Day Two: A Mascot Project for the House of Peacock

My mascot project is an idea that I have been thinking about for some time. First, I would knit a blank canvas in the form of a simple, classic raglan sweater. It would be in a neutral, un-peacock-like color such as a heather brown or tan or grey. Then I would whip out the yarn needle in order to add all sorts of embellishments using embroidery and crewelwork to the front of the sweater. I would love to do something nature-inspired like in these lovely fingerless mitts. As an added nod to the House of Peacock, this sweater pattern would make a wonderful use of some colorful wooden buttons in my stash.



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Day One: The House Cup

Welcome to the first day of Knitting & Crochet Blog Week! I am so excited to be joining in on the fun for the third year in a row. To kickoff the week, we were asked to describe our crafting style by choosing from among four Houses.

 

I bet it isn't hard to guess which House I picked :) Yes, I am most certainly proud to be a Peacock! Colorful yarn, pretty embellishments and cute buttons are my passion and joy. Even when I try to exercise restraint and knit a classic grey something or other, my natural peacock tendencies always win in the end.

 

I am happiest when knitting with colors that stand out from the crowd.

And buttons! Don't get me started on those!

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knit.where outfit #2

Felt like being loud today, so I paired a purple top with one of my brightest sweaters. I continue to love wearing Heidi's designs. So fun and easy to wear. This one has a stubborn crease in the upper sleeves from being in storage. In fact, most of my handknits have wrinkles & creases in them. Any suggestions for quickly dealing with them? I might try to run a steam iron over them.

nanook cardigan, ann taylor loft shirt, american eagle jeans, gap shoes

springtime color inspiration

It has been a couple of crazy beautiful days here in Maryland! Sunny and warm, with Springtime colors everywhere you look.

The cherry blossoms are on the verge of blooming.

Even the weeds are pretty.

Now you would think that with all the gorgeous colors of nature surrounding me, some of it would find its way into my knitting. But no, color inspiration has no rationale or predictability.

Above is the start of my Aranami shawl, inspired by my pajamas :)

Hope that Springtime has sprung in your neck of the woods, too. And that you are enjoying knitting or crocheting in whatever colors inspire you.


(linking up with WIP Wednesday)

knit.where?

Why do I find myself always reaching for these...
 

...when I have several piles of these?

Fitting knitting into my daily life has never been a problem. I love the process of creating handknitted garments and accessories. But ironically, wearing or using the finished products of that process has been an on-going struggle. I have a tendency to save my handknits for "special occasions" or for when I am attending social functions that involve other knitters. Of course, there are a couple of exceptions, like this cowl which I often wear in order to add subtle color to a neutral outfit. I also love throwing my Vitamin D cardigan on over a simple tank top. But the rest of the pile hardly ever sees the light of day. So in order to address this dilemna and give my handknits a place in my daily life, I am going to assign Mondays as my knit.where day. It is also my errand running day, so wearing some handknits might make doing the grocery shopping, etc more fun. And as an added incentive, I will also try to post a picture of the outfit every week on Mondays. Some words of warning: fashion blogger I'm not, so some outfits might require a visit from the Fashion Police. Also, unless I miraculously knit a whole bunch of lightweight garments between now and July, knit.where Mondays might be in temporary hiatus when the humid Maryland summer weather hits. But until then, I am going to try to rock those knits :) 

vitamin D cardigan, muckle mitts inspired cowl, banana republic tank, rerock jeans, gap shoes