In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun…
“In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun, you find the fun, and snap, the job’s a game.” -Marry Poppins (film) “A Spoon Full of Sugar”
Naming patterns is, by far, the most challenging part of writing patterns for me.
It’s always the last piece I get to, and I’ll often use some sort of characteristic of the shawl as a sort of working title, or short hand, while I’m knitting.
So, I’ve been trying to publish a pattern for every letter of the alphabet.
A: Anwar. also A-ha, Arrowhead Stole, and Asymmetrical Bluebells.
B: Baby’s Magic Blankie and Birds of a Feather.
C: Climbing Trellis. (the first pattern I ever published)
E: Eirwen.
F: nothing yet!
G: Gene Tierney, Ghosts & Mirrors, Gothic Spires, and Gratia.
H: nicht!
J: nada!
K: Kora.
L: Lapidarius.
M: Mayur also Mrs. Peacock, Mirror World and Malus domestica.
N: zip!
O: zilch!
Q: squat!
R: diddly-squat!
S: Spider Silk and Stereotypical.
T: Tumbling Deco.
U: naught!
V: nein!
W: Wafian.
X: Xylia.
Y: Yuki.
Z: Zodiac le Plume.
9 more letters to go! After I finish the alphabet I’ll need to find a new challenge to help me name my patterns.
I know it’s a little thing, and ultimately having a pattern named after every letter of the alphabet doesn’t mean anything, but sometimes having a challenge that’s a little bit silly is a great motivator.
I’ve been knitting sweaters(!!!)
sweaters?!?! what?!?!
yep.
sweaters (plural)
the first is almost done. I just need to finish off the armholes and weave in the ends.
I’m debating about the color though, they’re really not my colors, and it’s doing some funky pooling so… keep the colors? or dye it?
I’m working on the yoke of the second sweater, maybe I’ll finish the yoke this evening?
Love this color though, it’s a beautiful jewely green. The yarn is JaggerSpun’s Zephyr (which I loooooove). They call the color “peacock.”
I’m still plugging along on this shawl. It feels like I’ve been working on this project forever. But I’m oh-so-slowly making progress.
I’m making myself knit at least 2 rows a day on this project, one patterned row and one plain row, which is progress, but the rows have gotten reeeeaaaallllyyyy long.
I’m also working on some charts & written instructions, but I know if I don’t finish this shawl before casting on something new, this shawl will never get done…
I believe knitting is meant to be played with.
Shawls to Play With is an adventure.
Adventure. An adventure in expanding ideas and broadening horizons.
Curiosity. Opening doors that might have been hidden in plain sight.
It’s about seeing things, not only as they are, but also as they could be.
Elegance. It’s elegance. But not effortlessness.
Simplicity. Starting simply. Then getting even simpler.
Flexibility. It’s playing, experimenting, and questioning.
Seeing something. Then wondering “what if…”
Expansiveness. Playing with the idea.
Adaptation. Beginning with one thing. Then making it your own.
Play.
Shawls to Play With is about dancing within constraints.
adventure. curiosity. elegance. simplicity. flexibility. expansiveness. adaptation. play.
Play. Knitting is meant to be played with.
The Juicy Details:
– 1 PDF
– 28 pages
– 4 shawl patterns
– 32 photos
– 5 articles
– 1 final love letter
for $15.
You can get Shawls to Play With Here.
Or here on Ravelry.
These patterns are also available individually.
Gratia, Xylia, Yuki, Idril.
