WH10 Delivered; also, Test Failure and What Now?
Wearable Hug 10 (WH10) was delivered today, not to its final recipient, but to the person I knew would know who to give it to.
That's the strange nature of my Wearable Hugs. I have mentioned before that I seldom know who they're for when I begin them. Usually, by the time they're done (or shortly thereafter) I find it has been made obvious to me who they are to be given to.
This was a different case, though. As usual, I began with no knowledge of who WH10 belonged to. It actually sat idle for many weeks, and then last week I decided to make a major push, and I finished it on Sunday.
Sunday night, I learned of the incident that the shawl was meant for, even if I couldn't be clear about who in that incident was the recipient. I could tell, though, that there was a person I knew who was connected with it all that I could hand the shawl to and trust as the messenger.
I turned the shawl over to that person today, with a brief explanation about my Wearable Hugs, and told her that I felt she would know who this one was meant for. Without hesitation, she said, "I know exactly who it's for, and I'll see that they get it!"
Now that's flow. Keep things moving along, with faith that they'll end up where they need to be, and by golly, that's exactly what happens. Gryphon and I parted company with the messenger happily, knowing that WH10 was going home.
I already have a strange feeling that WH11 will be needed soon. I imagine I'll be casting on later tonight and getting that started - I wouldn't want to be late for destiny!
Back to the test runs for my design-in-process lace shawl, "Wings of the Cat". I did another test yesterday that tried a different way to handle increases while knitting "Old Shale" onto the border of the shawl.
Let the fact that I didn't waste pixels on a picture of the result tell you what I thought of it.
At this point, I am convinced that "Old Shale" as a border on a triangular or trapezoidal shawl won't work, not in this case. I think where I'll be going to now is finding a border I can knit on. I want something that will give a sense of feathertips along the trailing edge of a wing, and if possible, one that has a name and/or pattern that can represent some aspect of my life.
So, that's my next study project as I create this new shawl - find knit-on border patterns and make a choice.
It's all in a day's stitching, right?
That's the strange nature of my Wearable Hugs. I have mentioned before that I seldom know who they're for when I begin them. Usually, by the time they're done (or shortly thereafter) I find it has been made obvious to me who they are to be given to.
This was a different case, though. As usual, I began with no knowledge of who WH10 belonged to. It actually sat idle for many weeks, and then last week I decided to make a major push, and I finished it on Sunday.
Sunday night, I learned of the incident that the shawl was meant for, even if I couldn't be clear about who in that incident was the recipient. I could tell, though, that there was a person I knew who was connected with it all that I could hand the shawl to and trust as the messenger.
I turned the shawl over to that person today, with a brief explanation about my Wearable Hugs, and told her that I felt she would know who this one was meant for. Without hesitation, she said, "I know exactly who it's for, and I'll see that they get it!"
Now that's flow. Keep things moving along, with faith that they'll end up where they need to be, and by golly, that's exactly what happens. Gryphon and I parted company with the messenger happily, knowing that WH10 was going home.
I already have a strange feeling that WH11 will be needed soon. I imagine I'll be casting on later tonight and getting that started - I wouldn't want to be late for destiny!
Back to the test runs for my design-in-process lace shawl, "Wings of the Cat". I did another test yesterday that tried a different way to handle increases while knitting "Old Shale" onto the border of the shawl.
Let the fact that I didn't waste pixels on a picture of the result tell you what I thought of it.
At this point, I am convinced that "Old Shale" as a border on a triangular or trapezoidal shawl won't work, not in this case. I think where I'll be going to now is finding a border I can knit on. I want something that will give a sense of feathertips along the trailing edge of a wing, and if possible, one that has a name and/or pattern that can represent some aspect of my life.
So, that's my next study project as I create this new shawl - find knit-on border patterns and make a choice.
It's all in a day's stitching, right?
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