bind offs, pattern writing, samples & swatches
Through the final stockinette section, and onto the bind off, of the never ending shawl. I’m using Jeny’s Surprisingly Stretchy Bind Off, so it might take a bit.
Writing up the patterns for the pile of shawls on my desk. Though the grey & yellow shawl is Izar, and just likes hanging out on my desk.
Knitting sample returned. I love getting knitting sample back, because it gives me a chance to fall in love with the piece all over again. This one is the glasses case from Sara Barbour’s “Stitching in the Stacks.”
All the swatches! One for a shhhhh (secret) project. One for a shawl to work on once the never ending shawl ends. Some for a new Shawl Geometry Book. And the rest because even after two posts I still have more to say about binding off for shawls.
FO: Wafian
I sent the pattern for Wafian to my technical editor yesterday, which means the pattern release is imminent. Wheee!!
Pattern: Wafian – pattern coming soon!
Yarn: Madeline Tosh, TML, 100% superwash merino. Colorways: “one of a kind″ (very close to “Jade”)
Yardage: 1 skein
Fiber Source: Knitty City
Needles: 3.75 mm (US 5s) 40″ circulars
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a collection about possibility
knitting like a woman obsessed.
Riffing off of the idea of instant gratification from yesterday. I adore a project I can sink my teeth into.
A project that inspires nothing short of commitment, adoration, and borderline obsession.
A project to sink your teeth into.
It’s part of why I knit shawls, they aren’t quick by any stretch of the imagination, and they don’t requite piecing like most sweaters do. No second sleeve syndrome with a shawl. Just a beginning, and an end, with an expanse of fabric to play with in the middle.
I’m currently working on a collection that’s pulling out this kind of obsessed focus. The kind of focus where you can’t concentrate on anything else. The kind of project that has you staying up late and waking up early to work on it.
I see a small pattern collection accompanied by lots of writing.
A collection centered around simplicity, elegance, grace, drape, ease, flexibility, adaptability, possibility, experimentation, curiosity, and play.
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