Issey

Issey is all done and simply beautiful. A sculpture. A necklace. A scarf. A friend. A therapy. All in one.
I am improvising a simple cotton one piece top with flared sleeves to go with.
I am satisfied.
Very.

Blue period

This year I want to do more sewing, for myself too.
I must make use of my piles of really beautiful fabrics.
And so : a new top, from the famed Drape drape 2 book.
I am well pleased with the result, never thought I could make that.

Of course I am knitting too : 'Le(s) Samourai',
new socks - a little ode to one of my most adored films : Le Samourai.
The deep Koigu inky blue reminds me of the exquisite Samurai (Alain Delon's perfectly blue-black hair and cold steel eyes, ahh).
The complexity of the sock pattern seems to be paralleling the Samurai's meticulous procedure of work, war, rule, balance. The plethora of techniques for these socks (magic cast on, knitting on one circular, cableing, chartreading, shortrowing...) requires skill and patience. Some might think that sock-knitting is naf. It's not (wink).
It's splendid.



Happy week friends
-Lies