Process
I am a firm believer in order of operations. Having a set of steps (and then following them) helps ensure things get done the right ways and that things don’t get missed. Given that, it should come as no surprise that the books (or at least the patterns for the books) follow a set process.
Step 1 is picking the yarn. Step 2 is swatching like a fiend. Step 3 is making myself a page of charts and notes (on graph paper, it has to be graph paper, I don’t know how anyone writes on lined paper) for each pattern. Step 4 is chaining myself to the desk and transferring those pages and pages of notes into the rather stylized language of patterns. Steps 5-78 involve getting those patterns polished, knit, edited, photographed, laid out, and out in the world.
Can you guess which stage I’m on now?
And just to give you a sense of the timeline, these are all for the book that will be coming out next year around this time. It really does take that long to go from ‘excellent, I have the ideas all sorted out’ to ‘and here they are, on the printed page, ready for others to use.’ I’m working on speeding that up, but so far, it’s stubbornly resistant to my pleas to happen faster.
Really liking the look of all that. I swear, you have single-handedly made me rethink my position on orange.
Orange is fantastic, there’s a shade for everyone and it photographs beautifully.
cool!!!! Looks fun!
So in the post we got copies our your books. While I have seen the same bits and pieces that others have on the site, I am absolutely wowed by the designs, color choices and the lovely way you weave…not knit in this case…the color, design and the beautiful butterfly designs in with the patterns and the comentary that ties it all together. We never presumed to point you down one career path or another…other that don’t become a labor lawyer as you are skilled enough as making you point with out formal training…but who knew that you would find something you are so good at and enjoy so much. Most of us spend a life time trying to get to where we can do what we love and then the rules change. I appreciate your skill and talent. I can say that because you know I don’t knit…you got that talent from some unknown generation…tbut we are so proud of you and happy that you can make your way through life doing what you love. Bravo!! Mom