Natural fibers (mostly wool), animals, bicycles & serendipity
The pivotal people involved in making a new book come into existence—writer, publisher, production person—often feel like they spend years like Sisyphus, pushing a rock up a hill only to have it roll down again. Fortunately, each time this particular … Continued
176 pp. + 13 new illus. Ethnic Knitting Discovery: I am laying out this book, which will be released this October, at 176 pages. Not 160, as planned and announced. Decision made yesterday and updated in databases (BowkerLink = Books … Continued
Layout I spent the weekend working away on the layout, and late this week will probably admit that Ethnic Knitting Discovery (EK1) is a 176-page book. While there are things I can do about that (cut material; decrease the type … Continued
Some people doodle with pen and ink. When I pick up those tools, I actively sketch some nearby object or person or scene—not doodling, which I think of as having busy fingers and an almost disengaged brain. I doodle with … Continued
Weekdays tend to be broken up with interruptions. On weekends, there’s always the illusion—and sometimes the actuality—that I will get a solid chunk of work done. I returned from Sitka so late Tuesday night it was almost Wednesday morning. I … Continued
