I will update this post with the photos sometime today, but here's the scoop.
ETA: Camera has been recharged! Adding yarn porn now!
I'm debating how many brand new shawl patterns I need to write myself in order to do this project. I think 200 is a truly lofty goal, but I'd like to shoot for something like 30-50 new patterns with a chance to knit each a couple of times to find the rhythm in it.
What do you think? Do you have any suggestions?
Additionally, I want to know whether you think I should publish my patterns.
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I did say I'd have the post up for Friday, not anticipating technical difficulties. Give me a couple of hours to get photos so you can see how sexy the yarn is. And thank you.
ETA: Yarn pictures now posted.
Dear Constantly Knitting:
ReplyDeleteYour 200 Shawl Project is indeed a lofty goal! I would think 20 or 30 original patterns would be more than enough for the project. With all the different yarns and colors available, each shawl would be a unique creation. And, yes, you should publish your patterns – individually or collectively in a book with the story behind each pattern. You are a wonderful writer. I have been following your blog ever since it was mentioned on The Woolery’s newsletter. Yours is the only blog I visit daily. Thanks for the inspiration.
Sincerely,
Madeleine
dmpattershall@juno.com
I agree that you should publish your patterns. If you think about the average pattern collection from a single designer, 30 original patterns would be an extremely generous amount, and 50 might even be the total over three books. I don't know how rigid a time frame you've set for yourself, or how easily desigining comes to you, but it would be a shame to burn out because of too high a goal on the design side. Rather than chiseling an exact number in stone, I'd set a reasonable number as the minimum, and re-evaluate when I'd met it.
ReplyDeleteI think u should publish them..
ReplyDeleteMaybe 20 to 30 pattern for a start..? That'll be Book 1..then another 20 to 30 patterns for Book 2..and so on..
Just some crazy ideas..maybe a book on all the patterns for lace weight yarn..another for patterns for DK yarns..something like that..
You've set yourself a real task, and you should reap the rewards of it. Definitely publish. It's nice that you want to do each pattern a couple times at least, I love when patterns show pictures of more than one choice of yarn or color. I think I sometimes pass up nice patterns because I don't like the color or yarn used in the photo.
ReplyDeleteWOW! What beautiful work you do! I'm still working on a lace shawl that I started back in March, so I'm so in awe of you. If you do publish your patterns, I want to be in line for my own copy/copies. :)
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