I cleaned up my studio space in September (yes, September) and took pictures to prove to myself that it can be a tidy place. It hasn't looked this good since. Part of the problem is that it's a VERY compact spot and I don't have enough surface area on which to work or enough storage space. Ah well. At least I have a studio, right?
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What have I been doing lately? Not a lot of art, that's for sure. (I uploaded a couple of pencil drawings that I made in October to the Sketches link). But I did pick up my knitting needles a few weeks ago and immediately got whisked away on a new obsession. Well, not so new. It comes around every few years and the next thing I know, I'm wandering around yarn stores, examining YouTube videos for instruction on how to do a particular stitch and checking out free patterns on the internet. Then I stumbled on Ravelry! Why didn't anyone tell me? What an awesome site! Not only are there hundreds of free patterns, nay, thousands, but you can also fave them for future projects and chart your knitting equipment and stash - which I did immediately. It's the librarian in me that likes to keep things organized and catalogued so I can see what I've got and how much of it "at-a-glance". I'm not an experienced knitter, not by a long shot. I spend almost as much time unravelling (aka frogging because when you "rip it, rip it" it sounds like "ribbet, ribbet", you know, frog talk - no I did not make this up) my work as I do knitting it up. Sometimes, the needles and what's on them fly across the room because I'm so frustrated. But, I currently have three projects sitting in three bags on the living room floor and have managed to finish two. Real simple stuff. Scarves and neckwarmers mostly, and a pair of legwarmers for my daughter (her choice of colours). They were fun to knit up once I figured out the "jogging" problem. With all the wonderful free time I have over the holidays though, I am planning on spending some time in my "pseudo studio" in the messy basement cavern and making stuff that doesn't involve fiber. Happy New Year! |
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My name is Yvonne Rezek. This is a blog about what my hands are up to. Mostly sketches and drawings, some of my pottery, maybe even some knitting.
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