Inside Out
Well, it's killing me, this "don't show any knitting" on a knitting blog thing. Yet, while I am busy at work on book #2, I'm not supposed to show you (that is, 'publish') anything to my blog. I'm saving those publishing rights for my--ahem--publisher. Note: that's the link to book #1, and I'm now working on book #2, but you know what I mean... 
However, it struck me that if you see something inside out, before it's finished or blocked or anything like that, is it a fair representation of anything at all? No. So, I present you--the wrong side of one of the projects. (I know, you're thinking--the woman's lost it, like I want to see the backside of anything in graphic detail?) Well, it's just that it, err, looked very good to me.
My grandmother and mother taught me that the back of my needlework should always look tidy and neat. It should look as good as the right side. I shouldn't be embarrassed to turn it inside out if necessary. (because sometimes, socks and sweaters are indeed turned wrong side out.) In this case? I almost wish this were the front. I mean, take a slip stitch pattern and work neatly and whew, check this baby out! (now you know the truth. I also like going to baseball games just to watch those players' bums in the tight fitting uniforms and do the YMCA song...) Backsides. Wrong side out. I'm telling you.
HOT.
Now, since there isn't much content here, I add this other bit of food news. Here is a photo of my wintertime lettuce garden bed. Since my garden is sheltered and these are hearty greens, I'll get a salad or two out of here for a while to come yet. I also have some nice green onions, a radish or two, some collards and kale and some Jerusalem Artichokes to dig.
Yet, in the dead of winter, most of us rely on grocery store produce...out of season and from out of state/out of the country. Check out this very interesting section of Gourmet Magazine, Politics of the Plate, to understand why we definitely should NOT be buying those bags of pre-washed greens. (E-coli, anyone? Habitat destruction? Bacteria gone amok?) Whew! Looks like another sound reason (#152?!) for buying local produce, in season. No need to turn our insides out... is there?
However, it struck me that if you see something inside out, before it's finished or blocked or anything like that, is it a fair representation of anything at all? No. So, I present you--the wrong side of one of the projects. (I know, you're thinking--the woman's lost it, like I want to see the backside of anything in graphic detail?) Well, it's just that it, err, looked very good to me.
My grandmother and mother taught me that the back of my needlework should always look tidy and neat. It should look as good as the right side. I shouldn't be embarrassed to turn it inside out if necessary. (because sometimes, socks and sweaters are indeed turned wrong side out.) In this case? I almost wish this were the front. I mean, take a slip stitch pattern and work neatly and whew, check this baby out! (now you know the truth. I also like going to baseball games just to watch those players' bums in the tight fitting uniforms and do the YMCA song...) Backsides. Wrong side out. I'm telling you.
HOT.Now, since there isn't much content here, I add this other bit of food news. Here is a photo of my wintertime lettuce garden bed. Since my garden is sheltered and these are hearty greens, I'll get a salad or two out of here for a while to come yet. I also have some nice green onions, a radish or two, some collards and kale and some Jerusalem Artichokes to dig.
Yet, in the dead of winter, most of us rely on grocery store produce...out of season and from out of state/out of the country. Check out this very interesting section of Gourmet Magazine, Politics of the Plate, to understand why we definitely should NOT be buying those bags of pre-washed greens. (E-coli, anyone? Habitat destruction? Bacteria gone amok?) Whew! Looks like another sound reason (#152?!) for buying local produce, in season. No need to turn our insides out... is there?
So, what do you think? Is the wrong side of knitting really the back side? (wink wink) Do you feel the need to make your wrong side neat? How about buying greens in winter? I like hearing what you have to say!
Labels: food safety, knitting, lettuce, publisher
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