Knitted fabric is slowly growing while my thoughts are wandering planlessly. I'm knitting on another cardi.
This is the process with my two year old: Any minute when Eddie is calling for my attention I lay down my yarn blob, resuming knitting, and the planlessly wandering thoughts, as soon as his mind is again focused on something.
On my mind lately I've had crafting with a local twist. I went to the Municipal Folk Art Museum in Limassol for some inspiration. I saw pompoms, bobbles, embroidery, lace. Graphical and colourful. Silk, lace and cotton. A lot of vests and table cloths seems to have survived the 20th century.
Oh, and the museum floor. I really like those old Cypriot floors.
Made Leo a vest before new year. It's a Pebble, with some modifications. I sized up using larger needles. It's a cosy little chest warmer. Actually I think big sister likes the vest more than him. I used leftover yarn from husbands cobblestone. In the background is a IKEA Hemnes cupboard, for my craft materials.
Somehow related links:
Traditional dresses of Cyprus.
Medieval silkworks.
Beautifully patinated necklaces by Tinctory, and her blog.
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