My mom and I are spending the week with my grandmother, in NJ, tending to all those various and sundry matters that need attending to when someone passes away. I'm sure that by the end of the week, I'll be cursing the various government offices of New Jersey, but for now, it's nice to feel like I'm being helpful in some way.
For entertainment, I've brought along a few stitch dictionaries and enough sock yarn to knit a body stocking.
Back in February, I fancied myself ever so creative for coming up with a cute little Escher inspired colorwork pattern. While I waited for my plane in Portland, I discovered that a nearly identical colorwork patter was already published in my Mon Tricot stitch dictionary. Drat! I've had this book forever so I feel quite sure that I had seen it before but it never registered in my conscious.
Here's the chart that I designed
And here's my swatch from Mon Tricot.
Matchy matchy, huh? There are some subtle differences, but not enough to call it an original stitch pattern, by any stretch of the imagination. It's based on this image.
Well, I may not be the brilliantly inspired artist I imagined myself to be but it surely doesn't mean I can't proceed as I originally planned.
The swatch colors are the leftovers of my Erte Cloche. I don't think I have enough yarn to make a pair of socks, so I just used the yarn for a swatch and will rip it and repurpose it for something else. Whatever I knit will probably be worked up in green and brown, instead.
Comments (9)
I've totally had those moments when I think I've come up with something new, only to find it somewhere else. It's pretty cool to see Escher in knit!
Hope the government offices of NJ don't turn out to be too much of a problem. And that your family's doing well.
Posted by Kate | October 30, 2007 6:50 AM
Posted on October 30, 2007 06:50
What a cool idea! That would make awesome socks! :)
Posted by Ruinwen | October 30, 2007 7:14 AM
Posted on October 30, 2007 07:14
Don't you just date it when you think you have a moment of genius and then it turns out someone had it before you!! This happened to me recently with a sock pattern!
drat!
Posted by Jody | October 30, 2007 9:16 AM
Posted on October 30, 2007 09:16
Well, it's a sad reason to visit NJ . . . please don't judge the whole state by the red tape, okay? Chappy volunteers, by the way, for if you need a doggie fix . . . though, of course, I have no idea WHERE in NJ you're visiting . . . you'd be welcome, though!
Like the chart!
Posted by --Deb | October 30, 2007 2:40 PM
Posted on October 30, 2007 14:40
i think they're different enough -- isn't yours fish and the mon tricot birds?
btw, i don't know where you are in NJ and if you'd have the inclination or the time, but let me know if you'd want to get together. my schedule is kinda crazy right now but you're closer than you've ever been so it seems silly not to put it out there.
ps - good luck with all the red tape and family stuff.
Posted by jody | October 30, 2007 2:52 PM
Posted on October 30, 2007 14:52
I actually like your chart better than the swatch--I think the bird/fish dichotomy comes out better in your version!
I hope your grandma is doing okay. It's awfully nice that you and your mom can go out to be with her right now. Hope all goes well over there.
Posted by seedless grape | October 30, 2007 4:50 PM
Posted on October 30, 2007 16:50
Hugs to you - I hope things go as smoothly as possible in NJ. And I'd also like to see any Escher-inspired body stockings that you design out there. If that isn't original, what is? :)
Posted by Julia | October 30, 2007 9:28 PM
Posted on October 30, 2007 21:28
We love the green yarn for socks!
Posted by Ginger aka Beethoven | October 31, 2007 1:30 AM
Posted on October 31, 2007 01:30
I have no doubt you and your mom being out there is helping out tremendously. And at the very least, being with family is always a good thing (well, maybe not *always*, but you know what I mean). ;) *big hug*
Posted by Nonnahs | October 31, 2007 11:08 AM
Posted on October 31, 2007 11:08