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December 06, 2004
Up to my armpits in glorious red stuff*
Psst. . .Winter Knitty is up! And this is my first time published, so I'll wait here while you go check out my pattern right now.
I'm dying to start Cathode right away, but Rogue is chugging along so nicely that I'm not sure I can push her aside just yet. When our relationship descends into the Seventh Circle of Sleeve Hell then maybe Cathode and me can have a little talk. Dinner, maybe, a few drinks. One careless night of passion.
How's Rogue coming, you ask? Well, as promised, I haven't been showing boring pictures of every inch of progress, but today she's
finished up to the armholes! She opted to pose in the potted plants instead of the cold, wet garden.
Now. I promise, no more pictures until I'm knitting the hood. If I make it that far; I may be showing you a finished Cathode first.
Just so as not to have you think that I took a picture of those works in progress and then shoved them back into the chest of drawers and forgot about them (okay, I did shove them back but they're still on my mind, honest) I put this skirt on waste yarn and tried it on.
I've learned the hard way, repeatedly, not to assume that I know what I'm doing and that things are going to fit. I'm trying to train myself, when designing on the fly, to always try things on. So now I know that I'm about four or five inches from being done (I guess that sliver of kittycat underpants showing means this is no longer a family blog; good thing my Grandma doesn't have internet access). I think I'll do some dramatic decreasing in the next row, then switch to a 2 x 2 rib for a nice deep waistband. If I could just put Rogue down, this could be done tonight, not that it's warm enough to wear it. The effect of the generous amount of thigh exposure would be kind of lost with thick winter tights, I'm thinking.
Believe it or not, since I decided to stay home today, I'm NOT going to devote my day to knitting in front of the computer while watching my music downloading program in action (uh, this would be how I spent my whole weekend). Instead I'm going to do some real work, filling out online grad school applications (while knitting and downloading music, duh).
So far, these are the schools I'm applying to: in Canada, NSCAD (Halifax), maybe Concordia (Montreal). In the States, the University of Georgia (Athens), the U of Louisiana (Baton Rouge) and the U of Wisconsin (Madison). I'm starting to think, though, that maybe that's not enough. I want to go to the best school, but I have to remember that there's a hotshot like me in every printmaking department on the continent, and they'll all be my competition for these places. On the one hand, I'd rather wait an extra year or two for the right school to want me rather than settle, but if I only apply to the very best then I'm setting myself up for waiting, hmm? So, I don't know what to do. I guess for now I'll just work on applying to these places, then talk it over with Peter later.
*better than being up to my armpits in not-so-glorious pig manure. Once was enough.
Posted by jodi at December 6, 2004 12:28 PM | categories: school : sticks and string
Comments
I love your pattern for knitty. After I finish (and start rogue) I am going to knit myself one. Congrats on being published.
Posted by: TheBon at December 6, 2004 01:10 PM
Yay!
Nice work Jodster, love the sweater! My vote is for Concordia; Mtl is just that much closer to Ottawa.
Posted by: Rob at December 6, 2004 04:10 PM
Woo hoo babe, your a published artist, that sweater is just great. I hope Simon gets offered a job in Montreal or Halifax, then we stand a 50/50 chance of being close to each other again. I miss goodwill shopping and black bean curry nights alot. Snif Snif. Congrats on the publishing.
Posted by: Krista at December 6, 2004 05:17 PM
i love the pattern! but what i love also is your belt! is that homemade chainmail or can i buy it somewhere?
Posted by: bekee at December 6, 2004 06:35 PM
Thanks for your comment! Your knitty pattern is gorgeous! I love all those cables, it's so luscious!
Posted by: Stefanie at December 6, 2004 06:47 PM
Nice undies.
Posted by: merouda at December 7, 2004 09:22 AM
Just wanted to say thank you for a beautiful pattern -- it's my favorite one from this issue and I can't wait to make one of my own!
And where did you get that cool skull n bones hair clip? Love that!
Posted by: Eklectika at December 7, 2004 12:58 PM
Ooh, love your Knitty pattern! Darn you for tempting me with another hoodie to knit... I was hoping to get onto my Rowan designs when I'm done with Rogue.
Concordia is very nice, I had a friend that used to work there.
Posted by: Rebecca at December 7, 2004 08:26 PM
well, i'm just echoing other people at this point, but that cardigan pattern is so incredibly lovely that i'm ... compelled to .... i absolutely love it. i was hoping the gansey (guernsey? how the heck is it spelled?) i was going to knit for myself would be the first sweater i do, but now i'm thinking mariah is going to have to be my first (aww ... you'll be my first! *blush*) thank you for contributing it ^_^ i hope we get to see more contributions in the future.
Posted by: levi at December 8, 2004 02:18 AM
Wow Jodi, that skirt is something else. I think it would look awesome over heavy winter tights, but I admit I have become more modest (read: fat) since college... I can't wait to see how it turns out! Well, that and your many other exciting things-in-progress... :)
Posted by: Mandy at December 8, 2004 07:29 AM
Psst...I'm doin' it! Mariah-along coming in February!!!
Posted by: Eklectika at December 8, 2004 10:37 AM
I grew up next to LSU (my dad's been a prof there for 31 years and my mom's an alum). So if you're going to visit or have any questions, feel free to ask. Btw, love Mariah!
Posted by: Lauren at December 8, 2004 10:57 AM