- Albert Einstein, (attributed)
physicist (1879 - 1955)
I don't think Elizabeth Zimmerman ever met or even thought of meeting Albert Einstein but I think they both lived by this motto.
Today's heavy rain put the kibosh on my bike ride this afternoon (I am hoping to get a swim in instead) and after the weekend cleaning and shopping, I sat down with my soon-to-be-felted pumpkin and the DVD of EZ's "The Knitting Workshop."
As she teaches, Elisabeth obviously has strong ideas about how steps should be accomplished. However, she seems more than ready to toss out what doesn't work. If the pattern repeat doesn't fit - add in a few stitches in the underarm where no one will ever see. Too small of a cast on? Fudge it by increasing on either side of the waist. No seams for ease of folding? Phony Seams!
In other words, change the facts.
I have been working through my Works-in-Progress this summer with the end goal of having some extra time to make my own EZ percentage sweater this fall. It might be made of hand spun or I might use up my generous stash of Classic Elite Inca Alpaca. I haven't decided. But I have decided to change some facts. Like the fact that I already have one sweater on the needles right now.
This was a very poor photo of Andy's Brown Sweater last year. (Don't worry if you don't remember it - it's "hibernating" as they say on Ravelry - but I actually pick it up about once a week.) I am about belly button height right now.
I also have three other sweaters in my queue. BUT, no one is anxiously waiting for those sweaters, no one is actively wondering about the pattern. But I am pondering this every day - what wool, what size, what style - so I think it's time to toss out those facts and make my own. But first, this pumpkin has to go!
Saturday Seven was a motley lot: a briefcase, some extra plastic sheeting, an old fax machine go off to Freecycle and some little children's clothing for the Fairfield Children's Home.
Back to knitting - but if the sun pops out, I might have time for a ride!
2 comments:
I am with you on the hunt for sweater projects. I'm salivating over new patterns in magazines and trying to figure out which one needs to come first. Late summer always brings out the knitting fever, I guess. Kind of like spring makes me want to garden. "To everything there is a season under Heaven."
I got my new IK today, but I'm thinking of casting on the Sweater for Arwen after I finish my Leaf Cardi - I'm really feeling the sweaters right now - it might be tough to sneak in a pair of socks.
You'd be proud of me this Summer - I'm not doing the Saturday Seven but the End of Month 30! They came and picked up my bags last Tuesday (I think I did Lupus Foundation this time), and Puck filled up two garbage bags on Thursday!
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