As much as I’ve been knitting lately, you’d think I would have more to talk about. I think to some extent I’m still getting the hang of this blogging thing. I’ve always kept a journal of sorts, but never anything that I shared with anyone else. But here are some of my thoughts. Maybe this will begin my “100 things about me” file.
Debbie Bliss is my favorite designer. The details and planning that she incorporates into her relatively simple designs make knitting them a good learning experience. I believe she’s working for Baby Gap now? I want to be just like her.
I believe that Kaffe Fassett has more cones in his eyes than the rest of us. His designs boggle my mind. Someday, as a present to myself, I will be buying one of his kits and taking a vacation to the beach for a week to work on it. I imagine that 3 years later I will have it completed. I’ll take a picture and show you.
I want to quit my job and find one as an underpaid professional knitter/designer/yarn shop owner/any of the above.
I wish my boyfriend would learn how to knit so we could learn new things from each other but I would be afraid that he would start dipping into my stash.
January 18th, 2003 at 1:54 pm
Or, he might be a better knitter than you! I got a spinning wheel for Xmas a while ago and while I pulled my hair out in frustration, my husband was cranking out fairly respectable looking yarn almost immediately.
Unfair!
January 19th, 2003 at 5:07 pm
Kaffe Fassett’s designs were gorgeous, but I always knitted my own variation. He started me ‘designing’ my own knitwear, but of course, it wasn’t really my own design, just a fiddle with his colours and patterns. Every now and again I want to do another one, but I think I kaffed myself out when it was really popular
January 20th, 2003 at 1:46 pm
I have to ask. Here you are commenting on designing etc., and here I am maybe only made a couple pairs of socks and scarfs and mittens, and lots of cat blankets….BUT I am wondering if you can recommend any sites that have petite patterns for my friend???? Using smaller needles doesn’t work, the sweaters are still too wide!! Wish I could say that about me LOL! Thanks for any advice. Email me if you can help! thanks a bunch….cindyst_amand@yahoo.com P.S. I too would find it hard to keep a "Blog" …. I don’t have the gift for conversation,,,, but love to read. So thanks for the great site!
January 20th, 2003 at 11:29 pm
Hey Cindy,
I noticed that the patterns in Vintage Knits were on the smallish size and there are some darling patterns in that book. Also, Rowan’s patterns tend to size smaller, too.
January 22nd, 2003 at 2:58 pm
TY! I passed it on!
January 25th, 2003 at 1:59 pm
Hi Jamie,
Re: quitting your job to be a yarn professional
heh, I did that — now I’m a yarn shop manager
I earn less than half than I did before and had to give up health insurance for a couple years, but ya know what? I survived, and I love my job, look forward to it every day, don’t like to go on vacation. I feel like I’m on vacation every day.
You need to be brave, but there is life after your "chosen" profession, if you want happiness more than money. Your choice.