THE FINAL FOLD:THE BEGINNING FOLD
After a day digging up the back garden, or watching it being dug up and wondering about just why did the previous owners do that exactly, and comforting a sick child, and another one very much not sick and full of energy, and going to a children's party, I find myself without many words but enjoying looking at these pictures again. I took a whole heap of photos at the beginning of the year of Sumidity, and then again about a month ago of Pia wearing it and in each one she is cheeky, shy, laughing, moving, pointing her finger and having fun. I wish maybe she had stood very still for just a moment as I took the photo - a nice poised shot of her wearing it. But I ask a lot and she danced around me. That, I think is what sums this pattern up: a dance of a fold, a movement of fibres against a small child's body, turning and falling differently as they sit, walk, jump. The piece has worn differently to how I imagined it - unexpected outcomes, a more 3dimensional fold, which has life and character, strength and definition. And the fibres have softened as I knew they would.
I love it on her. And I hope if you make it up, you will love it too.
Pattern for Sumidity available now.
It's lovely -I so wish I had someone to make this for! An excuse to buy some habu:)
hope you're having a nice weekend.
xo
Posted by: martha | March 09, 2008 at 01:34 AM
gorgeous!
Posted by: Susana | March 09, 2008 at 03:37 AM
It's beautiful . . . I'm downloading it now1
Posted by: Melissa | March 09, 2008 at 09:56 AM
I love this pattern. Fingers crossed I one day have a little girl to knit it for.
Posted by: cari | March 09, 2008 at 10:42 AM
Well, I'm going to knit it for my boy :) In a manly charcoal I think. I'm debating whether to splurge on Habu though or go with something else.. decisions decisions...
Posted by: di | March 11, 2008 at 09:10 AM
yay!
Posted by: joyce | March 11, 2008 at 02:23 PM
Ah, the Habu stuff, so wonderful. I really want some! This is so cute. Love it.
Posted by: Lorie | March 12, 2008 at 04:35 AM
WOOHOO!!
Posted by: Shula | March 12, 2008 at 06:08 PM
Darlingheart, the link isn't working?
And what ply is it in, do you reckon?
Posted by: Shula | March 12, 2008 at 06:08 PM
beautiful words about the life of a design. i love the thought of the pattern changing as it is worn, becoming something more, something different, evolving with the wearer. xox
Posted by: amisha | April 20, 2008 at 02:56 AM