Thursday, November 09, 2006

++ errata +errata=


Annie Modesitt's "Sideways Spencer" from IK fall 2004, in Manos "Oilslick"(!) Yes, yes, yes. Smashing, smashing, smashing. Quite. I feel like Lizzie Bennett already.
The sweater is knit cuff to cuff which was exciting and confusing until I reached the neck shaping, and the piece stopped looking so much like a cabled loincloth (thank you loop group boys for pointing this out).
The other finished versions I've seen have all been rather long (which I can't help thinking misses the point) so I think I'll skimp on the rib cuff. I may do this in a different colour-maybe matte (or manos-matte) grey? Lately I've been buying a lot of muted, in between type colours and colourways (sorry Phantom Hacker). If there is a common link between them all I guess they all remind me of heather, rocks, and the Highlands. I'm ancestral home-sick if there's such a thing. Alison will know what I mean. Last night in Dyeing Class Mimi and I kept choosing colours that are inherently muddy in the same way. Our handpainting techniques are coming along but we may have to concede to bright colours once in a while. My biggest problem is that I want to mix solutions as I go and treat the dyes as watercolours. Not a good idea if you ever want to reproduce a colour scheme. And then there's that whole 'dangerous chemicals' issue. Ho hum. I had to promise I would not try this stuff at home. Maybe I will take a photo of myself in my coolio Darth Vader respirator mask. Sexy! No, no, all things in moderation. Especially Spencer jackets and Regency fashion.




Soundtrack: "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic", The Police
Sorry I really rambled today-will post photos of muddy yarns later...

4 comments:

Alison said...

Yes, Morgan, I know exactly what you mean!

Anonymous said...

Are you being served morgz? Hahahaha it's been so long since i've read your blogs, and most of the time when you ramble about yarn i have no clue what you're talking about but you still bring a smile to my face. I misses you dearly, but seeing as how I'm no longer at ESS I don't really need anyone to make fun of drama room freaks with me. But I will be coming back sooner or later and then we'll have to spend a bunch of time making fun of them. And you still owe me a hat. Miss me yet?

Unknown said...

1. Cannot stop signing that song now *sings* Every little thing she does is magic.....

2. Crochet has an unfairly deserved bad rep! My hat will pwn all knitted touques. Thanks Morgan! :)

lulubelle said...

When I first looked at your sweater pic...I thought "what the heck? How is that a sweater?" Then you turned it, and I saw, and understood. Looks very nice. Now that I can see how it works. ;)

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