more spinning, more rewriting, more personal style
Each Wednesday, I post a snapshot of the projects I’m working on, and where my brain is at.
I finished the singles for the small spinning project I’m working on. Now they’re resting, and next I’ll just ply them into a simple two-ply yarn. It’s been fantastic to work on a project that’s quick and easy – no big commitment, no over thinking, basically no planning.
This spinning project has been the perfect current counter-balance to editing/rewriting the third book Shawl Geometry Series.
I know that there is an end to this rewriting/editing project, and I know that I’ll find it eventually, but at the moment it feels very far away. (Though maybe that means it’s closer than it appears? Who knows, I’m just rolling with it.)
And over on Who Wears Who…
Today is day 8 of the Summer 10×10 Wardrobe Challenge, and I’ve been loving experimenting with a limited wardrobe again.
The basic premise of a 10×10 Wardrobe Challenge is to create a wardrobe of 10 pieces, that will create (at least) 10 looks, to be worn over 10 days – 10 pieces of clothing, 10 looks, 10 days, it has a beautiful symmetry to it.
Of course this time it’s not a 100% made by me wardrobe, but it’s still an exploration of personal style, and I’m enjoying mixing my handmade pieces with regular store-bought pieces just like I do day to day.
If personal style, and wardrobe challenges are of interest, come over and explore the new blog! I can’t wait for you to see it.
getting a fair isle pattern to line up across a three needle bind off
Each Wednesday, I post a snapshot of the projects I’m working on, and where my brain is at.
My original plan with this piece of fabric was to turn it into a steeked cardigan with a fair amount of shaping, so I’ve had to do a bit of fudging to get the pattern to line up (semi)seamlessly across the three-needle bind off.
After a bit of ripping out and reknitting it looks pretty good, so I’m going to leave it, weave in a ton of ends, and find some stuffing.
(Shawl Geometry Book 3 edits continue, and I have nothing interesting to say about them.)
turning a sweater into a pillow
Each Wednesday, I post a snapshot of the projects I’m working on, and where my brain is at.
Last week I touched no knitting, instead focusing on edits for the Shawl Geometry books, and a new project. But this week, I also dove back into my bag of unfinished projects and pulled out what is probably the oldest unfinished project I have laying around.
I started this sweater back in 2012 and never even finished the bodice.
Since, I have no intention of finishing this as a sweater, and I’m absolutely not ripping the whole thing out. I figure I’ll close up both ends and turn it into a pillow. Fingers crossed that works.
