Adventures of a Desi KnitterAn academic juggles knitting, sewing, and other crafts in Kolkata

Almost there

§ March 13th, 2006 § Filed under Cashmere Vest § 6 Comments

So it’s almost done. All I need to do is seam the sides. I’m not terribly happy with the finishing, but there’s nothing I can do about that right now. I did the neckband last night while watching Vanaprastham, a Malayalam film by Shaji Karun, starring Mohanlal and Suhasini. The film was interesting, very well made and acted, with some interesting insights into the Kathakali form, but the subtitles were a little weird and left me with a lot of questions.

There seemed to be a lot of stark contrasts, especially with the freedom of choices available to various female characters. If anyone reading this sees the film, do watch out for the conversation Suhasini and Mohanlal have in "mudra" (hand gestures) near the stairs. That was inspired. Also, why they roped in Zakir Hussain to do a "Sounds of the Mystic East" kind of soundtrack with the santoor and whatnot for this film based in the south, with Kathakali as one of its languages, I have no idea. It was most annoying.

In other news, if only I didn’t feel like something the cat dragged in. My throat feels like sandpaper, my mouth like sawdust and the rest of me just, basically, like crap. So why am I here actually typing this complaint? Because I am trying to write the final pages, but they look and feel even worse than I do. If I see "the central aim of this work has been to" one more time, I will weep. So this is a diversion. Unfortunately, not for too long. Must return to "this book has argued that…"

Will post a picture of the vest on the intended recipient, and give full project specs a little later. But, anticipating my argument in the next post (sheesh!), this yarn sucks.