looking forward to photos, graphics, and a wardrobe infusion
Each Wednesday, I take stock of the projects I’m working on, and where my brain is at.
There are a lot of swatches currently sitting on my desk. I’m not quite sure if their quantity is more impressive stacked up or spread across the entirety of two bookshelves – but impressive either way.
The words for the Shawl Geometry books update are written. Writing that feels a little bit terrifyingly final, and yet, it is true. Now it’s on to taking a ton of photos and making a ton of graphics, before delving into an editing palooza.
Outside NYC is finally fully embracing sprint, and I’ve begin mulling over a wardrobe infusion – because I doubt that the suitcase I packed in December will be able to take me through an NYC summer with any grace.
steam blocked swatches, dark theaters, and storage units
Each Wednesday, I take stock of the projects I’m working on, and where my brain is at.
While I spent an unexpectedly large amount of time this week working in a dark theater, I did manage to take an afternoon to dig out the original round of Shawl Geometry swatches. Naturally they were in a box at the very back of my storage unit, but I found them just the same.
One of the things I’m adding into the update of the Shawl Geometry Books, is information on how blocking effects the shape of your shawl.
My personally preferred method of blocking my shawls would put a medieval torturer to shame. But before I stretch these particular swatches on the rack, I steam blocked them all, so I could photograph and write about how steam blocking and wet blocking influence the shaping.
(side note: how the heck have I only written about blocking here, and here before?!)
On the writing words front – all of the knitting instructions are finally written. I have more techniques and explanations to write, (and tons more editing…) but all of the cast on -> bind off words are written. Whew.
This week, my hope is to re-swatch a couple swatches that ended up far out of proportion to all the others, photograph this round of swatches, and maybe possibly if the stars align, compile the first draft.
(And maybe also put in an evening or two on my neglected sweater, but that might be pushing it…)
the swatching has to stop eventually…
Each Wednesday, I take stock of the projects I’m working on, and where my brain is at.
The swatching has to stop eventually…
…but then comes weaving in all the ends.
I’ve gotten through the knitting for the new shapes that will be included in the Shawl Geometry Books Update! There are still a handful of supporting swatches to knit, and I’m sure a couple swatches to re-knit, but the majority of the knitting is done!
Huzzah!
Of course there’s the writing, and the blocking, and the photographing, and the editing, and the weaving in of endless ends – but now that can all be interrupted with knitting on my rather neglected sweater project.
And rather than trying to dig my blocking wires out of storage, I made a Michael’s run and picked up some floral wire – which I think will double nicely as short blocking wires, perfect for swatches.
