Knitting Oatmeal
My sister Jackie gave me the Yarn Harlot's Never Not Knitting page-a-day calendar for Christmas, and I've really been enjoying it. It's got Stephanie's signature humor, of course, but also tips on techniques and informative tidbits of knitting history. I look forward to tearing off the page each morning to see what the new day says. (The torn-off pages are great for grocery and to-do lists, by the way.)
The other day she talked about how knitters tend to discount the simpler things they make. About something like a garter stitch baby blanket, a knitter might say, "Oh it's nothing, it's just garter stitch." Stephanie argues that these easy "just garter stitch" projects are as worthy as anything more complicated - she likens them to "oatmeal" - ordinary perhaps, but good and necessary.
I completely agree. Though it only took a few hours and was easy as pie to make, I like this cotton washcloth as much as any complicated lace shawl:
I think one of the coolest things about knitting is that it encompasses such a wide range of techniques and levels of difficulty. There's something for every person and every situation, and all of it has value. I say, long live lace shawls that take months to make - but long live humble washcloths, too!
I'm wearing my Alpine today and took some pictures early this morning. The color was wrong in the ones I took the other day, but it was just right under this morning's overcast skies:
I have 3 1/2 skeins of this lovely Peruvia left. What do to with them? A felted bag? Felted slippers? A shrug? Hat and mittens? Hmmmm....
The other day she talked about how knitters tend to discount the simpler things they make. About something like a garter stitch baby blanket, a knitter might say, "Oh it's nothing, it's just garter stitch." Stephanie argues that these easy "just garter stitch" projects are as worthy as anything more complicated - she likens them to "oatmeal" - ordinary perhaps, but good and necessary.
I completely agree. Though it only took a few hours and was easy as pie to make, I like this cotton washcloth as much as any complicated lace shawl:
I think one of the coolest things about knitting is that it encompasses such a wide range of techniques and levels of difficulty. There's something for every person and every situation, and all of it has value. I say, long live lace shawls that take months to make - but long live humble washcloths, too!
I'm wearing my Alpine today and took some pictures early this morning. The color was wrong in the ones I took the other day, but it was just right under this morning's overcast skies:
I have 3 1/2 skeins of this lovely Peruvia left. What do to with them? A felted bag? Felted slippers? A shrug? Hat and mittens? Hmmmm....
posted by Bonnie at 5/05/2009
3 Comments:
I love the title of this post! The picture of your new sweater is gorgeous. It makes me really want to knit for myself...
Awsome pictures! Your cardigan looks good enough to eat ;)
Both are lovely! I always have several projects going, and one of them is always "easy" -- something that's mindless enough to not require concentration, but better than sitting there, staring at the wall. There's a time and place for both.
Do you have enough yarn left over for a vest? I don't know what the yardage is on the Peruvia, but it sure is pretty.
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