Horizon

This design was the hardest to explain to people as it was on the needles. Because at various stages it will seem as though you are knitting a tiny triangle, a triangular shawl or an angular blob. I think I've littered many scraps of paper with bizarre angular doodles across interested parties lives for the entire time I was knitting this. It is because those chevrons are not formed with intarsia or slipped stitches but are simple stripes.

I melded the angles of Volt with the configuration of Shale and then filled in the corners. When put like that it seems much, much simpler than it was. I had to exercise faith in my own calculations until it was about 3/4 done - not an easy thing to maintain while knitting to a deadline.  It was this design that put my adherence to that which I conceived in my sketchbook to the test. Could I make this work? I did enjoy a deep sigh of relief when I finally knitted to the point where I knew that it would.

I don't know how I feel about purple. It's kind of like that family member that you've always accepted because they're family but were you to stop and think about it you might not. Were I to gain new perspective on purple I might consider it differently. As it is, I think that mustard color needs the amethyst to make the acquaintance of the chartreuse. I'm unsure that those 3 browns in a row would have befriended the unusual pairing were it not for that purple's charm. I can be sure that I am not a "purple person" but I know I am not against it. Purple is the contrast color. Purple is necessary. Purple is family.

I think that this is why I chose this colorway for the sample. If I were not an "orange person" I might have knitted the right colorway for the book. Instead I attempted to expand my own horizon by joining in the conversation that purple was having.

 

Comments

[Naomi]

I've been following your blog posts about your book. These shawls are really lovely, and they really do justice to the yarns involved. I like the creativity you brought to very simple shapes, and the innovative shaping of others. You should be very proud of yourself!

[Evelina Berg]

This one is my favourite! I just love it, it looks so modern, unlike most stoles out there..