a week of shawls and swatches
Each Wednesday, I take stock of the projects I’m working on.
Not much making this week. Lots of pattern writing & finalizing though.
Ordo, the shawl on top is coming out soon-soon.
The pattern for Noella (the red shawl), is now up on Ravelry – if you’ve been around awhile you might recognize it from a couple years ago, if you don’t recognize it hop on over and check it out.
And because I’m not sure I could ever go a week without knitting, I bound off the secret knitting I’ve been working on, and did some swatching. (because swatching is awesome.)
some thoughts on 15 minute projects – The Self-Made Wardrobe Week 34
The Self-Made Wardrobe is a project where I only wear garments I’ve made.
It’s a year long experiment in getting dressed without clothing labels –
it’s a year about noticing patterns, trying things, and observing what happens.
Day 232 – Friday, March 20th
purple sweater // black tank top // graphic silk circle skirt
black tights // brown boots // pocket watch necklace // various rings
Day 233 – Saturday, March 21st
Archer button up // black tank top // jeans!!
pocket watch necklace // various rings // sneakers
Day 234 – Sunday, March 22nd
handspun sweater // black tank top // graphic silk circle skirt
black tights // brown boots // robot necklace // various rings
Day 235 – Monday, March 23rd
Versio sweater // black tank top // jeans!!!
black heels // robot necklace // various rings
Day 236 – Tuesday, March 24th
purple sweater // black tank top // black maxi skirt
black tights // black flats // long necklace // various rings
Day 237 – Wednesday, March 25th
Versio sweater // black tank top // jeans!
black heels // robot clock necklace // various rings
Day 238 – Thursday, March 26th
black sweater // black tank top // jeans!!
black flats // long necklace // various rings // bracelets
Why is it, that small projects often take more time from start to finish than many larger projects do? Why does it sometimes take longer to put buttons on a shirt, than to complete a skirt (or a sweater, or all the previous steps of that shirt)? Why do we live with the little annoyances that could be solved with a super quick fix – missing buttons, straps to cut off, pants to hem?
Why is it so easy to procrastinate the 15 minute project, while diving head first into the 5 hour one?
Some thoughts on little projects this week – no answer required, just a question to ponder.
sewing a new skirt & analyzing some jeans
Each Wednesday, I take stock of the projects I’m working on.
This week, I’m…
: sewing a new handkerchief hem circle skirt & hoping for spring.
: taking stock of the fit issues in my first pair of jeans & figuring out what to tweak in the next iteration.
: and I’m still knitting the secret knitting project that I didn’t finish last week.
