No matter how much work I have, there is always a small corner of joy when I’m knitting. The rhythm, the fiber, the repetition calm me, and if I’m able to divorce my nervous mind from the looming deadline, I can enjoy it thoroughly.
Category: Current Projects
I Like To Ride My Bicycle
If you see me riding around St. Paul, wave! I’ll be the one grinning on my bike!
Barreling Through
Design is another word for organizing visual inspiration. Organizing the work is what makes life beautiful in the middle of the nutty chaos.
Busy is Good, Right?
Run, run, run, [screeech! Thump!] Run, run, run, [screeech! THUMP!]
Just Keep Peddling
“You may be overwhelmed by how much you have on your plate and you need to focus on being as efficient as possible.”
Hunker Not
My designs are like brides who’ve been arranged in marriage,
I only hope the grooms (yarn choices) will live up to their expectations.
DONE IS BEAUTIFUL!
My only regret? I won’t be able to be at the wedding. I’m shattered by this, but I had agreed to teach at Shepherd’s Harvest on the same day over a year ago, so I can’t back out now! (And, I adore Shepherd’s Harvest – maybe not as much as Amanda, but it’s pretty close!)
The Best Laid Plans…
But a funny thing happened about 40 hours into the knitting. I hated the fabric. Not the yarn – I love that! But I hated how tightly I’d chosen to knit this up, and the fabric was too heavy.
Making … Love!
I did a good amount of ripping out before I realized that no matter HOW carefully I set my tension, the yarn was just going to pout every now and then. And garter can be unforgiving sometimes…
So it’s going to be one of THOSE days…
For years I had eschewed the humble garter stitch. I prefer stockinette stitch, and I am afraid that I looked down on garter. This was wrong of me, and to make up for it I’m doing an entire KIMONO in garter for Interweave Knits. It’s a modular piece, worked so that it is put together like a puzzle (but with – hopefully – no seams)