I like to (S)watch
No really, I do.
Swatching seems to drive other knitting bloggers round the proverbial, even so far as to referring to it as "the misery of swatching".
But I could swatch til the cows come home, or the sheep even.
There's something about the simple act of perfecting a stitch, or a colour with nothing else to distract you ..like shape.
It is an end in itself.
So I've been swatching a lot lately.
Swatching endless shades of grey (all Gen Xers will surely remember
Steve Strange's Fade to Grey...whatever happened to him?)
to get the exact, perfect shade of what I call "An exciting new fashion shade of mildew putty".
Steve Strange's Fade to Grey...whatever happened to him?)
to get the exact, perfect shade of what I call "An exciting new fashion shade of mildew putty".
Perfecting The Bumblebee.
It's true I've been somewhat obsessed with this one for a while.
But now I've got the hang of it, it's actually quite easy despite the confusing non-instructions.
I'm thinking it would be quite good for a baby thing,
or something with an antique tone like a pattern from the 1920s, or Victorian,
or even ...
(yes, I was watching Helen Mirren on telly last night too..fab)
Last but not least, Rowan Big Wool in moss stitch
At least I can post photos again..that malfunction was in keeping with the spirit of the weekend. I exacerbated an old injury, the pipe under the kitchen sink exploded and flooded the kitchen (thank god we have a lovely plumber neighbour!) and I managed to lose all my keys.
Ah yes, just one of those weekends.
But there is always knitting.
1 Comments:
Love bumblebee. Love the Big Wool (and your tension is great!). Hate to swatch. But will do it (mostly) because the thing I hate more is a finished product that doesn't fit. But still hate to swatch.
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