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Tuesday 30 November 2010
Thursday 11 November 2010
On transience and knitting
Although we will be living in DC for a year, and that is a significant amount of time, I feel very transient here (although not in a bad way - more in a constantly-on-holiday way) and my recent projects reflect that. I have just finished the Battleboro Hat, from the New England Knits book (which I have just ordered - thanks to Charmayne for the amazon gift voucher!) - this pattern was published in the Fall Interweave Knits. I used Malabrigio worsted, as recommended and am looking forward to some colder weather here so I can wear it. I have also finished the Lotus Leaf Scarf in Frog Tree Merino Melange (so soft! And such a cute pattern!), and a Feather and Fan Cowl from Tracey Ullman and Mel Clark's book Knit 2 Together. The cowl was knit in some long lost Louisa Harding yarn which I picked up in a yarn swap some years ago and for some reason stowed in my luggage about 10 minutes before we left home. See below for a photo of these three small projects.
But I have struggled to commit myself to anything larger than these little, finish-in-an-evening type projects. Partly this is because I have also re-registered for the City and Guilds Hand Knitting course and spend a lot of my spare time (of which I have much more of at the moment than I accustommed to) knitting samples, partly it is because I have agreed to knit some gifts for friends this Christmas and this takes up other moments of spare time, but really it is because my head isn't in the right place for a longer term project. These pick up and put down quick knits feel right for now; even though I have time to knit longer, larger, and more complicated projects at present. I had thought time available was a huge factor in my knitting progress - but it seems it's also sense of place and permanance too, and in fact it seems that this might be more important - who knew (as they say over here)?
But I have struggled to commit myself to anything larger than these little, finish-in-an-evening type projects. Partly this is because I have also re-registered for the City and Guilds Hand Knitting course and spend a lot of my spare time (of which I have much more of at the moment than I accustommed to) knitting samples, partly it is because I have agreed to knit some gifts for friends this Christmas and this takes up other moments of spare time, but really it is because my head isn't in the right place for a longer term project. These pick up and put down quick knits feel right for now; even though I have time to knit longer, larger, and more complicated projects at present. I had thought time available was a huge factor in my knitting progress - but it seems it's also sense of place and permanance too, and in fact it seems that this might be more important - who knew (as they say over here)?
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