Today I put the final touches on a chart to make a guage swatch for my SSP. I'm excited and nervous. I absolutely love the idea of being able to see how the majority of the elements will look together.
In the back of my mind I'm a little nervous that it's not going to turn out quite like I have in my mind -- or worse, it's gonna look so terrible that no one will make it. On the flip side of that though, I will have a knit item that I will have the only one of. That's pretty cool. :-)
Showing posts with label design. Show all posts
Showing posts with label design. Show all posts
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
The design is firming up
In my mind the design has fallen together in a way that was not originally conceived. I'm not surprised by that. My first idea was pretty grand and I knew it probably wasn't realistic. I have constantly reminded myself that it doesn't have to be complicated to work out. I want just enough interest so that the person knitting it isn't bored. Miles and miles of stockinette or garter stitch it is not. But I don't want someone to decide it's boring midway through. Midway through is kind of the most significant thing about it.
I haven't received any books from the library. Now I'm a bit nervous about that. What if I don't see anything in there. What if I see something that completely changes my thinking?
There is at least a couple more swatches to go before I can start charting and working the design, I think.
I haven't received any books from the library. Now I'm a bit nervous about that. What if I don't see anything in there. What if I see something that completely changes my thinking?
There is at least a couple more swatches to go before I can start charting and working the design, I think.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
I could barely sleep last night
I'm not sure if it was because I drank coffee so late or because my head was brimming with ideas.
Yesterday when I was walking to work I had an idea for a knit stole pattern. It has completely captured me for the last 24 hours.
People that I have mentioned it to said it sounds like a good idea. It's still boggles my mind that I came up with an original idea.
Previously, my game plan was that my first design would small, maybe a set of mittens along the lines of the fiddlehead mittens. Meaning I wanted to do colorwork on a small scale and a small design.
This will certainly be a labor of love. I guess from this time forward it will be my super secret project (SSP) that only a few people know of. One thing I am immensely grateful for is that I know some designers so I can ask them for guidance.
Yesterday when I was walking to work I had an idea for a knit stole pattern. It has completely captured me for the last 24 hours.
People that I have mentioned it to said it sounds like a good idea. It's still boggles my mind that I came up with an original idea.
Previously, my game plan was that my first design would small, maybe a set of mittens along the lines of the fiddlehead mittens. Meaning I wanted to do colorwork on a small scale and a small design.
This will certainly be a labor of love. I guess from this time forward it will be my super secret project (SSP) that only a few people know of. One thing I am immensely grateful for is that I know some designers so I can ask them for guidance.
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