Well, what a change in the weather, as I sit here writing this it is lashing down with rain and blowing a gale outside. Would the person who has taken the June weather kindly return it.
But onto lovelier things, this last couple of weeks I have been continuing to get organised for Open Studios, but my brain went into overdrive and refused to work that way.
So what do I do? Free-Form, that way I can play, be productive and just enjoy myself.
What is Free-Form I hear you ask? It is a form of knitting and crochet which is fairly organic, there are no rules, no patterns and any yarn goes - in fact the more outrageous the yarn the better. You make it up as you go along.
Below are some images of my progress on the waistcoat so far, I particularly love the fluffy middle of the flower shape
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| my work table with a palette of yarns, colours and textures |
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| It starts small, then grows... |
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| fluffy flower |
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| The back as of Saturday morning 3rd June |
The best person to show all the delights of Free form is a lady called Prudence Mapstone, her website can be found here. I had the pleasure of being taught by her on one her rare visits to the UK quite a few years ago.
Also on the needles at the moment:
The Genista V neck Tee for me in Debonnaire Allure Lace weight merino - it is so soft.
and Lavinia by Anniken Allis, which is a beautiful lacy poncho type garment. I am working this in some Touch Yarns 2ply which I have had in my stash for about 13 years...
I was just waiting for it to tell me what it wanted to be
I will keep you up to date with my progress on the above projects and if you have time next month come along to Open Studios here on the Isle of Wight and see the finished waistcoat for yourself.
I will be at Northwood WI Hall, Friday 21st - Monday 24th July, along with the other members of The Creative Collective, more on that nearer the time.
For now, whatever your craft have fun and enjoy yourselves.
