A mistake left in a piece can become a quiet act of acceptance, a reminder that beauty is not found in flawlessness but in honesty, in effort, and in the hand of the maker.
I’ve tried this yesterday. I had been carefully blending colours in a crochet piece (using up old yarn) but picked a totally different colour for the next ball. Been living with it since then. I don’t hate it, but not sure I love it yet either. I’m definitely not going back to change it, cos this yarn does not like to be frogged! 😂
I'm curious to see how you feel about it when the whole piece is complete.
Yesterday I was working on a collaborative project with a group. One of the people didn't like the piece she made, and I said to add it to the whole thing before she decided. Once it was on there, you couldn't see the mistakes at all.
It’s funny how individual tiny mistakes disappear into the overall design so often.
I tend to think in terms of Design mistakes and Structural mistakes. I can live with a design mistake (say 4 dc instead of 3 in a granny shell), as very few people will notice, but I must fix a structural mistake (like forgetting a corner on a square).
Yet putting a deliberate mistake into a piece of work feels more difficult to me, like a mental pebble in my shoe. Something for me to explore…
I love this so much, and it's given me an idea...!
I’ve tried this yesterday. I had been carefully blending colours in a crochet piece (using up old yarn) but picked a totally different colour for the next ball. Been living with it since then. I don’t hate it, but not sure I love it yet either. I’m definitely not going back to change it, cos this yarn does not like to be frogged! 😂
I'm curious to see how you feel about it when the whole piece is complete.
Yesterday I was working on a collaborative project with a group. One of the people didn't like the piece she made, and I said to add it to the whole thing before she decided. Once it was on there, you couldn't see the mistakes at all.
It’s funny how individual tiny mistakes disappear into the overall design so often.
I tend to think in terms of Design mistakes and Structural mistakes. I can live with a design mistake (say 4 dc instead of 3 in a granny shell), as very few people will notice, but I must fix a structural mistake (like forgetting a corner on a square).
Yet putting a deliberate mistake into a piece of work feels more difficult to me, like a mental pebble in my shoe. Something for me to explore…