Knit. all. the. things!

Have I been knitting! I'm slowly making progress on the vest I'm designing, slowly.  It isn't really speaking to me at the moment and when that happens it is better to pick up something else, right?! Knitting and designing should be enjoyable activities and I'll do my best to avoid feeling like it's a work of duty instead of passion.
Thus I grabbed some stash yarn, cast on for a pair of socks and paused.



My knitting time is fairly abundant at the moment, since I'm still on vacation. That ends Monday really, so I have to keep in mind, that my knitting time will be very limited soon.  Instead of finding a sock pattern to knit, I decided to try my hand at designing one.


Out came the paper and I was staring at it, utterly mind blown by all the possibilities in front of me. I had to find a starting point, something to guide me as I knit each stitch. That is when I recalled this picture.


Ahhh, the summer that seems to have already turned to fall here... I just had to try and translate that into a sock.
Knitting one round at a time, I quickly had a repeat worked out. With much apprehension I began the second repeat of the sock and to my amazement it worked out perfectly, just like I had envisioned. That was a proud moment for me, a moment where I actually felt like a designer, not just some silly woman impersonating one. Needless to say I'm tickled pink by how this design is working out so far.


Now I'm back in that odd place of trying to share pictures of my knitting with all of you without revealing too much, until I'm emotionally ready for the ensuing ridicule storm of compliments.

This, however, isn't all that's on my needles as you may know from Instagram, so check back in on Wednesday for the second thing I cast on...

10 comments:

  1. When I get a bit bored with a project and get an itch to cast on something new I also always go to socks. It just feels less like cheating, because they are usually done so fast.

    And that design is looking AMAZING!! Can't wait for the pattern, I'd love to knit these!

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    1. Tahnee you make me blush! Thank you for your kind words. I primary knit socks for my dad, which means I hardly have any myself. I'll try to remedy that this winter.

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  2. I always love to read about what inspired a design. Especially when one can clearly see "the connection" between the initial idea and the finished design. I like how you translated the picture to the knitting. I hope it works out.

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    1. I hope so too. I'm glad you see the connection :)

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  3. I so know the feeling of KNIT ALL THE THINGS. I'm happy to see someone else embracing this as well! I'm loving the way your socks are working up. They seem to be translating nicely from your gorgeous photo. Can't wait to see them finished! Knit on!!

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    1. I will take your orders and knit on! Sometimes we just have to give in to that feeling. Especially when designing I think. If you feel like you must cast it on this very minute then there is a good chance it will turn out okay.

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  4. That's so cool that you were able to capture your inspiration so well! The vest is going to be lovely. Can't wait to see the finished product.

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    1. Thank you. I'm glad I'm not the only one seeing the resemblance. :)

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  5. I love learning the inspiration behind your design for the socks. It's definitely not an easy process but I appreciate that you are willing to share your highs and lows behind the scenes of designing with us :)

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    1. Always! To me it is what makes the process fun. I get to celebrate with you when things go well and I finish something as well as crying on your shoulder when the yarn is being mean to me.

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