Pondering
After putting some lace knitting behind me, I totally understand the value of knitting something that keeps one entertained.
Am I just a freak of nature because I’m not bored by stockinette or garter stitch?
Or am I just so obsessed with composition that I think the eye should have a clear line to travel and a place to rest, before taking in the contrast of complexity?
This is something to consider when choosing a pattern.
What I like about the Flower Basket shawl is that it’s a complex all-over design on a small shawl, therefore it’s not overwhelming on a normal sized person (who hopefully will wear a dress or blouse under it that is a solid color with clean lines.) What I like about the Icarus is that the lace pattern is mature and clean and the large field of lines is quite flattering– that and it has feathers so I can pretend to fly around the front yard singing the theme song from “the Greatest American Hero”
What I don’t like to see are shawls that visually make no sense. Like the designers decide to throw in everything and the kitchen sink just to make an entertaining knit. Stop it dammit. Stop it. Don’t you know some misguided soul is going to knit your bastard child design in Koigu and destroy us all? Just stop it. Please.
Why do knitters fall into this? Is it just to avoid miles of ‘boring’ stockinette?
Is it for bragging rights?
Come on, think about like this; good accessories are like good makeup. Both should be clean, fresh, and artfully applied to frame and not distract.
