Thanks for sharing your thoughts, and the beautiful cardigan - that IS a delicious pink shade. I also used to find myself gravitating towards the same yarn colors and was trying to break out of that mode, so that I could discover other colors that I might grow to like. But this leads to a lot of dithering over the right color for a new project for myself, and potentially making a large new something in a color I'm going to not really love in the end. I am appreciating your view that my preferred color leads to the capsule wardrobe that's really mine.
Thank you, Anne, for sharing your versions and for the link. I love that their values are the same as mine. I ordered the digital book and am dreaming about all the options!!
“Play” keeps popping up in places for me. It’s probably the universe telling me I need to play more! Thanks, Anne, for writing that out so beautifully.
Play is my unofficial word of the summer. I'm trying to remind myself to slow down a bit and just play with things, that it isn't a waste of time, and that I don't need to necessarily be doing something more productive
I agree and believe Knitting has helped me relearn to play. The older we get the more disciplined we become and the less time we have. Knitting has helped me visualize my goal and then play with how to make those ideas become reality. Designing knitwear has allowed me to play again. It took my knitting to the next level and it’s full-on playtime and I love it.
As I begin a return to sewing for the first time in 40+ years, your reminder to play is just what I need to banish the Demon of Perfectionism who was threatening to return to the sewing machine with me..
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, and the beautiful cardigan - that IS a delicious pink shade. I also used to find myself gravitating towards the same yarn colors and was trying to break out of that mode, so that I could discover other colors that I might grow to like. But this leads to a lot of dithering over the right color for a new project for myself, and potentially making a large new something in a color I'm going to not really love in the end. I am appreciating your view that my preferred color leads to the capsule wardrobe that's really mine.
Pls share pattern for lovely pink cardigan!
Thank you for asking about the pattern! It’s such a cool (no pun intended) cardigan!
It’s the Uniform cardigan and Ive knit FOUR versions! Pattern links and details here: https://open.substack.com/pub/littleskein/p/a-quartet-of-sweaters?r=4hdc6&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post
Thank you!
Thank you, Anne, for sharing your versions and for the link. I love that their values are the same as mine. I ordered the digital book and am dreaming about all the options!!
“Play” keeps popping up in places for me. It’s probably the universe telling me I need to play more! Thanks, Anne, for writing that out so beautifully.
Play is my unofficial word of the summer. I'm trying to remind myself to slow down a bit and just play with things, that it isn't a waste of time, and that I don't need to necessarily be doing something more productive
I agree and believe Knitting has helped me relearn to play. The older we get the more disciplined we become and the less time we have. Knitting has helped me visualize my goal and then play with how to make those ideas become reality. Designing knitwear has allowed me to play again. It took my knitting to the next level and it’s full-on playtime and I love it.
As I begin a return to sewing for the first time in 40+ years, your reminder to play is just what I need to banish the Demon of Perfectionism who was threatening to return to the sewing machine with me..