Perhaps yarn should be named. Seems more personal than accepting the name of the yarn and color that comes on the label. Working with the yarn, one gets to know it in a different way, and discovers its true name. Like Ursula LeGuin talks about in the Earthsea Trilogy. Only certain people speak someone’s true name and then they have a special relationship that is unique to seeing someone’s true name.
Currently, I am using “frog in the snow” . I realize that once it is finished and has become a scarf, it may need to be re-named. That is as it should be. The wearer will know best.
Tags: Add new tag, knitting, naming, Ursula LeGuin
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