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In Japanese folklore, kitsunes are believed to possess great intelligence, long life, and magical powers. Foremost among these is the ability to shapeshift into human form; a fox is said to learn to do this when it attains a certain age (usually a hundred years, though some tales say fifty). Kitsune usually appear in the shape of a beautiful woman, a young girl, or an old man, but almost never an elderly woman. Supernatural powers commonly attributed to the kitsune include, in addition to shapeshifting, the ability to generate fire or lightning from their tails or to breathe fire (known as kitsune-bi, literally "foxfire"), the power to manifest in dreams, the power to fly, and the ability to create illusions so elaborate as to be almost indistinguishable from reality. Some tales go further still, speaking of kitsune with the ability to bend time and space, to drive people mad, or to take such nonhuman and fantastic shapes as a tree of incredible height or a second moon in the sky. And that's just what I do every day. You should see what I do in my spare time....

Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Those who know me know that I'm an avid knitter/crocheter/spinner. Out of all my myriad interests and hobbies, fiber art is the one that I've done consistently. My mom taught me to crochet, but I taught myself to knit from a book. My latest project is an argyle scarf (I'm teaching myself intarsia) using the pattern from Knit.1, but using better yarn. Knit.1 (published by Lion Brand Yarn and Vogue) calls for Wool-Ease.. I upgraded to use 100% Misti Alpaca in a worsted weight. This yarn knits like a dream, creating a cloud-soft fabric. Once the major sections are done, I'm planning to fold create a duplicate stitch pattern in mustard yellow, fold the scarf in half and seam it. Fringe, of course, will be added. Here are some pics of the argyle WIP.





WIP argyle scarf
Closeup of WIP argyle scarf

posted by Sionnach, the Celtic Kitsune | 2:18 PM

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