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Vertex Cardigan by Carol Feller |
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Inlaid Lace Mitts by Rebecca Blair |
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I know it doesn't seem like it, but spring is on the horizon. It's March (!), and that means spring bulbs are going to start peeking out of flower beds and warm-weather knitting patterns are going to appear in stores and online. The spring
Interweave Knits is here to get you excited. There are some really wonderful projects in this issue—one of my favorites is the Vertex Cardigan by Carol Feller (shown at right). It's an easy knitting pattern with some unique details that raise it above the ordinary. What a perfect extra layer to throw on over a tee shirt!
Here's Eunny to tell you more about the Spring 2013 issue of Interweave Knits!
When
we are children, we
live lives tied to the changing seasons. We look longingly out of windows in
heat-drowsy classrooms in late spring, chase fireflies and slap mosquitoes in
balmy summer evenings, recognize the peculiarly acrid-sweet smell of newly
sharpened pencils in fall's first cool breezes. Winter means itchy mittens,
cheeks red with cold and running, and, hopefully, a snow day or two.
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| Dottie's Pullover by Amy Miller |
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When enough seasons have changed and we have grown up a little, our lives begin
to follow calendars, not seasons. Alarm clocks jingle—or beep a familiar
marimba beat—at the same time year-round, and we scarcely notice whether we are
waking up to midwinter's dark or summer's early sunrises. Holidays, which we
used to know were coming when snow fell or Dad lugged home steaks and sacks of
charcoal briquettes, turn into red-circled dates that involve planning and
timelines. Who has time to notice the first robin of spring when it shows up on
the day of a long-scheduled root canal?
This year, as our grown-up calendars turned, I've been thinking a lot about my firefly-chasing
days. Rich with symbolism as the idea of a brand-new year is, the reality of
adult lives means that my 2013 datebook is already smudged and inked with
travel plans, deadlines, events, and, yes, dentist appointments. Plans and
goals and commitments for the future make it easy to lose whole days, weeks,
and months in the rush to get from one scheduled happening to another.
But at the beginnings of my childhood summers, I was sure they could never end.
I didn't know what day school would begin again—but I noticed thunder and
crickets, hot sunshine, squash swelling under their blossoms. I measured time
in how long it took papier mâché to dry, how long it took to learn to do a handstand
or a new friendship bracelet pattern. I knew the state of my little world on
any given day, and how I fit into it. Day to day, season to season, year to
year.
With that in mind, we've put together this first Interweave Knits issue
of 2013 to bring seasonal joy back to staid calendars: The projects in this
issue celebrate modern lace knitting for warming days, "Lace in Place"; breezy-cool knits for layering, "In Relief"; lighthearted patterning, "What Happened on Clayton Street"; and feminine, floating lace that
feels as fresh as soft rain, "Float, Flutter, Drift." Spring is here!
Take note of the waking earth, cast on, and make something new yourself. Make
2013 a year of living with awareness of our worlds, and with the intention of adding
good things to it. Some things don't need to be written in a calendar.
Live in the moment—subscribe to Interweave Knits today!
Knit on,
P.S. Have you knit something from Interweave Knits lately? Tell us about it in the comments!