Dawn Brocco's Life & Design Blog

Despite having 3 projects in the works, on various ndls, I swatched the capelet's stitch pattern in the Briggs & Little Atlantic yarn, worked out the shaping, then CO. It's in red, but as it's a capelet, not a full-blown cape, and there'll be NO hood, I needn't worry that it'll look too Little Red Riding Hood-ish.

I'm collating a shopping list at Webs, as I need yarns for a few upcoming projects. Their bargain/closeout/discontinued yarns bargains are always an enticement, which, til today, I've managed to circumnavigate. Til today. That Bollicine Revolution is just too good of a buy, and they have a soft pink.

I don't have a soft pink sweater, and have been wanting one ever since a VK issue, oh, from *many* years ago, in which where there was a cropped, boxy, pink mohair sweater design in it, also seen worn on Nancy Thomas - then editor. I'm getting 12, 50 gram balls, which should be plenty for a small size (34 or 36") cardigan.

This one won't be cropped and boxy, though. And I'm getting enough to do another sample with enlarged sizes of my Chill Chaser Vest. I'll give yardages/hanks needed for the Kraemer Yarns' Bear Creek yarn in the pattern, as well, as that was the original yarn used. I'm doing this upon request.

I don't always do requests (well, til now - never!), particularly if the project requires a lot of knitting, or isn't easily adapted into what the knitter wants, or if there's just too many new ideas I want to work on.

Unlike some designers, I don't farm out my knitting. Don't have to, as I'm not submitting to mags and therefore, won't end up with multiple projects all due at the same time.

It's also a large expense, which isn't easy on a struggling designer's income, especially in these tougher times, and even more especially with the extra medical expenses we're handling. I also tend to design on the ndls. I really don't want to plan it all out ahead, so someone else can knit it up - I like the freedom of changing my mind and determining details as I go. So, I tackle what I can, when I can.

I'm tired/bleary from this chemo sleepus-interruptus, so I'm going back to knitting now, which is easier than writing and staring at this screen!

Labels: Atlantic yarn, Chill Chaser vest, Webs