As Nano is slowly approaching its finishing line (and I'm only about 10.000 words behind, hah!), for some reason I've been looking for another silly task to do.
I didn't get to see the movie "Julie and Julia", but I read about it, and the idea of methodically working through an instruction book (be it cooking, sewing, knitting, you name it) highly appealed to me. First I thought I'd work my way through "SEW - Sew everything workshop" by Diana Rupp, but since I am still much more into knitting right now than into sewing, I changed that plan to
Methodically Working Through "Stitch'n'Bitch" by Debbie Stoller
Okay, so I've already knit my way through several scarfes and hats etc, but hey. Practice makes perfect. The idea is to try out all the techniques mentioned in the book, to try the whole variety, to force myself to learn about intarsia etc. and not chicken out anymore when it comes to these things. Hopefully, this will then allow me to look at all the other patterns I see and love with a new eye, a new attitude of "Yes, I can do that! Eaaaaaaaaasy!"
The plan is to knit everything featured in that book, except for the things I've already made (explicitly from the book). The list goes like this:
1. Go-Go Garter Stitch Scarf
2. Ribbed-For-Her-Pleasure Scarf
3. Kitschy Kerchief
4. Coney Island Fireworks Scarf
5. Windy City Scarf
6. Alien Illusion Scarf
7. Hot Head X
8. Sparkle Hat
9. Adults-Only Devil Hat and Official Kittyville Hat
10. Loopy Velez Cowl
11. Chinese Charm Bag
12. Zeeby's Bag
13. Meema's Felted Marsupial Tote
14. Punk Rock Backpack
15. Cricket's Technicolor Techno-Cozy
16. Fluffy Cuff Mittens
17. Pippi Kneestockings
18. Powerful Wrist Protection
19. Big Bad Baby Blanket X
20. Umbilical Cord Hat
21. Skully
22. Under the Hoodie
23. The Go-Everywhere, Go-With-Everything Cardigan
24. To Dye For X
25. Cape Mod
26. Big Sack Sweater
27. Pinup Queen
28. The Manly Sweater
29. Cowl and Howl Set
30. Peppermint Twist
31. Tank Girl
32. Little Black Top
33. Queen of Hearts and Wonder Woman Bikinis
34. Princess Snowball Cat Bed
(I've linked everything to its respective Ravelry site. The X's link to my [completed] projects.)
Several of these I've been wanting to knit anyway, while others I'm really not sure about (like the Howl part of the Cowl and Howl set, no dogs here, nor in my vicinity; or the cat bed - my friends have lots of cats, yes, but they sleep whereever they want anyway).
I've already made Hot Head and the Big Bad Baby Blanket, and my To Dye For is only missing its sleeves, so that should be finishable soon as well.
I'll probably not knit these things in order. I'll probably not knit them in the colours, yarns etc that they are originally made in. I'll probably not knit them exclusively, but alongside other things.
But they will be knit, and they will be presented here (a good idea to make me post more often as well ;)).
Maybe this is silly, maybe this is downright stupid. Maybe it is a complete waste of time, money, and good yarn. Maybe my surroundings will start to hate me when I suddenly gift them nothing but weird scarfs and bags. But what the hell. I'll just do it. :)
