focus, overwhelm, and stardust. So may crafty projects, so little time.
Each Wednesday, I post a snapshot of the projects I’m working on, and where my brain is at.
So many projects, so little time.
Sanity stitching, plus 27 feet of gold lame, plus putting another repeat on my Lady Bat sweater, plus more Shawl Geometry Book Three edits, plus, plus, plus…
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Whenever I feel like I have a million projects on the (metaphorical) needles, I find myself trying to navigate a balancing act of (what I think of as) levels of zoom.
By that, I mean, sometimes I’m zoomed in to the level of intensely forced focused and framed around one particular thing – this is the space where one project moves forward in leaps and bounds, but after awhile all the other projects start niggling.
Other times I zoom out to an overview high level where I can see all the things that are happening, how they interact, what what needs to go where, when things are happening, how things are happening, why things are happening, etc. etc. but while this is the space where planning can happen, it’s also super overwhelming.
And at other-other times, I zoom out to the “we are all made of stardust” level of focus.
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That’s what I’ve felt like this week (and in truth the last couple weeks) – a pinball between focus, overwhelm, and stardust – and I’m sure I’m not the only one.
focus – overwhelm – stardust – focus – overwhelm – stardust.
Stitch. Stitch. Stitch. Write. Write. Write. Call. Call. Call. Make. Make. Make.
Each Wednesday, I post a snapshot of the projects I’m working on, and where my brain is at.
What do I have swirling around my brain right now?
I can’t believe it was only two weeks ago that I released the second edition of the second book in the Shawl Geometry Series. It feels like a lifetime ago.
I pulled out an old, old work in progress this week.
It’s an embroidery project that I started when I very first moved to NYC. The idea was to embroider fabric and turn it into a skirt. I’ve worked on it on and off over the past four years, but other projects came in and out and took focus.
I pulled this project out at the end of the year, when I reviewed all the projects I have in the works, and said maybe I’d keep working on it and turn it into a wall hanging of some sort.
Well, I pulled it out, and it’s turning into a growing meditation on individuals coming together to form a collective tapestry. (That, and also being a way to keep my anxiety at bay.)
And I’m still editing the second edition of Shawl Geometry Book Three. Plus doing all the other things.
Stitch. Stitch. Stitch. Write. Write. Write. Call. Call. Call. Make. Make. Make.
a week of friends, indie businesses, and knitting one repeat at a time
Each Wednesday, I post a snapshot of the projects I’m working on, and where my brain is at.
What do I have swirling around my brain right now?
Supporting friends.
Supporting small, indie businesses.
Knitting one repeat at a time.
These are the things swirling around in my head right now.
Supporting friends, even when it means carving out time that you feel like you don’t have.
Supporting small, indie businesses, even when it would be faster or cheaper not to.
Knitting one repeat at a time, even when it feels like one repeat is no progress.
Supporting friends.
Michele Wang, who I’m lucky enough to count as a friend, was in town last weekend doing a couple events for the release of her new Capsule collection for Brooklyn Tweed! So I swung by Purl Soho on Friday evening to pick up a copy, pet all the samples, and give Michele a congratulations hug.
The collection is incredible, the fit of the sweaters and the quality of the book is impeccable – but then again I’d expect nothing else from BT or Michele. Michele made a video about the collection over on her youtube channel, if you want to see more of it.
Supporting small, indie businesses.
I’ve been eyeing Deer and Doe’s Fumeterre Skirt pattern for awhile now. The panels, the details, the styling, heart eyes!
And while I could have drafted my own pattern to create this style of skirt, I figured I’ve been eyeing it for ages, plus I have the resources, plus I appreciate indie businesses (not to mention their printing on recycled paper, and multi language pattern), so I went ahead and bought the pattern.
And since shipping was a flat rate, I threw in the Arum Dress pattern as well.
Yes. I know I said I don’t really do dresses.
Arum is really cute, and their styling was awesome, so I got it.
Knitting one repeat at a time.
Last week I picked back up my Lady Bat sweater, and knit a row.
This week I worked on my Lady Bat sweater, and knit a repeat
I started writing this post this week thinking “I’ve gotten no knitting done – no knitting, no knitting, no knitting.”
Until I remembered that you can only knit a sweater (and do lots of other things) one stitch at a time.
