11:55 p.m.
Wednesday, the Ninth of August, 2011
A lady sits in her kitchen, weaving in the last ends of a sweater, carefully reinforcing seams. The sweater is knit at five stitches to the inch in silk and stainless steel fiber, spun so fine it can’t be called other than thread. The sweater took ten months to knit. The sweater took ten days to seam. The sweater is due in the textile arts building of the exposition hall in twelve hours.
The house is dark. Quiet but for the ticking of the kitchen clock on the wall. A fly buzzes through the kitchen. A cat sleeps in the hall. There is a teacup on the table.
The lights are out in every room but this one.
The lady snips a thread and turns the garment. She examines two ending threads in unexpected juxtaposition to each other.
The lady spreads the dark stitches across her palm.
Despite careful planning to the contrary, the lady realizes the front panel of the sweater is set in backwards, purl side out.
The clock ticks. The cat sleeps. The lady takes a sip of cold tea.
To the empty kitchen and the empty teacup, the lady announces:
“Fuck it. It’s a feature.”
The lady eats a brownie, turns out the light, and goes to bed.
Comments
Good for you! I can't wait
Good for you! I can't wait to see it! Maybe I'll get my courage up next year to join you all but for now I love seeing what everyone else submits (and wins!).
A lady sat in her living room
A lady sat in her living room, with a sock in her lap. She had a deadline, too..but instead of knitting, she was talking and talking...No she thinks about Plan B. Hmm...maybe I could weave in all the ends of the _____________ sock instead?
Sounds like a tremendous
Sounds like a tremendous accomplishment! Congratulations! I can't wait to see pictures.
Been there, done that. I attached Codex's shoulder panels pointing inwards on the first attempt this past weekend. Unfortunately, not a plausible feature. Two hours of seam-ripping and re-basting later they now face outwards. Collars and sleeves - every time - something gets inverted on the first try. I still have to figure out how to re-pleat the bust so it doesn't balloon awkwardly out of the corset. Thankfully I have two weeks left. It's doable, right? We'll see how the nights on that last week go...
Those are absolutely words to
Those are absolutely words to live by!
Its what makes that un
Its what makes that un-sweater uniquely yours.