photographing a black and white blob
Each Wednesday, I take stock of the projects I’m working on.
I’m working away on my crochet cardigan, and I’m loving how simple it is.
The stitch is brainless (a giant granny square). The shaping is ingrained in my brain (a basic center out square shawl). The yarn is absolutely lovely (Karabella “Max”). And there’s absolutely no deadline.
For me, right now, it’s the perfect project.
But now the question has arisen… how many ways can you photograph a black and white blob?
success, younger selves, fabric and clothing, oh my! – To Read Over Coffee #9
A collection of links from the past few weeks that I think are interesting/amusing/educational/insightful enough to read/watch/listen & think about over a cup of coffee.
10 Slow and Difficult Steps to Moderate Success.
I love Alexandra’s writing, and especially love when she turns the ever “XYZ in 3 easy steps” listicle on it’s head.
How We Become Who We Are: Meghan Daum on Nostalgia, Aging, and Why We Romanticize Our Imperfect Younger Selves
Maria’s articles always manage to be timely and timeless at the same time – I stumbled over this post while reading something else on brain pickings, and particularly love Daum’s conversation between her Younger and Older Selves.
Amy over at Antemortem Arts wrote a really interesting piece about all the ways you can support her, and other independent artists working online.
There are the obvious ways to support – like buying & sharing art or prints – and then there are the less conventional ways like Patreon and Spoonflower.
Yep, Spoonflower. Gothy, black and white, abstract fabric prints? Yes, please! I never actually ordered from Spoonflower before, despite many almost purchases, and this might finally tempt me. They’ve certainly expanded their fabric offerings since the last time I looked.
Finally this isn’t so much something to read as something to wear, but it’s reading related (and awesome) so I figured it counts. Out Of Print Clothing sells T-shirts and accessories with prints of old book covers. They’re often out of print and always fascinating.
And in the realm of “real books”…
I finished Amy Pohler’s Yes Please (still funny), and The Color of Nature by Pat Murphy and Paul Doherty (still stunningly beautiful). And I started Josef Albers’ Interaction of Color, which is mind bending.
3 rounds of crochet and some crafty burnout
Each Wednesday, I take stock of the projects I’m working on.
3 rounds. That’s how many rounds I’ve added to my giant granny square that will some day turn into a cardigan sweater project.
This is really the only project I’m focusing on (other than untangling a giant pile of yarn), and I figured progress was slow due to a combination of: infinitely long rounds + wooly yarn + hot sticky August weather.
It wasn’t until yesterday, when I was writing some number gazing/reflecty writing about the end of the self-made wardrobe that I thought to throw crafting burn out into the mix.
This year for the self-made wardrobe I ended up making 23 pieces of wearable clothing (including 7 hand knit sweaters) + 1 winter coat + a handful of tank tops. And then on top of that a bunch of accessories + a handful of shawls.
That’s a not insignificant pile of stuff!
No wonder all I want to do with my free time is hang out + read + write + think + walk in the sun + get more sunburned + lazily crochet 3 rounds in a week.
