I collect bits of knitting things in these books. They are where I write down project notes and design ideas. The pale purple one is where I wrote down all my ideas and little dots and dashes for the Falling Waters shawl. The dark blue one contains notes for my Hickory socks. The big one is where I’m writing my ideas for some new designs. And the little book on the top of the pile has been with me for years and years, ever since I needed a place to write down the formulas for the weaving I used to do.
No matter how often I turn to the Internet for information, or look something up in The Principles of Knitting, I usually end up looking in these books, too. I’m sure I wrote that down, or didn’t I use this stitch once before, or for the life of me I can’t remember how to Kitchener. It’s all scribbled somewhere, in organized disarray — my knitting brain!
Not Plain Jane 