Scallops

SO I've been pretty enchanted with scallop patterns for a while now. It wasn't until a couple days ago I actually sat down with my graph paper to plot one out. I'd love to knit a long, thin tubular scarf about 5 inches wide and really long. Maybe teal lines against a creme background and red dots now and then. I think it'd be yummy.

And by the way - this is the first pattern graph I've invented and it's tough! I redrew this a few times before I got the symmetry to work and for the scallops to look like scallops instead of diamonds. Well worth the effort for this little triumph. :)

Painted Pattern Book

Now that I've returned to painting, the books and materials used to create them have shifted into a new direction. Yay, change! I've started painting my own patterns on solid washi paper using acrylics. SO much fun. I lay a big roll out on the table and dot, slash and highlight away. Once dry, they get incorporated back into my paper stash and are used when I'm moved, usually paring with something delish and imported.

I've got three different, yet related, hand painted patterns in this book and box set. Y U M.

Worm Scarf

This is a free pattern! Check it out!