Wednesday, June 25, 2008

DAY 4: wading deeper

SFB's (from Ravelry) beach wade

Here's the oddest thing: I posted this entry already and it seems to have dissapeared. Proof, in fact, of the transience of anything built upon sand. ANYWAY, here we go again for those who missed the fraction of a second it might have been visible…

I'm hoping that wherever you are, whatever you do, you are not afraid to wade in here. The greatest barricade to success is being afraid to get your feet wet. Until you slip into the flow of evocative knitting, think about taking small first steps: working first the seeded rows before delving into slightly deeper water. Begin with working with one color only at least for 6-7 rows while trying out the glories of the graduated wave drop stitch described in the guide. Graduated drop is probably the most evocative stitch used in my beachside knitting (I have others planned for upcoming evocative knitting excursions) and once you've gained a feel for this, you'll be able to apply it gleefully  to sand, surf and sea. Above, you'll see how once beach knitter has launched her beach with clever use of drop and seed…