Stitch. Stitch. Stitch. Write. Write. Write. Call. Call. Call. Make. Make. Make.
Each Wednesday, I post a snapshot of the projects I’m working on, and where my brain is at.
What do I have swirling around my brain right now?
I can’t believe it was only two weeks ago that I released the second edition of the second book in the Shawl Geometry Series. It feels like a lifetime ago.
I pulled out an old, old work in progress this week.
It’s an embroidery project that I started when I very first moved to NYC. The idea was to embroider fabric and turn it into a skirt. I’ve worked on it on and off over the past four years, but other projects came in and out and took focus.
I pulled this project out at the end of the year, when I reviewed all the projects I have in the works, and said maybe I’d keep working on it and turn it into a wall hanging of some sort.
Well, I pulled it out, and it’s turning into a growing meditation on individuals coming together to form a collective tapestry. (That, and also being a way to keep my anxiety at bay.)
And I’m still editing the second edition of Shawl Geometry Book Three. Plus doing all the other things.
Stitch. Stitch. Stitch. Write. Write. Write. Call. Call. Call. Make. Make. Make.
a week of friends, indie businesses, and knitting one repeat at a time
Each Wednesday, I post a snapshot of the projects I’m working on, and where my brain is at.
What do I have swirling around my brain right now?
Supporting friends.
Supporting small, indie businesses.
Knitting one repeat at a time.
These are the things swirling around in my head right now.
Supporting friends, even when it means carving out time that you feel like you don’t have.
Supporting small, indie businesses, even when it would be faster or cheaper not to.
Knitting one repeat at a time, even when it feels like one repeat is no progress.
Supporting friends.
Michele Wang, who I’m lucky enough to count as a friend, was in town last weekend doing a couple events for the release of her new Capsule collection for Brooklyn Tweed! So I swung by Purl Soho on Friday evening to pick up a copy, pet all the samples, and give Michele a congratulations hug.
The collection is incredible, the fit of the sweaters and the quality of the book is impeccable – but then again I’d expect nothing else from BT or Michele. Michele made a video about the collection over on her youtube channel, if you want to see more of it.
Supporting small, indie businesses.
I’ve been eyeing Deer and Doe’s Fumeterre Skirt pattern for awhile now. The panels, the details, the styling, heart eyes!
And while I could have drafted my own pattern to create this style of skirt, I figured I’ve been eyeing it for ages, plus I have the resources, plus I appreciate indie businesses (not to mention their printing on recycled paper, and multi language pattern), so I went ahead and bought the pattern.
And since shipping was a flat rate, I threw in the Arum Dress pattern as well.
Yes. I know I said I don’t really do dresses.
Arum is really cute, and their styling was awesome, so I got it.
Knitting one repeat at a time.
Last week I picked back up my Lady Bat sweater, and knit a row.
This week I worked on my Lady Bat sweater, and knit a repeat
I started writing this post this week thinking “I’ve gotten no knitting done – no knitting, no knitting, no knitting.”
Until I remembered that you can only knit a sweater (and do lots of other things) one stitch at a time.
a week of knitting, and writing, and Shawl Geometry Two (2nd edition) is now available!
Each Wednesday, I post a snapshot of the projects I’m working on, and where my brain is at.
Knitting! I feel like haven’t knit ages! And to be real, I knit maybe two rows this week…
But I did pick up my Lady Bat Sweater, and figured out where I was again. Thankfully I made a note (I had frogged back to just before I reconnected for the second arm). So, I’ve reattached my yarn, and am starting to add more repeats to the front.
Other than that, I finished the sparkle jumpsuit from last week, while completely ignoring the over-shirt, and have been writing, writing, writing, editing, editing, editing away on Shawl Geometry Book Three.
And also! Drum-roll please!
I released the second edition of Shawl Geometry Book Two! YAYAYAYAYAYAY!
It’s here on the website. Or here on Ravelry.
If you’ve already bought the first edition of Shawl Geometry Book Two, check your inbox for the update!
You should have received an email with a download link for the second edition. That email also has instructions on how to get the book added to your Ravelry library.
If the link has expired, or you don’t see the email, (make sure you’re checking the email linked to your paypal account, and you checked your spam folder) – then, shoot me an email!
But if you don’t already own Shawl Geometry Book Two, take a look here and see what’s inside – I think you’re really going to like it.
