthdays to you. The vest is fabulous.
Posted by: Jo-Anne at September 28, 2008 1:43 PMDitto of Eleanor...
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday too yoou
Haappyy biiiirthdaaay deeear Laauriie
Happy birthday to you!
HONK HONK HONK!!
Posted by: Kayla at September 28, 2008 1:45 PMHONK! You're totally a source of inspiration, and I really appreciate that you share your genius with us all! Happy Birthday!
Posted by: moiraeknittoo at September 28, 2008 1:58 PMHONK-HONK!! That Laurie, You rock! (Really cool vest - love it!) Happiest of birthdays, and many more to come.
Posted by: Elizabeth L in Apex, NC at September 28, 2008 2:02 PMHonk honk! Happy Birthday to That Laurie! =)
Posted by: ashpags at September 28, 2008 2:11 PMHonk!!!!!!
Today Today Today Today
Today is somebody's Birthday
Today Today Today Today
Today is somebody's Birthday
It's not the pickle's or the pear's
It's not the elephant's or the bear's
Today Today Today Today
Today is That Laurie's Birthday!!!
I've made this shawl...Did you not it was a crochet picot cast off? That means for each and Every stitch, you do a little chain?
Rent movie. Rent two. Go easy on the wine...you want to get into a zen state with that cast off...it's not hard, but have you noticed how MANY stitches you have? That castoff is not to be taken lightly!
Oh, and when you go to block it, I strongly recommend using string and wires. Otherwise you'll be pining forever! (check out my ravelry projects (Neen) to see mine blocking).
Posted by: Colleen at September 28, 2008 2:48 PMHappy Birthday That Laurie!!
(Is that 6 right side rows, or six right and wrong side rows?)
Posted by: Jesse at September 28, 2008 3:11 PMHappy Birthday, Laurie!!
Posted by: pattiblaine at September 28, 2008 3:19 PMHonk!! I love that Indigo Adventure!! So beautiful, so natural. :)
Posted by: Carol at September 28, 2008 3:27 PM well golly gee whiz
happy birthday to laurie
Honk, honk! (And since I have the flu, I'll be honking into tissues all day long to prolong the celebration. ;o)
Happy Birthday That Laurie!
Today is also my youngest daughter's birthday . . . quite the girl is she. I'm so glad she has good company sharing her birthday. :o)
Posted by: Annalea at September 28, 2008 4:14 PMLang zal ze leven
Lang zal ze leven
Lang zal ze leven in de gloria
In de gloria, in de gloriaaaaaa!
Hip hip hiep! Hooray!
Happy birthday, That Laurie. May this be another year of fantastic creations and inspiration for all things fibre related. (and please share)
Posted by: tinebeest at September 28, 2008 4:18 PMHonk! and from my hubby, who loved the pictures... still doens't understand the knitting process for Rainbow Spiral and Completely doesn't get WHY anyone would put that much work into a sweater... he STILL thinks she's great!!! Honk!!!
Posted by: CarolynD at September 28, 2008 4:38 PMHappy Birthday That Laurie!! Celtic knots in self-dyed yarn? Wowee kazowee!
Posted by: sherry at September 28, 2008 4:41 PMHappy Birthday THAT Laurie!
Any chance we could convince you and Stephanie to consider working on a book together??? It would be AMAZING!!! The two of you could tour together and really freak out the muggles! Please? Pretty, pretty please? With sugar and a cherry on top?
Posted by: Kaiti at September 28, 2008 4:42 PMHONK! Happiest of birthdays, Laurie. Here's to many more.
And many more guest posts.
Also, that vest is amazing! Gorgeous.
Posted by: hadley at September 28, 2008 4:53 PMHey, it's a party! Now if only we were all actually TOGETHER, we might be able to realign the planets (or even just our own earthbound financial system) with our joy!
Happy birthday, TL. Your present really is in the mail (if it's not there already).
Posted by: Kristen at September 28, 2008 5:03 PMPoor Laurie-- everybody honking at you.
Oh-- never mind.
Gorgeous vest.
Posted by: Marina Stern at September 28, 2008 6:08 PMHappy birthday, Laurie - you are an inspiration!
Posted by: Lynn at September 28, 2008 6:38 PMHappy birthday, Laurie! By far, my favorite Laurie series is the top-down yoke set. Nothing makes me so happy as when I'm zipping along on a top down sweater!
Posted by: Susan at September 28, 2008 7:54 PMHappy Happy Birthday, THAT Laurie! Thanks for sharing such useful, fun, and beautiful ideas and techniques with all of us. :)
Posted by: Tabby at September 28, 2008 8:08 PMHonk!
And thanks for putting all of her guest blogs in one easy-to-find place!
Happy birthday, Laurie!
Posted by: Astabeth at September 28, 2008 8:11 PMHappy Birthday, That Laurie! You rock and are an inspiration to knitters and spinners everywhere!
Posted by: Michelle at September 28, 2008 8:25 PMAaaaWOOOOOOgah!
(That's an antique horn, since we're celebrating a birthday! Not that you're antique, Laurie, just that I wanted to throw a little variety into the honking frenzy.)
Posted by: Sharon Rose at September 28, 2008 8:48 PMHONK! Love your posts, Laurie, and many more to ya!
Happy Birthday, That Laurie! This is another great chance to say thanks for the guest blogging...
Posted by: em at September 28, 2008 9:20 PMA million thanks for all the birthday greetings! And particularly thanks to Stephanie. Posting on a Sunday--I am deeply honored :).
Posted by: thatlaurie at September 28, 2008 9:26 PMbeep beep! Happy Birthday to a stellar knitter woman!
Posted by: farm-witch at September 28, 2008 9:31 PMHonk honk!
Happy birthday That Laurie! I hope you have/had a birthday just as awesome as you are. =)
Posted by: Lacee at September 28, 2008 9:58 PMIt's my birthday too! Great day to be born. Hope it was a good one for you!
Posted by: Audrey S. at September 28, 2008 11:48 PMHONK! Happy birthday, Laurie! I've loved That Laurie's posts. Laurie is one of those people whose brain is so innovative that the rest of us can only stand and stare, slack-jawed, in awe; one of those people that you want to be in the same room with, in the hopes that a tiny bit of that brilliance could possibly rub off.
Posted by: barbinvic at September 29, 2008 12:28 AMChing-ching ching-ching! I don't have a car, but I do have a bell on my bicycle! ^_^ Happy birthday That Laurie! ^_^
Posted by: Convivialiddell at September 29, 2008 12:56 AMHappy Birthday and many more good ones. Just today I read about a knit-along for the EPS Fair Isle Yoke Sweater a local yarn store is doing and thought I should reread your series on EZ and Meg's yoked patterns. Here Stephanie's gathered them all neatly for me.
I hope you're no where near the paths of hurricanes and could celebrate as you wished.
Posted by: KarenJoSeattle at September 29, 2008 2:15 AMhonk! happy birthday laurie!
Posted by: aija at September 29, 2008 2:19 AMHONK! Happy Birthday, That Laurie! Thanks for all the inspiration!
Posted by: Lucy at September 29, 2008 3:15 AMYay! Beep beep BEEP!! Happy birthday, Laurie! Can't wait to see what wonderful stuff you'll be creating next...
Posted by: Emma T at September 29, 2008 4:20 AMHONK! Happy Birthday, That Laurie - I love your color sense!
Posted by: DebbieB at September 29, 2008 6:41 AMShe's an amazing knitter!! HONK! Happy birthday!!
Posted by: Carol at September 29, 2008 7:30 AMI wanna be like you when I grow up! So much for me to learn and looking forward to it. HONK! Happy birthday!
Posted by: Debbie at September 29, 2008 7:55 AMHappy Birthday Laurie. We love Steph but we sure do love it when Lauris guest blogs.
Posted by: Wanda in AR at September 29, 2008 7:59 AMBirthday honks from Indiana!
Posted by: CindyHarp at September 29, 2008 8:15 AMThat Laurie's guest features are some of my favorite parts of this blog! The Textile Museum of Washington DC particularly enjoyed the Indigio pieces, since we opened an exhibition on the same subject. Honk, honk, honk!
Posted by: Elspeth at September 29, 2008 8:19 AMHonking the fancy car horn that plays "Happy Birthday to You". Happy Birthday, Laurie!
Posted by: Barbara-Kay at September 29, 2008 8:34 AMI Love That Laurie. She is good and charming and delightful and talented.
Happy Birthday!
Posted by: Juno at September 29, 2008 8:58 AMTo "That Laurie":
Merry Birthday to you,
Merry Birthday to you,
May all your fine wishes
and good dreams come true.
May everyday bring you
it's own special cheer,
the gift of our friendship
and fortune this year!
(words by Mike Jittlov - Wizard of Speed & Time)
Hugs, Alice in the Heartland
Posted by: Alice in the Heartland at September 29, 2008 9:06 AMHONK HONK HONK! Happy Birthday, That Laurie! We love your work down here in the States.
Posted by: Abby at September 29, 2008 10:06 AMHonkity Honk Honk Honk!
That Laurie taught me the wonders and joys of pre-drafting. My spinning has been forever improved.
Posted by: Jackie at September 29, 2008 10:57 AMHonk Honk!
Happy Birthday and wishes of health and happiness!!
Thanks for all of the great writing!
honk! Because of That Laurie, I was not quite the idiot I would have been when I encountered a spinning group dying indigo this year! I was able to form some questions and see the magic first-hand! Thanks, Laurie!
Posted by: kelly at September 29, 2008 11:14 AMHONK!!!!
Posted by: Kat at September 29, 2008 11:33 AMHappy Birthday That Laurie. Honk!HonkQ
Posted by: Marilla at September 29, 2008 12:02 PMI meant Honk! Not HonkQ. Always preview your posts.
Posted by: Marilla at September 29, 2008 12:03 PMHonk Honk!! Happy Birthday That Laurie! Thanks Stephanie, for sharing her with us!
Posted by: Daniele at September 29, 2008 12:05 PMHonk, honk! Happy Birthday, That Laurie. Now I know three people born on 9/28.
Posted by: ToniC at September 29, 2008 12:42 PMmany happy returns of the day, Laurie!
I am still in love with your "cathedral" sweater and someday I am going to figure out how to make one of my own.
Posted by: Kimberlyn at September 29, 2008 1:38 PMHONK! Happy birthday, That Laurie.
Posted by: Laurie at September 29, 2008 1:54 PMHONK!! HONK!! THAT LAURIE ROCKS!!
Posted by: DEZ at September 29, 2008 3:22 PMHHOONNKK
Posted by: Mary at September 29, 2008 3:34 PMHappy Birthday Laurie, you are an inspiration to me.
Posted by: PICAdrienne at September 29, 2008 3:47 PMHonk! Honk! Happy birthday, That Laurie!
Posted by: Lucia at September 29, 2008 4:29 PMOh yeah--THAT Laurie! Happy Birthday, fellow Libra:-)
Posted by: shanny mac at September 29, 2008 4:44 PMHonk! Honk! Happy (belated) Birthday That Laurie!
Posted by: Tish at September 29, 2008 5:25 PMHappy Birthday, That Laurie!
I hope your day was wonderful. Your knitting is stunning. I'm really hoping your daughter marries my brother so I can meet you. If you see him soon, you can tell him I think he should marry her. She's a sweetie.
Posted by: Denice at September 29, 2008 6:28 PMWAAAAAA (air horn salute) for your birthday That Laurie. Your innovation and enthusiasm are inspiring.
Posted by: radmeister at September 29, 2008 6:51 PMHonk!
Posted by: Kate at September 29, 2008 9:06 PMHappy birthday, That Laurie! Honk!
Posted by: Riin at September 29, 2008 9:09 PMHappy Birthday "That Laurie"! Barmp!!
Posted by: Dorothy at September 29, 2008 10:02 PMIwantthatvestIwantthatvestIWANTTHATVEST!!!
Oh, and... HONK!
(Is there a pattern for that vest? Maybe? Please?)
Posted by: Hissy Stitch at September 29, 2008 10:50 PMHONK HONK!!
Posted by: trope at September 30, 2008 12:23 AMI'm way late because it took time to peruse That Lauire's posts. As a non-knitter (shush!) I am amazed by the education I'm getting from this blog. WOW! Thanks so much.
Posted by: Heidi at September 30, 2008 12:09 PMOh man - I missed it. Again. Second year in a row. Darn.
Posted by: Kristen at October 1, 2008 1:15 AMSadly, I lost my own Laurie this past January. My only sister would have been 66 on September 23rd. She was a woman of great wit and talent who overcame congenital birth defects to become a quilter, needle woman, omniverous reader, and a writer. I miss her terribly.
Posted by: Norma at October 1, 2008 1:21 AM