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Fear Factor

"We have nothing to fear but fear itself" – Roosevelt, probably.

Things that I’m afraid to do but found myself doing anyway this week:

1. Knit anything that is not a rectangle or a very simple hat.
Since my good friend Y found out she was pregnant (and that’s also why her full name will not be revealed here – not everyone knows yet), I got the idea to knit her new baby a sweater. I picked a neutral purple yarn that I had, bought Debbie Bliss’s "Baby knits for beginners", opened it on the "jacket with moss stitch bands" pattern, and 3 days later I have this:

That’s the back there, and half the front, and half of the other half of the front, complete with buttonholes(!). Also, notice the new row counter from Seaport Yarns!

If things keep progressing as nicely as they have so far, I plan to make a full set with the "simple hat" and "seed stitch baby booties" from the same book.

2. Send my work to a gallery, or somewhere where it might be (eek!) sold.

So, today I sent some illustrations to the Tiny Showcase. There really isn’t any risk involved – you send them your work, and if they like it, they print 50 copies and sell them for an affordable price. The artist receives a percentage of the profits.

3. Make a photo collage

Nothing artistic, but I made a photo collage today for a site I’m building. So far, I was scared of making a photo collage because I thought it will come out kind of strange. So today I made one, and it came out kind of strange.

2 out of 3 is not bad.

  • About the sheep

    My name is Ayelet. I'm a designer, illustrator, mom to baby Toam (born in May 2008), knitter, somewhat-crafty, and mostly trying to figure out how everything fits together.

    I try to live ecologically but sensibly. I'll recycle plastic for the rest of my life if you promise to never take away my clothes dryer.

    This blog was given to me as a gift from my husband, Ez, on my 27th birthday and I've been using it since then as a sort of think tank/storage space for my thoughts, ideas, illustrations and crafty projects.

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