Back to knitting: purple capelet

Capelet, mostly stockinette stitch, about 10 purple yarns, knitted in the round on 24 and 42 in. cable needles, size US 8

I made a series of these  capelets over the fall and this is one of my favorites!

There were some light purples, but the dark ones took over in the end.

The length goes to the elbow.

 

Mixed media works on paper

Since 1996 I've been creating very small scale collage works, around 4" x 6".  More recently I've been scaling up the size, using a 12" x 12" pad of paper as well as a regular 9" x 12" sketch book.  Below are several of these works in a series of exercises in larger collage compositions.

 

Me and Frida and Little Hands Studio News

As the season of giving proceeds Little Hands Studio is gradually moving back into local galleries and pop-ups. The Petersham Art Center gallery member show is my first group show in many years and it's fun to get back out there and see what people think.  One of my textile pieces is in the show [the "whites" blanket https://thatknittingblog.blogspot.com/2022/08/in-studio-news-whites-afghan-continues.html] and displayed very well.  Many works are moving out into the world to live their own lives as capelets, scarves and shawls. I'm looking forward to showing works in more local galleries during 2023.

Me and Frida go back a long way and I am continually fascinated by her art and life.  During this past year I found a copy of her diary that is edited by Carlos Fuentes.  I began removing pages, thinking I would use parts of the images in my art journal. A few minutes into the process I realized that I could leave the book more or less intact and interact with the pages in wildly inappropriate ways. My path was set.  I've begun to alter the book in crazy ways to experiment with her images and diary ideas.  It's fairly mind bending and I highly recommend it. Below are a few of the pages of this work in progress.

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Color play

Watercolors are a way to develop color ideas to use in my textile designs. These are some recent excercises.

 

Little Hands Studio News - November 15, 2022

 This is the group of work I'm using to see if the Shelburne Arts Cooperative will accept my work for their lovely gallery in Shelburne Falls, MA. They ask for an email with photos of five works with descriptions and retail prices, a bio and statement of what level of membeship I'd like.

I'm not submitting any works involving paper at this time, although I am thinking about switching to more paper things or household items.  

Or should I do that for another gallery? I'm also looking at the charming gallery in the town next door as a possibility. I should probably concentrate on SAC first.

I've been preparing for a popup show and sale in my studio for the past month and things were busy in the knitting chair. Now I'm looking at different stitching possibilities, perhaps more like needle and thread. I saw some small fabric bowls that sent my mind spinning out into about a hundred design ideas. Then there are handbags and fabric jewelry that have piqued my interest all year.

Shelburne Arts Cooperative website: http://shelburneartscoop.com

Aqua Silk

Capelet, silk, rib stitch, size 11 cable needle [24 and 47 lengths]

photo play with the materials - these photos are from August 2022

 

Old Prism bubble: completion at last!

Triangle Shawl, size 6 cable needle, 32 in. mixed fibers, rib stitch.

This is how it developed over the final days:

And done!  It is about 75 in across the top and about 24 in at the longest point.

I had to sqeeze it  together to fit it on the table so I decided to stretch it out to its full glory  for display on the triangle loom.

 

Previous posts about this shawl:

 https://thatknittingblog.blogspot.com/2017/05/old-prism-bubble-encore.html

https://thatknittingblog.blogspot.com/2017/02/old-prism-bubble.html

Green and aqua

Analogous colors [on the color wheel]

 

Old Prism bubble: encore

Triangle Shawl, size 6 cable needle, 32 in. mixed fibers, rib stitch.

There's a long list of lovely yarns in this work.  I indicate each yarn with a letter.  I change yarns each row. Then I list out the pattern of rows.  So with colors A B C D E F G the pattern row order might go something like:

A

B

C

A

F

A

D

I'm putting the "bubble" yarn about every ten rows.

Cray cray but nice.

I'm taking it up again after a year or so in the work in progress bin. For the previous post about this shawl see https://thatknittingblog.blogspot.com/2017/02/old-prism-bubble.html

Minky binkie - work in progress

Mixed fibers blanket

Begun in 2019

approximately 60 x 80 inches when completed; mixed fibers

The combination of black, brown and gray give this blanket a look that is like mink fur, thus the name. A wool chenille-like yarn in black and brown forms the most bulky stripes.  Various bulky textures add  interest and add dynamic color changes. It could be used anyplace you might otherwise use a fur throw.