Jane, a knitter from Tulsa, sent me this photo of her unbelievable finished Whiteness of the Whale (being modeled in Stitches of Tulsa):
I love the pale gray color. It reminds me of Matt Kish's illustration of Timor Tom, another famous whale mentioned in Moby-Dick. I'm going to have to knit one of these for myself. Technically I could wear the sample, but with my history of light-colored clothing and coffee spills, I avoid it. Gray would be good for me.
And now, more inspiration in no particular order:
Container ships and shipbreaking:
Would anyone be interested in accessory designs based on container ships and shipbreaking? Anyone? I'm thinking . . . a club. Is this crazy? Am I off on one of my totally unmarketable ideas?
Baltimore graffiti:
A shipment from Sweet Fiber—all sorts of White Whale and shipbreaking goodness in those colors. The golden yellow on the bottom left is already being knit into a sample for White Whale Vol. 2. Sweet Fiber's specialty is "colored grays," and wow, is it ever. These yarns are STUNNING and the picture doesn't do them justice—I hope the finished projects will.
Shipbreaking, anyone? Rusty tankers? Anyone?
14 comments:
ha! I have to tell you that I have a love for container ships. So while it might be a little crazy, you wouldn't be alone. :)
I have always loved this logo. We got to see lots of shipping containers and boxcars living where we did in Chicago.
The museum I work for had the most amazing exhibit called Ports and Ships: Photographs by Andrea Frank. I loved every piece, and I love the idea of knits designed after container ships!
Containers and container ships? Great idea. Have you read Spook Country by William Gibson, in which a particular container and how it moves around (and even its painted exterior) drive the plot. Living on the coast containers are part of the daily scenery - our local fish and chip shop made one into their restaurant/kitchen!
oh - so yummy yarn.
and i love the whale sweater!
absolutely would be interested! container ships, working piers, loading docks, garbage islands -- all utterly fascinating to me. and beautiful in many ways.
YES!!!
Um....I know what shipping containers are, but what is ship breaking?
ummmm.... I'm dittoing Junebug!! but whatever it is, I'm sure you would design something fantastic around it!!! In Christchurch, New Zealand, a shopping mall has been built with containers after the downtown area is uninhabitable after the earthquakes - recycling at its best!!
You might want to look at my friend Jane Sprague's small press-- http://www.palmpress.org
She publishes really interesting work (poetry and essays mainly) and herself has done some compelling writing on the ports at Long Beach, CA. Plus, she's a knitter. She's the person who first taught me how to knit hats!
A club based on container ship and ship breaking sounds fun and unusual! Have you read Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi?
Hi Ann - I love the idea of a ship breaking theme for a club/something-along. I love the thought of unusual and/or esoteric ideas for clubs. So count me interested for sure. The geometric possibilities are numerous as well!
Rita
sign me up!!
container ship colors are cool. i like this idea!
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