Victoria Jumper Part 2

 I frogged the Victoria Jumper I was knitting to begin afresh. That is something that is not unique to my own knitting practice but, I’m one of the few that will start from the very beginning, no matter how much progress I have made. If something is slightly off and will prevent me from wearing it in comfort and drawing joy, then there is no sense in continuing. So, let’s learn what went wrong and start again!

I also knit up a little sweater for Charlotte. She doesn’t have the layers that Jackie is lucky to possess. Charlotte’s hair is almost human. There is no double layer, so I thought I would add a knitted one.

There are a number of knitted sweaters but, since this is my first attempt at a dog sweater, Basic seemed the most logical place to start.The pattern I chose is called Basic Knit, and is found in the book, 

Dog Sweaters to Knit & Crochet by Carol Carvalho. The yarn I chose is Red Heart Comfort. It knits up a good material that is very forgiving through many wears and washings. At any rate, Charlotte seems pleased.

I have also been working pretty steady on my art. I started practicing more often with pastels, oils and chalk. There is definitely a learning curve. I love the various tutorials I have found on Youtube. This is where I totally appreciate the advances in technology. All the resources you could ever want or need, are right there at your fingertips. These are my practice oil pastel works:

This is one of my works with chalk pastel:

It's a work in progress and I'm looking forward to more practice. Here are a few of my watercolours:

Some of these works are based on prompts from the Doodlewash community. A few is me trying to get my fingers working properly. The colder weather setting into our neighbourhood plays havoc with my extremities. All part of the process I suppose. I hope you are all well. There are so many changes that happening, politically, physically, and medically. Hang in there. Do the best you can. It is not easy but, we have to believe we will get through it all.