After a week of driving across the midwest, interviewing for jobs, working a fashion event at Hermes in Chicago and then working at my boutique in Louisville the next morning, it was quite nice to have some down time today. My life has been crazy and stressful (but in a good way) trying to figure out where I'm going to be and what I'm going to be doing. I don't want to say too much in case it doesn't work out, but hopefully some big changes will be happening for this girl. And change, in my book, is very good.
Speaking of change, that is all the projects on my needles keep doing. About a week ago I started working on the Counterpane Clutch (which you can find a great picture of from Girl Who Knits). I began using some Baby Alpaca from Alpaca With a Twist that I had lying around. The yarn in wonderfully soft and luxurious, but just doesn't seem to hold enough shape and stiffness for the clutch. I haven't been able to make it to the yarn store because of my hectic schedule, but when I do I plan to keep going on this sucker.
So, off the needles came the Counterpane Clutch and on went what I'm calling Baby Eleanor. It is a modification of the Lady Eleanor pattern from Scarf Style. I don't like how just incredibly large the original scarf is, so I decreased it from multiples of 8 stitches to multiples of 6, and decreased the number of stitches I cast on to 30. I'm pleased with the result of those decreases, but even more pleased with the tweedy goodness and gorgeous colors of the Noro Silk Garden I'm using. It seems like the yarn was made just for this project - it's perfect!
Here is a peak of some of the progress made while laying in my bed and knitting this morning:
Mmmm, Sunday mornings and knitting.
Other activities from the day include: listening to the Marie Antoinette soundtrack on repeat at least 20 times, watching Fay Grim - an indie detective film by Hal Hartley that is a continuation of his 1997 film Henry Fool (you should watch them both), and reading the new Michel Houllebecq book, The Possibility of an Island. All fabulous things if you ask me.
I know I've been promising FO's for a while now, yet have not shown any evidence that said garments are, in fact, almost finished. So please don't lose faith in me! They're coming...
3 comments:
i too had the same problem with the counterpane! it seems so flimsy, perhaps once the liner is in, I can put a bit of acetate to hold its shape...
your entrelac looks gorgeous btw.
good luck with the interviews!
-jsun
oooh i'm so glad you watched the movies! aren't they excellente?
Good luck with all your change...yes, it is a good thing but also time consuming and a little scary. Counterpane does get better once you line it. I hope you find a yarn you are comfortable using.
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