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"In this identical guise"

Sometimes self-striping yarns match up perfectly whether you knit them in sunlight or in shadows, whether you are trying or not trying.

It happens so often, in fact, that you could safely knit by moonlight.

Yet, I cannot categorically recommend knitting self-striping yarn in the glow of insomnia because, by the morning light, you may find yourself wondering WTF??

Curious. We were going to rip, and then remembered our hero Gwendolyn Brooks:

"Exhaust the little moment. Soon it dies.
And be it gash or gold it will not come
Again in this identical guise."

Won't they be interesting, even for so-called fraternal socks?

Happy Thursday. Do your knee exercises. Take your vitamins.
Exhaust the little moment!

Cheers!

Knitting + Art = Magic Mushrooms

Let's visit the Greene Naftali Gallery for artist Jim Drain's current Knitted Art show "I Wish I Had a Beak." Enter the gallery, select Exhibitions, then Current for a small slide show.

From the press release: "Base materials, references to low culture, and a strategic deployment of dumbness are contrasted with a grace of labor, clunky elegance and a clean economy of materials."

You can view a single photo of some of the knitted sculptures here.

New Yorkers and others within a train ride, we'd like a personal report, please.

Our own knitting is quite tedious at the moment as we are still getting "Beauty and the Bias" back in action. Thanks for your help, kindly commenters!

Wednesday. Shuffle on.

Cheers!

Your Advice Requested

Remember this thing?

Me? I had forgotten it. I remember it was going along quite nicely and then Disaster Struck in a manner that required ripping lace back.

However, it's actually quite nice and two-thirds finished and I'd like to be able to complete and wear it. However, I feel quite daunted by how clumsily I am picking up stitches and yarnovers. Is there an easier way? It's the yarnovers, actually, that are confusing me. They are rather loose and so I'm not quite sure which stitch goes where. And because I love a challenge, I forgot to mark where I had left off in the pattern :-) Any tips?

Tuesday. Whaddaya know!

Cheers!

Juicy

Things are starting to look a bit tropical around here.

Blooming hibiscus:

Juicy-looking Queen Kahuna-type socks-in-progress:

I keep forgetting to mention, whenever I mention the Queen Kahuna book, that there are directions for knitting Crazy Toes and Heels with dpns. You don't have to use circulars, and can knit the socks toe-up or cuff-down.

Crochet Corner

Over the weekend, I was surfing about for something I've now forgotten, because, via Cindy at Crochet Chronicles, I found a link to the online portfolio of artist Agata Olek. Wowie wow wow! Sometime today please take the time to look at the crochet-covered skeleton that can be seen by selecting the link to "Crocheted Readymade." The other gallery items are equally surprising; I highly recommend clicking through the whole website. The "Wearable Sculptures" are whimsical and thought-provoking; it is liberating to imagine these pieces being worn as temporary "installations" in city centers. If you were crocheting (or knitting) public art, what would it look like?

Pups

The pups resentfully spent another weekend at home. I think they will be as glad as me when the difficulties with my knees go away. In the meantime, they are chewing up the garden to express their displeasure with short walks.

Monday. So soon! We hope yours goes quickly and smoothly.
Cheers!