Ogee progress
I’m glad you all approve of the move – a lot remains to be done! I panicked when I realised that my photos from the archives had not moved with me, plus there’s much to be done with permalinks and suchlike. But I am hoping to conquer this new world of acronyms and abbreviations (css? php??) with a little help from my friends. I was complaining about my Luddite status in this world of high-tech to a friend of mine and how something like ‘.htaccess’ seemed like English but really wasn’t. She came back with a long rant about academic jargon and how ‘the subject’ in a lot of critical history and literary writing was not what it seemed. Heh. ‘Coding’ took on a whole new meaning as we argued about whether jargon serves more as convenient shorthand or as an aura of scientific authority, and a barrier to outsiders in different academic disciplines.
Anyway. Like I said in my previous post, after my brief but painful encounter with the tech world I took refuge in the yarn and needles and made short work of the Ogee tunic front.
I would have finished this a lot earlier, if I hadn’t had to knit the border twice (used wrong needle and realised that only after six inches, ouch!!) and the middle motif twice (something went wrong with one cable, don’t ask). Still, it’s done, all the numbers and dimensions are behaving themselves so far. Given that the back and sleeves are mostly stockinette bar the border, I should have this done soon. But those, as we all know, are famous last words.
Isn’t the motif gorgeous? It’s a lot like the kurta/kameez yolk yoke (Thanks, Deepa!) motifs in desi clothing. I’m loving this pattern.
The Ogee is looking great! So is your blog. It’s really starting to gain some personality.
jargon, its both, but i prefer the term communities of shared practice, and shared understanding, its seems more inclusive than the other two theories you discussed. Or more suggestive of inclusion eventually maybe?
Beautiful front. It will be really nice when finished. You chose a really great color for it and I really need to add Ogee to my very long queue!
That is looking beautiful!
I’m on the “barrier to outsiders” side of the argument.
beautiful. I love the pattern and the color!
Ohhhhhh that is so beautiful. I knew it would be, but it is so much more beautiful in real life.
Academic language and tech codes… eee gads. At least I have a dictionary or four for the academic languages…
That’s stunning. The one in the mag never really stood out to me, but yours is just gorgeous.
Hay, yours is similar in colour to mine! It’s gorgeous! I think wine red is THE colour for this pattern!
Oooh, that is looking gorgeous!
Beautiful Ogee. Love the color and the motif, and can’t wait to see it on you. Nice work!
Sorry to quibble- but you meant “yoke” motif, right? See, our desi kurtas and kameezes are shuddh shakahari and don’t eat andas.
Oh, it’s going to be so gorgeous! And I love the new digs.