What can I say??
In the end, my life might be more integrated, but my interests remain scattered all over the map and my mind has difficulty organizing them into one coherent whole. A single blog, although probably more interesting that scattered bits and pieces, does not seem to work for me. All the while I felt like I could not fully explore everything I wanted to explore, both in knitting or sewing, and I decided that I was trying to do something that might make sense in a logical world when I have often been accused of not being at all logical. If I had looked around my environment I might have seen the experiment was ill-fated: After all I keep sweaters in one closet, shoes in another, spoons neatly stacked on top of each other, and I hate utensil drawers where everything is just tossed in willy-nilly.
Why would I like a blog where all my ideas are jumbled together?
I didn't.
The consolidation was an attempted stress-reliever which failed. I am dealing with stress in my crazy life, but I don't need to add further stress by trying to be or write or sew or knit something I'm not.
So I am back here with knitting and those random purls of thought that wander through my mind while the yarn runs through my fingers.
I'm not going to pull the knitting posts from sewdistracted, but I will post pictures and links to the few works I completed, hopefully in the next week or so. I have so many things I want to write about though, that I may get a little backed up.
Here is what I am working on now, meaning this week so far:
It began with a familiar refrain: I needed something to knit that was simple and relatively mindless. I couldn't find the pattern for one yarn, I couldn't remember what pattern I wanted to use for another. But I needed something right then.
I found a bag of mixed yarns centered around an old Filatura di Crosa Missoni yarn called Shanghai.
A few skeins of solid-colored cotton in complimentary shades had been thrown in. I have no recollection of what I intended to do with this yarn, which meant it was perfect for an off-the-cuff design. Because the yarn provides all the interest, and would hide detailed stitches, the design should be something simple.
Someday I may look at a particular pattern and exclaim to myself "That's what I was saving that Shanghai yarn for" but by then it will be too late.
Desperation reigns supreme here.
I did not make a gauge swatch. I looked at the recommended gauge on the ball band. I figured that I usually have to go down two to three needle size in cotton, picked my stitch (a knit 3 purl 2 rib) and cast on in the round. I will figure it out as I go.
I do have an idea of how I want the shaping, and when I have knit a few more inches I will put it on a larger circular needle (I have a 60" one in this size, which should even give a clutz like me more than ample squirm room) and try it on.
What is the worst thing that can happen?
I'd have to rip it out.
In the end, my life might be more integrated, but my interests remain scattered all over the map and my mind has difficulty organizing them into one coherent whole. A single blog, although probably more interesting that scattered bits and pieces, does not seem to work for me. All the while I felt like I could not fully explore everything I wanted to explore, both in knitting or sewing, and I decided that I was trying to do something that might make sense in a logical world when I have often been accused of not being at all logical. If I had looked around my environment I might have seen the experiment was ill-fated: After all I keep sweaters in one closet, shoes in another, spoons neatly stacked on top of each other, and I hate utensil drawers where everything is just tossed in willy-nilly.
Why would I like a blog where all my ideas are jumbled together?
I didn't.
The consolidation was an attempted stress-reliever which failed. I am dealing with stress in my crazy life, but I don't need to add further stress by trying to be or write or sew or knit something I'm not.
So I am back here with knitting and those random purls of thought that wander through my mind while the yarn runs through my fingers.
I'm not going to pull the knitting posts from sewdistracted, but I will post pictures and links to the few works I completed, hopefully in the next week or so. I have so many things I want to write about though, that I may get a little backed up.
Here is what I am working on now, meaning this week so far:
It began with a familiar refrain: I needed something to knit that was simple and relatively mindless. I couldn't find the pattern for one yarn, I couldn't remember what pattern I wanted to use for another. But I needed something right then.
A few skeins of solid-colored cotton in complimentary shades had been thrown in. I have no recollection of what I intended to do with this yarn, which meant it was perfect for an off-the-cuff design. Because the yarn provides all the interest, and would hide detailed stitches, the design should be something simple.
Someday I may look at a particular pattern and exclaim to myself "That's what I was saving that Shanghai yarn for" but by then it will be too late.
Desperation reigns supreme here.
I did not make a gauge swatch. I looked at the recommended gauge on the ball band. I figured that I usually have to go down two to three needle size in cotton, picked my stitch (a knit 3 purl 2 rib) and cast on in the round. I will figure it out as I go.
I do have an idea of how I want the shaping, and when I have knit a few more inches I will put it on a larger circular needle (I have a 60" one in this size, which should even give a clutz like me more than ample squirm room) and try it on.
What is the worst thing that can happen?
I'd have to rip it out.
Glad u did it this way. Hate sifting through peoples other interests to get to the knitting. :)
Posted by: Monique | Thursday, June 05, 2008 at 11:31 PM
Welcome back, Mardel. I didn't check your sewing blog often, but I've looked you up on Ravelry. In the meantime, I kept the old link to this blog. It was worth the wait.
The knitting looks good, so far, and if you have to rip it out, you'll still have the yarn, and a better idea of what to do with it.
Posted by: Susan | Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at 12:54 PM