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Swatching and Sketching
07/30/06
Swatching and Sketching
I started swatching and sketching for Claudia's baby girl.
I used these two photos as inspiration. The first photo was taken of a wall in Insa-dong. The second photo was taken at Goryeo palace on Seongmo-do.
Those are lotus blossoms, important in Buddhist thought. I think they're gorgeous and I think they'd make a great motif for a girl's sweater or jacket. I've neither designed nor knit baby clothing before and the canvas on which to work is so small!
Right now I am thinking of making a little cardigan with ties but no buttons. I am fashioning it after variations of the traditional Korean hanbok. I think...
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