Gryphon's Sweater Vest: The Official Debut
We got Gryphon's Sweater Vest steam-blocked this morning. Actually, Gryphon did it - he's very handy with an iron. But it was finally, really, completely done.
So we got him all prettied up, and since he looked so intellectual, we went down the block to the Wilton Public & Gregg Free Library to take his picture.
The Formal Look
We started out on the front lawn, with the fully formal look in a blazer and everything.
Then we went inside and got to chatting with Carol Roberts, the Head Librarian, about the restoration that's being done on the library. This place is a treasure of Arts & Crafts era public construction - and a National Historic Landmark - but it's been ill-cared for over the years.
Without the Blazer, the Full Impact of the Vest
Behind Gryphon, you can see patches on the wall where they have cleaned away the surface paint to reveal some of the underlying, handpainted and stenciled decorative painting. The library was originally decorated this elaborately throughout, but over the decades, in the spirit of "improvement", decisions were made to paint over the decor in solid, white and beige colors.
Thankfully, they didn't do anything that actually removed the decorative work - they merely covered it over. It's going to be a long, careful process to bring it back, and they've got experts on the job. A lot of work has already been done repairing and stabilizing the mosaic floor in the rotunda, for instance.
Okay, so Gryphon's Sweater Vest is done. That leaves the only official project on the needles as Wearable Hug 12, aka Bridgette. Notice that word official. I'm actually working on something - and on a couple sets of needles, too. But it's an experiment, and hopefully will be a pattern I can offer. So I'm keeping it under wraps for now.
I'm going to have some news on the Knitting Around front soon, too, and it will involve all of you! Stay tuned!
So we got him all prettied up, and since he looked so intellectual, we went down the block to the Wilton Public & Gregg Free Library to take his picture.
The Formal Look
We started out on the front lawn, with the fully formal look in a blazer and everything.
Then we went inside and got to chatting with Carol Roberts, the Head Librarian, about the restoration that's being done on the library. This place is a treasure of Arts & Crafts era public construction - and a National Historic Landmark - but it's been ill-cared for over the years.
Without the Blazer, the Full Impact of the Vest
Behind Gryphon, you can see patches on the wall where they have cleaned away the surface paint to reveal some of the underlying, handpainted and stenciled decorative painting. The library was originally decorated this elaborately throughout, but over the decades, in the spirit of "improvement", decisions were made to paint over the decor in solid, white and beige colors.
Thankfully, they didn't do anything that actually removed the decorative work - they merely covered it over. It's going to be a long, careful process to bring it back, and they've got experts on the job. A lot of work has already been done repairing and stabilizing the mosaic floor in the rotunda, for instance.
Okay, so Gryphon's Sweater Vest is done. That leaves the only official project on the needles as Wearable Hug 12, aka Bridgette. Notice that word official. I'm actually working on something - and on a couple sets of needles, too. But it's an experiment, and hopefully will be a pattern I can offer. So I'm keeping it under wraps for now.
I'm going to have some news on the Knitting Around front soon, too, and it will involve all of you! Stay tuned!
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