Knitting fatigue is starting to set in just a bit, a month and a half into my show preparation as a full-time pursuit. Fortunately I’ve avoided any more pinkie numbness, but now my fingers are just feeling a bit fat and slow, as if I’m wearing gloves while trying to knit. Which is perfect, because now that I have all the large pieces for the installation finished, I’m tackling a very long list of pieces that range from small to smaller.
For example, the city that used to live on my desk has shrunk!
I wish I could have just applied a magical shrink ray to the buildings, but instead these guys took me the better part of a day to make.
And tiny ears of corn play a crucial part in the world I’m creating, so I just spent two days knitting a cornfield.
I’m not complaining about the time I’m putting into knitting all these tiny details—I just want to document the insanity. And it’s the small details that will make the whole thing fun to look at, so I’m excited to be working on the humorous bits and pieces right now. I am both dreading the fast approach of October 7th and also feeling like it can’t come soon enough!
I love seeing all these details – this is going to be amazing when it all comes together! I just wish I could come and see your installation in person.
Don’t forget to take breaks to stretch your hands!
I LOVE the corn and their little faces. I can’t wait to see how it is all going to look when it is put together.
too too too TOO awesome! :D
(except for the pain part of course…)
Oh, the corn is great! Can’t wait to see the whole thing.
I want to eat all of your beautiful ears of corn! They look delicious.
But if I did, you would need to knit more. Can’t have that right now.
I think you need little children in the corn field.
Like little zombie children? That would be awesome! I’ve already added some other top-secret inhabitants…
I am getting so excited about seeing all of this!
Oh yeah, zombie children. Although, I was more precisely thinking children of the corn, with a scythe.
When it comes time for another tiny thing PLEASE let it be a tiny moose!
I love the corn! Yay! “Is this heaven” “No, it’s Mochimochiland!”
i’ve thoroughly enjoyed the documented insanity! and i love the corn. that should go in the queue for patterns to sell.
I am loving this whole project, but the corn is killing me. That is adorable and hilarious and silly and amazing.
I love seeing all your show prep photo’s. I adore the corn! So cute!
Mochimochi corn! It’s almost too much to bear. I am sending you a virtual hand massage.
Everything is looking awesome! I use a wrist brace when I’m working for long stretches on something. Its a brand called Futuro and its for athletes to reduce repetitive motion fatigue but it lists on the back of the box that its great for needleworkers too.
It just gives some extra support so your hands don’t feel horrible.
Can’t wait to see how it all looks finished! :)
Isn’t “Shoeless Joe Jackson” in the cornfield?
Or is it Johnson? I can’t remember.
OMG – just TOO adorable! Have just ordered your book… can’t wait to start developing numb pinkies! :)
Where are the best places in NY to get size 1 needles?