kemisicrafts: December 2011

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

On My Way

Well, I got started on the 19th and have about 5 inches done already. I find the pattern easy to follow so far. The construction is nice and keeps my interest. Being able to see the parts of the sweater so defined is very nice. I'm enjoying working on this sweater. My goal is to be done by the end of next month. Then I plan on making ” betty”. I love that sweater.

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Casting on

Really wanted to make the Betty sweater from the new interweave knits magazine, but ended up with yarn for the Briar Rose sweater. Will be casting on tonight, hopefully, for size 34 with size 6 & 8 needles. This should be an interesting knit. I will challenge myself to get it done by the end of the year. That way I can get started on my other one.

You are The Empress

Beauty, happiness, pleasure, success, luxury, dissipation.

The Empress is associated with Venus, the feminine planet, so it represents, beauty, charm, pleasure, luxury, and delight. You may be good at home decorating, art or anything to do with making things beautiful.

The Empress is a creator, be it creation of life, of romance, of art or business. While the Magician is the primal spark, the idea made real, and the High Priestess is the one who gives the idea a form, the Empress is the womb where it gestates and grows till it is ready to be born. This is why her symbol is Venus, goddess of beautiful things as well as love. Even so, the Empress is more Demeter, goddess of abundance, then sensual Venus. She is the giver of Earthly gifts, yet at the same time, she can, in anger withhold, as Demeter did when her daughter, Persephone, was kidnapped. In fury and grief, she kept the Earth barren till her child was returned to her.