I seem to be venturing off on my own more in the world of knitting lately. For Christmas, I made a caplet for my eleven year old sister with no pattern and only a vague notion of what I was doing. She loved it and wore it the whole time I was visiting for the holidays. It turned out so well that I think I may make a second one and write down what I'm doing this time.
For my other sister (closer to my age) I made a chunky multi-colored button up collar. For one of my brothers I'm still working on a hat made of pyramids. It's a take-off from Lisa Anne Auerbachs' Bucky-Fuller-inspired hat in the Knit Knit book. It's not very difficult, but involves so many little pieces and a specific way of attaching all of them that it is taking me quite a while to get it finished. It should be pretty impressive once completed. I might try to find a way to do it more efficiently.
It's been fun working on my own designs. I like the problem-solving aspect of it, but I think I need to get better about writing down what I'm doing. I've got a ravelry.com account and they have a way to share patterns for free, so that would probably be a good way to get some feedback. This new year, I'm going to try to pay attention to my crafting practice more and quit neglecting my etsy shop!
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