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I’m under the spell of something that cannot be explained in words. The friction with the past, present, and the future grinds on my heart like a mortar. I long for release. I long for absolution.

Buds is almost finished. I modified the top from original largely due to the yarn’s disposition. It stretches like mad. Bamboo is heavy and has wonderful drape, but plain stockinette stitches can’t hold it well. The yarn is by South West Trading and should appeal to any eco-fan. It is made entirely of bamboo, plus the price-point is outrageous. It only took two and a half skeins to make this top.

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Thank you all for your patience. The Ivel update is finished and available in the Boutique. It took much longer than I wished it would, but alas life often takes us by surprise.

The changes I made address various size issues by taking a different approach to waistline decreases and it also fixes the issue of negative ease. The neckline now incorporates a more natural yoke finish as well as a prominent collar, which I hoped would balance the coat. Of course you can use the techniques in the former version, and even though it’s no longer on the site I’ll be happy to provide it to buyers of the update upon request.

I am working through the list of those who purchased Ivel already and I hope to email you the PDF file within the next day or so.

Well, that’s it for today. I am spent. In a good way, but spent nonetheless.

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Ivel In Pink is officially completed, and what better way for her to make an entrance than during the most frenzied parade of fashion icons happening this week in New York. Yes, the two of us are headed for the Big Apple.

I don’t know about her, but I am quite excited. This is my first trip to this glorious mecca, and I must admit it’s quite overdue. For someone whose single calling in life for over ten years has been creating one-of-a-kind knits I am ashamed to say that it never occurred to me how important that city is to growing as a designer…and really, as a person.

If time permits, I’ll start polishing the pattern update, which for those of you following the progress may come with a surprise. The final Ivel will still be a 3/4 coat, not this dramatic length shown. The proportions of a long coat are often unflattering on shorter bodies, and my goal is and will always be for my patterns to look sublime on as many figures as possible. And don’t think I’m quite done working her out myself. I just ordered a dark heathery gray for the wool-cotton to combine with a vivid yellow shade of kidsilk called Daffodil. It should be tremendous, and very mod compared to the pastoral and shabby-chick tendency of Ivel In Pink. I’m already quite consumed by what to name this new incarnation.

Endlessly curious. Virtually un-jaded-able. I go with eyes wide open.

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