I have had two projects in my knitting basket for several years. One I recently finished while on a stupidly long car trip — flying would have been a better choice, but we really knew we had gone somewhere (see here). The former is this:
It was leaving to be the Union Square Market Pullover by Kate Gilbert from Interweave Knits, fall 2005 (Ravelry link). The jumper is beautiful, and a quick Google search reveals that Eunny Jang did a beautiful rendition (here). This sweater really is gorgeous and there is nothing wrong with the pattern, but I simply don’t mean I will ever finish it.
There are various reasons for this:
- I was alone capable to get gauge with a needle size that bamboo doesn’t come in, and I hate metal needles.
- The knitting goes very slowly.
- I have changed my clothing preferences and now now I simply need to wear tops that are hip length or longer.
- Finally, when I started this plan I was having health problems, and I really shouldn’t have been knitting at all (I had problems picking up a full mug with one hand at the time), and the plan makes my hands hurt just by thinking about it.
I also don’t think this is a serious prospect for unraveling as the thread is embarrassing and falls in bed with itself and would be destroyed in the process.
The ground this has come to a chief is that I have lately observed that Kristina Wong is soliciting unfinished knitting and crochet projects for her performance art piece “Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” to be performed in Santa Monica this fall.
This is brilliant. I can separate myself from my failure to stop the man and help advance the case of art and social awareness.
I will place it off tomorrow.
Here is the information Kristina has put out in her claim for contributions (sourced from the Crochet Me blog):
Here’s how you can participate:
1) We love yarn and knitting projects that follow in any color OTHER than dim and white.
2) Remove your needle or rob from the piece. If possible run some waste yarn through the loops. No motive to hold off. I’d prefer if it wasn’t!
3) Write a note describing yourself, why you knit, and what the figure was alleged to be and why it never came to be.
4) Send your unfinished knitting projects by SEPTEMBER 15, 2008 to:
Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
C/O Kristina Wong
PO Box 251664
Los Angeles, CA 90025
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