Hi Knitters,Believe it or not, I have actually been getting some work done for the book project I have under hand. I say this because I post about other side projects that I work on concurrently with my "work" knitting. The thing is that after I finish a project that I have designed and knitted I have to catch my breath for a moment. Take a quick breather, clear my mind, gear up for the next challenge.
I have started saying to myself after I finish a project and work on something mindless for a minute or two, "Now I need to cleanse my palate." My knitting palate that is. These granny squares have become my knitting palate cleanser, a bit like a light sorbet in between courses at a fancy restaurant. Do any of you do this (mindless knitting) in between tackling challenging projects?On another note, I listened to this wonderful podcast today while I was running, by Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood and the authors of the new Knitalong book. I am going to review this book when I get a chance. You should take a listen. I just love Jennifer, she is a real talent.
Thanks to the knitters who joined in on the live podcast yesterday for It's a Purl Man. That was really fun and I loved the questions and comments and web cam stuff during the podcast. What a new experience that was. I was definitely on overload trying to keep up.
Okay, have a good Monday evening.
best, susie
My palate cleanser is usually preemie hats. They help me refocus and give purpose to my knitting.
ReplyDeleteI am loving your granny squares. What yarns are you using? The colors are lovely.
ReplyDeleteI love the Knitalong book. I knitted 2 of the squares for the Barn Raising Blanket in the book. I am going to check out the podcast, thanks for the link.
I'm with Wool Winder -- I try to complete a charity hat for every personal FO, but I rarely have more than one project going at a time. The hats started as a challenge to myself, but it does have the added benefit of clearing my head before going on to another project.
ReplyDeleteI love the colors of your squares -- I recognize most of the colors of Cotton Classic -- they are in my stash/leftovers, too.
As an amateur vintner, I'm amused that you made this analogy of palate cleansing... I've always associated that with wine tasting. I suppose it's ok for my worlds to collide sometimes!! ~~ Joan
Hi Oiyi,
ReplyDeleteSSK is correct, the yarn is all Cotton Classic, one of my faves. I am using a size H crochet hook and following the pattern from purlbee!
I had a couple of knitters write me that their palate cleansers are always knitted dishcloths. I thought that was great.
best, susie
I just finished my first project, so afterwards to cleanse my palate I taught myself a new-to-me technique with my leftover thread. It was fun, and now I know how to make circles!
ReplyDeleteI recently purchased your hat book and have been working on Olive You! -- your patterns are adorable and so easy to follow (love the knitting guide in the book, btw - it's better than most "how to knit" books I've seen!) . Today I googled you and found your blog - it was interesting to find this post...I woke up this morning feeling nothing but the love for the granny square.
ReplyDeleteYou are also amazing with color.
Hi Susan - I love the grannies. My afghan is really coming along great. I got to demonstrate your adorable baby booties on the show. So much fun and a super cute, fast project. Hope spring has gotten there by now!
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