A favorite thing. "a winter's manifesto" written by soulemama...so lovely...just right for today.
soulemama shares little glimpses into her life...pretty photos to look at, creative projects to think about...and she's working on making this the year of Elizabeth Zimmerman...so, you know she's ambitious! She shares a download on her blog for you to use as a desktop background...perfect for this time of year...
Log Cabin Afghan
I knit this afghan for my husband for his birthday. It was a true labor of love! The pattern idea is from The Mason Dixon Knitting book. I knit up 56 squares out of Lambs Pride mohair wool using 9 different colors. This project is very easy to do. You just knit garter stitch turning round and round...turning on the last stitch to start a new color. The struggle in this project was keeping up with sewing in all the ends as I went. I got behind a few times and it was a bear to sew them in. Also, the final marathon knit and sewing it all together took me two straight weeks in order to get it done for my husbands birthday...I finished on his actual birthday at 4pm! I don't recommend doing these sort of knitting sessions as my arm is paying for it to this day and that was four months ago. So, while I love how this project came out...I'm not sure I'd say doing it the way I did was worth it. Sure, it's a beautiful, heavy and colorful afghan...the weight is fantastic...but, being hindered in my knitting now has not been worth it in the end. We took these photos outside in the snow. My husband put plastic down and then climbed up on a ladder to get a few of these shots.
Elizabeth Zimmerman Adult Surprise Jacket. This was knit from Katmandu wool & silk. This class was taught by Christiane Burkhard at my local knitting shop. Elizabeth Zimmermans algebraic genius in knitting is confounding to me. Thankfully, Christiane walked me through figuring how to knit this "K factor" sweater. I bow to the knitting genius that is Elizabeth Zimmerman. The buttons are handmade fused glass by Bonnie Maresh. I think knitting to match my husbands eyes worked out just right!
Okay...it's the infamous Lizard Ridge Afghan. I started this afghan last year and it sits in a bag staring at me. I pick it up... dump the yarn out of the bag...look at all the pretty Noro yarn...sigh...dump it all back in the bag again. I actually enjoyed knitting this while I was knitting it. I just haven't been inspired to pick it up again once I put it down. It has something to do with shortrowing non-stop and looking for all those little cross over's to make sure it's correct. I hope to get back to it this year and finish it. I thought maybe putting it up on here it would push me into doing it again. I have two strips done and I am thinking I'll need five in total. I like large afghans in general. I figure...why knit such a big project only to have it just a bit too small in the end.
