a brief moment of touching base
Each Wednesday, I post a snapshot of the projects I’m working on, and where my brain is at.
A brief moment of touching base this week.
- I’m weaving in the ends of my Banaue Breeze sweater – just in time for winter.
- Thinking about what I want my free-form knitting piece to become.
- Diving back headfirst into edits for Shawl Geometry Book Three.
- While putting the finishing touches on the second edition of Shawl Geometry Book Two.
- And also answering questions & dropping Shawl Geometry Book One in to Ravelry libraries.
Whew. Hope your week is going wonderfully.
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The second edition of Shawl Geometry Book One is now available! Huzzah!!!
You can purchase your copy here! Or over on Ravelry!
If you’ve already bought the first edition of Shawl Geometry Book One, check your inbox for the update! You should have received an email with a download link for the second edition. That email also has instructions on how to get the book added to your Ravelry library. If you don’t see the email, (make sure you’re checking the email linked to your paypal account), check your spam folder, and if it’s still not there shoot me an email!
If you want to learn more about the Shawl Geometry Series, and buy your very own copy of the updated, expanded, and fully revised edition of Shawl Geometry Book One, click here.
updates all around – The Shawl Geometry Books & my Banaue Breeze sweater
Each Wednesday, I post a snapshot of the projects I’m working on, and where my brain is at.
I dove back into my Banaue Breeze this week. I had originally intended to weave in the ends, and then block it and have it finished.
But as I was looking over my sweater I didn’t love the finishing that the pattern had you do. The pattern called for picking up, knitting a handful of rows, and then working a stretchy bind off.
I decided I’d prefer my sweater if I picked up, knit fewer rows than called for, and worked an i-cord bind off. I’ve used an i-cord bind off on most of the necklines on most of my other sweaters, and have always loved the results.
So, I ripped out my bind off, ripped out a couple rows of knitting, and worked an i-cord bind off – which I’m liking much more. Now all that’s left is (again) to weave in the ends, wash and block it (and photograph it, of course).
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And as promised, an update on the Shawl Geometry Books Update.
Shawl Geometry Book One is live!!! It’s finished and available! And ready to help you with all your shawl shaping needs! (Books two and three are coming soon!)
You can purchase the book here through the website! Or here on Ravelry!!
If you’ve already bought the first edition of Shawl Geometry Book One, check your inbox for the update! You should have received an email with a download link for the second edition. That email also has instructions on how to get the book added to your Ravelry library. If you don’t see the email, (make sure you’re checking the email linked to your paypal account), check your spam folder, and if it’s still not there shoot me an email!
If you want to learn more about the Shawl Geometry Series, and buy your very own copy of the updated, expanded, and fully revised edition of Shawl Geometry Book One, click here.
Why do you need that many knitting needles?
Each Wednesday, I post a snapshot of the projects I’m working on, and where my brain is at.
This week, I’m still knitting away on my free-form stockinette thing. What it will become is still to-be-determined. And I’m still finding the act of curling string into loops incredibly comforting in it’s consistency.
I still have a pile of ends to weave in. But today, I wanted to write about materials, and how they influence our experience of making.
Because this week, I switched my project from wooden knitting needles to metal ones, and it’s making for an exponentially more enjoyable knitting experience.
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I have a lot of knitting needles. And a lot of sewing needles. And a lot of scissors.
(Not to mention a lot of fabric, fiber, yarn, clothes, books, and papers.)
Occasionally, someone (usually a “non-maker” aka muggle) will comment on the multitudes that I have.
“Do you really need that much yarn? That much fabric?”
“How many scissors?”
“Metal, AND wood, AND plastic knitting needles? How many sizes?”
And the answer is “of course.”
Of course, I have that much yarn, that much fabric, that many scissors, needles in many types.
Could I stand to let go of some things? Of course, who couldn’t?
Will I still have many, and multitudes? Of course I will, I make things out of stuff.
I make things out of stuff, and making requires materials plus tools.
And the tools we use make a difference in how we experience the making.
Can you knit something beautiful if your yarn catches on your needles? Of course you can.
Will the experience of knitting that something be enjoyable? Not so much.
And ultimately, making is a much about the process of making the object, as it is about the object you end up with.
