It was so satisfying to knit this drum. The top of the drum (light beige) gives it its shape, using increases and decreases. It was the only way to get the look I wanted for the rim. All the rim and body stitches are on top of each other (no color jogs), giving the impression of a truly rounded rim and body.
I suppose I could have added darker reds at the drum’s edges to make it even more dimensional, but one has to draw the line somewhere! And that line is well short of perfectionism.
My ten-year-old, Eva, made our family proud this week (in 2005). She won first place in the University Interscholastic League Art Recognition contest, held among five school districts in our area. The contestants have been studying a packet of about 45 paintings. Fifteen paintings were chosen for the contest, and each student had to write the title of the painting and the artist. She scored 59 of a possible 60 points. Hurray for Eva!
The original Knit Advent stories were posted in 2005. TextileFusion.com was resurrected in 2021 after a catastrophic hack/virus/fail. I’m slowly recreating the blog. Since I use the knit Advent calendar every year, it seemed appropriate to post it mostly how it first appeared, but dated 2021.