EDM Challenge #19 Draw something you've made. I've knitted so many things, but I've never tried to draw any of them! It's not easy, I've discovered. These are the kilt hose that I am in the process of making for my husband for our seventh anniversary. The traditional seventh anniversary gift is wool (or copper, but I prefer wool), and he wore a kilt at our wedding and I knitted my wedding dress, so I thought that the perfect seventh anniversary gift would be hand-knitted kilt hose. Of course, it would have been more perfect if they had been finished on time.... Anyway, it's summer. Who's thinking about wool knee socks now?
I thought charcoal might make the fuzziness of the wool come through, but I was wrong. I also went overboard on the shading and made the lovely cream-colored yarn look like a mottled gray. Next time I draw something knitted, I think I'll try paint. Or colored pencils, maybe. Oh, and the sock really was kind of twisted to the left like that towards the toe. I could have fixed it, but instead I just drew it that way and made it look like I'd made a mistake. Oh well!
Your husband will love these especially because you made them.
ReplyDeleteHandmade gifts are the best, aren't they? I think he's really going to love them!
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