So, over the past couple of months, I've knitted myself a top out of Malabrigo Organic Cotton.
It fits me better than anything I've ever knit
It has several unique design elements in it that I really, really like.
However, the thought of putting the pattern together for publishing is causing me so much heartache, I can barely stand it. I really soured on the whole designing thing after the More Big Girl Knits experience. Furthermore, hardly anyone knits my patterns and it's really discouraging. I mean what's the point of it all, when you really get right down to it? ;) I'm not really a part of the knitting community (or any community) and I really feel like writing up this pattern would just be a huge waste of time and effort.
So, I guess it's on hiatus for now. I'll keep wearing it to work and I can always write up the pattern later. For now though, it's staying off my rav page and off the blog, in case I get hit with a sudden case of inspiration and decide to submit it to knitty or something.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
So tired of summer
I really miss living somewhere that had a 4-season climate. Autumn was always my favorite season. As it is, I really just want it to cool off enough so that I can work on wool sweaters again.
I finished up a wrap cardigan design. I am still on the fence about writing it up and submitting it to be published somewhere. It's way too much work to write up and size a sweater pattern and not at least try to get some publicity for it. I'm not well enough known or liked to really make the self-publishing thing work.
I also did most of a sock before deciding the heel flap needed to be longer. So I ripped it all out and have redone the toe. I wore it a little while it was nearly complete and I'm not sure I'll be able to wear it except in bed. It's in socks that rock lightweight, but it's still painfully rough on parts of my feet. I guess I'm kind of hoping that I'll get used to it.
I'm definitely going to make some socks for Steve. I lengthened a pair I had originally made for myself in a heavy worsted yarn last fall and gave them to him. I had to turn them so the smooth side was out for him, but I couldn't even walk in them that way. It's a real pain having sensitive feet.
I also started an Ernie Sweater for Steve, but had to rip it out because I made some poor assumptions about the shape of his body. It's restarted, but I got grumpy about it all.
I finished up a wrap cardigan design. I am still on the fence about writing it up and submitting it to be published somewhere. It's way too much work to write up and size a sweater pattern and not at least try to get some publicity for it. I'm not well enough known or liked to really make the self-publishing thing work.
I also did most of a sock before deciding the heel flap needed to be longer. So I ripped it all out and have redone the toe. I wore it a little while it was nearly complete and I'm not sure I'll be able to wear it except in bed. It's in socks that rock lightweight, but it's still painfully rough on parts of my feet. I guess I'm kind of hoping that I'll get used to it.
I'm definitely going to make some socks for Steve. I lengthened a pair I had originally made for myself in a heavy worsted yarn last fall and gave them to him. I had to turn them so the smooth side was out for him, but I couldn't even walk in them that way. It's a real pain having sensitive feet.
I also started an Ernie Sweater for Steve, but had to rip it out because I made some poor assumptions about the shape of his body. It's restarted, but I got grumpy about it all.
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