lets the mind wander where it will, and, with the right attitude, fosters creativity. Between interviews and applications and such, the following original projects came about. To the left, a photo of two what I've named "Tripe" shawls hanging from our railing. Yarns: Rowan Kidsilk Haze, 1 skein, and Colinette Tagliatelli, 1 skein. On the left, "Marmalade" and "Sahara," on the right, "Hurricane" and "Kingfisher." Both were commissioned by my mom, after seeing the original version I created for Beth for Christmas.
Bartering for goods and services when one has no steady income is productive: witness the "Kay" mittens, knit in exchange for an hour-long massage. Only 1 ball of Cascade 220 Superwash in Kay's favorite color and a couple hours of knitting produced lovely, leaf-like results in Kay's favorite color. I can write up a pattern if there's any interest.
Over the next week I anticipate some Friday Harbor socks from "Knitting on the Road" for another recipient, as well as a completed Sea Silk Clapotis for myself. I haven't seen one in Sea Silk posted anywhere; I recommend the yarn for the sheen and drape, but not for the fact that its slippiness forced me to proceed very, very carefully to avoid dropped stitches. This makes such a big boring project much, much more time-consuming. Would I make another Clapotis again? Yes. In Sea Silk? Not for a year or two.
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