Step 1, Show Off the Knitting
I'm off to hang out with the Northcoast Knitting Guild tonight at 7. Now, if I let myself think about this, it would make me nervous. It's not that I mind standing up and talking in front of people. That's actually totally ok. It's that I don't really think I have anything all that interesting to say. So I've sweet talked them into not doing an official talk. Instead we'll just hang out and chat. And, because knitters are a great audience for knitting, I'm bringing some projects from the books (including a few ones from KCC2 that have never [...]
Coming Soon
You know what's really sort of awesome? When people you like and respect, people whose books you have sitting on your shelves, come and ask you if you'd like to be a part of a project they're working on. Hint, the answer is nearly always an enthusiastic yes (that 'yes' may or may not be accompanied by some sort of Snoopy dance of glee, but this is performed in the privacy of one's own home, so it hardly counts and needn't be discussed at any length here). So you can imagine how happy I was, many moons ago, when the [...]
Wee Hat the Third
I think the phase has passed. I've got three hats. The family in question has three sprockets. I think the numbers line up pretty well. But before they go off to live with their new owners (after all, it is still awfully warm here), I wanted to show them to you. If I can find some heads to wear them for pattern photos between now and when it gets cold enough that the kids need hats, I may do a pattern. I have a suspicion that might not happen though. I sort of like the idea of having these just [...]
Experiments (and a Giveaway)
I spend a lot of time reading and thinking and talking about books and how books get made and how books get to readers. It's easy to see that the publishing industry is changing dramatically. It's harder to figure out how to navigate the new landscape in a way that is fair and practical and interesting and still pays the bills. The balancing act is made much easier by talking to other people who are also trying to figure it all out. I have these conversations with other members of the Visionary Authors group started by Cat Bordhi. We all [...]
Yes, More
I just realized I've been a terribly negligent blogger. I've got three little things I should have told you about. Bad blogger, no cookies for you. The first is a little history of my knitting over on Alana's podcast, Never Not Knitting. You can all go hear just how bad a start I got off to when I first learned to knit! The second is an inverview with the lovely Stacey of Fresh Stitches. We chat about all sorts of things, and you can see what my office looks like if you've been itching to know. And finally, the lovely [...]
Wee Hat the Second
Again, not actually all that wee. Same idea as before, glorified stripes, never more than one color on a row (because I'm lazy and not a very good knitter, that's why). This one was super speedy. Cast on when I finished the first one, cast of yesterday. Still smitten. One more to go at least. Once again, the texture is best seen by swinging around to the side a bit. The little nubbly poofs amuse me to no end. They also tempt Barry into unspeakable misbehavior, so these have to go on a nice high shelf.
Wee Hat the First
The first of the wee hats is done. I'm now madly in love with this whole concept. But really, what's not to love. First, hats. Hats are more or less instant gratification. Second, worsted. Worsted weight yarn actually knits itself. You just have to nudge it gently and the finished thing falls off your needles. Third, Malabrigo. This one requires no explanation, just look at the color. Colors. I'm helpless in the face of such temptation. Fourth, stripes. Stripes are the (or at least this) lazy person's answer to colorwork. I swear you never ever ever touch more than one [...]
Step 1, Burn the Candle
Yesterday, I sent the bulk of KCC2 off to Genius Book Designer (hint, I make the knitting pretty...she makes the book pretty and useable...we like her). Now this in no way means the book is done. It just means all of the patterns and the bulk of the other text is ready for her to work her magic. It's one of those milestones I talked about. It's not an endpoint (that doesn't come until the book goes off to the printer), but it is a nice little resting point. So, after sending off the book, I decided to do something [...]
Growing
Alrighty. You should be able to see what's going on here now a bit better. It's about 4.5 inches tall now and I'm really liking it. The colors absolutely work together (not sure I could wear that particular color of greeny-yellow without looking like I'd eaten bad clams, but the sprocket in question totally can). I'm doing this neat scrunchy stitch that sort of rucks the fabric up into little riffles. Let's see if I can show that to you, it's hard to see straight on, but if we swing around and look from the side maybe? And no, it's [...]
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