Today was entirely gray and rainy. Which doesn't bother me one bit =) The bad weather is due to a hurricane named after a knitter (Wilma Flintstone), so how can I be bothered by it?
With store credit I got a few things today, totally guilt-free shopping. More Burly Spun to finish the Twinkle-esque tube, some Classic Elite Lush for the amazing Knitty surprise that happens to match my footwear and taste in knitting bags. My fondness for skulls isn't a pirate thing. I'm half Mexican, so it's partially a Day of the Dead thing, and also a little poison bottle warning.
I am tenatively teaching a class next semester for the popular Lelah top by Christine at Knitting for Boozehags. As a lady who knits in bars and attempts Fair Isle under the influence, I fully appreciate this blogger. The education coordinator asked for something youthful and this top is it. It's beautiful, and offers the opprotunity for a lesson in knitter's modification/math, which is something I fully encourage.
The Boy has a fantastic new hobby--he applies his incisive Aries judgement and killer taste reviewing new music for WMUA, the UMass Amherst radio station. Right now we're making fun of a bad Kelly Clarkson knock-off.
I mentioned in my last post that I'm working on a design for Knitty. This new blog coincides with an attitude shift. I had always thought (cynically and egotistically) that if I couldn't contribute something entirely novel to the pattern lexicon, that I shouldn't bother at all. It has to do with my persistant suspicion that there is nothing new under the sun. I studied this concept in college, and even taught a colloquium on it, but it did nothing to make me feel better about my odds of being a designer with Something to Say.
Anyhow, recently a few things have happened to push me over the edge. I kept saying to myself "I could do that!" when I saw new patterns and I suggested a key modification to a pattern that is actually going to be on television soon. When I heard that, I realized that I could absolutely be contributing to the massive design collection, and that it was silly to slight myself before I'd even tried.
That's it for now, I've miles to knit before I sleep. BTW, thanks for all the kind welcomes, everyone.
CR
I think you are going to be a great designer b/c you have such a discerning eye and you take into account every aspect of a project: yarn (color, drape, content) as well as the construction of the garment, how easy/hard it is to do, how it will actually look on, and you are constantly looking at what others are doing, so you have a good idea of whats out there. you also have a unique style all your own, and that will lend itself well to your work.
ReplyDeletecan't wait to see the vogue sweater. i think it's going to be really pretty.
Oooh...Lush...one of my all-time favorite yarns.
ReplyDeleteYou could totally design. I can't wait to see what you create. You and I have very similar tastes in knitting, so I'm going to love whatever you come up with.
Amy