IF Plain

A plain white cotton slip is lovely on a slow summer day.

Picto-list

Two weeks ago my younger daughter went grocery shopping with me. Somehow, in my post holiday haze, I succumbed to the nubby allure of mini marshmallows. Every parent knows the danger of this….I have now set a precedent. Therefore I wasn’t surprised when I heard one daughter say to the other, “We are out of Lego gummies, better put them on the list!”. This morning my daughter made me a picto-shopping-list. Just to be sure I didn’t forget anything. Notice the motion lines as the coveted items fall into the shopping cart….

IF: Stitch

This week’s Illustration Friday prompt is stitch. Perfect! I have just been playing with textures and handlettering. I like this yarn because it is dyed so that when you knit it, it looks like a fair isle pattern. Sort of a wooly trompe l’oeil. Pretty clever idea for us beginner knittters!

I started knitting this to be a baby sweater for my nephew, Teddy. Then I continued to work on it for his baby brother, James. A few years later Fate was born… um…. you get the idea. I a m a s l o w k n i t t e r.

But I’m pretty quick with handlettering! So, finally, it’s wound up as a background for a holiday greeting. Here’s wishing you a happy, healthy new year!

ps. For advanced knitters who know how to knit a true fair isle and want to get fancy…visit the knitting gnome and stock up on fabulous stitch markers!!