I used the new yarn and finished the back of my newest sweater by making it on the knitting machine!
I haven't touched it in months and thought I needed to get over the losing streak!
Today broke the curse and the knitting went off without a hitch!
Even considering this is a hand knitting pattern without a schematic
I was able to get gauge on the second try and the numbers all just worked smoothly!
The 2 x 2 ribbing took an hour to reform the stitches and the rest of the back took another hour-
and I didn't walk away crying!
And this is a fail--the Granny Smith Apple didn't turn out correctly--
I just wanted to show you that fails happen
and with this medium it is only a piece of paper so I toss it!
I will try again tomorrow!
I have some new paints and I love the way they are so much more saturated a color! This is (was) another 5" x 7" postcard.
Your apple isn't a fail .......I've seen plenty of apples that looked just like that. Nature isn't "perfect" and neither are we. :-)
ReplyDeleteI've been trying to capture the ridges that are past "our" mountain (South Mountain). They are spectacular to the eye. On the camera? Not so much. I guess that shows us that we must appreciate what we see in real time.
I like your apple! No fail in my eye.
ReplyDeleteWow!!! You really did fly through that sweater piece. I really like how that yarn is working up.
ReplyDeleteI am an expert on watercolor fails. I've got a trashcan full of them. I think I better stick to just swatching. I like to paint. I just don't like making "things" out of it. Lol.....
That knitting machine sure makes things go quickly. I'm glad you broke your curse. :-)
ReplyDeleteI don't think your apple is a fail, but then, we are the most critical of our own work aren't we? At least it was just paper!
I get frustrated with my photos too. They never quite capture the beauty around me that I would like to share.
Blessings,
Betsy
As a self-taught painter, I assume most of my attempts will be fails, but that's OK. It's the only way to improve.
ReplyDeleteI could never do the knitting machine -- too much math!
Sunsets are so tough to capture on a cell phone. We have an amazing moon tonight, but you can't tell from my phone camera!
ReplyDeleteI have lots of fails with my art - it's all part of the process. Even Da Vinci painted crap now and again!