Photograph: Alamy in The Guardian.
I was delighted to discover that beauty columnist Anita Bhagwandas writes about the latest beauty trends for black and Asian skin every month in The Guardian. She has written interesting and useful articles about foundations, damaged hair, among others, and most recently, how to sport a gothic look. Not what she calls the "full-pelt" Gothic look, but modified a one in which one facet - eyes or lips - gets the Goth treatment. In her last column of the year, she will feature her picks for best products of the year.
Staff at Into the Gloss recently interviewed Iman in which she talks about how she started modeling, makeup, aging, and being a muse for YSL (essentially a live, naked mannequin). She looks fabulous at 57. Absolutely inspiring.
Knitting! I finally decided how to finish a sweater I designed over a year ago. Actually, it's a redesign. The neckline and bodice turned out well, but the bottom is messy. I learned the hard way that cotton yarn does not rib. I knew that actually, but was so intent on getting the top right that I ignored the bottom. So. I decided to cut off the ribbing and knit straight down in stockinette. An i-cord belt will cinch the waist. I would have preferred an obi, but I can't find one in the right color. I'm going to Vogue Knitting Live New York in January and hope to have it finished by then. It may not be wearable, but it will be finished. In any case, I can't wait to go to VK Live again. It will be three days of yarn and makeup!
How was your week?
Knitting! I finally decided how to finish a sweater I designed over a year ago. Actually, it's a redesign. The neckline and bodice turned out well, but the bottom is messy. I learned the hard way that cotton yarn does not rib. I knew that actually, but was so intent on getting the top right that I ignored the bottom. So. I decided to cut off the ribbing and knit straight down in stockinette. An i-cord belt will cinch the waist. I would have preferred an obi, but I can't find one in the right color. I'm going to Vogue Knitting Live New York in January and hope to have it finished by then. It may not be wearable, but it will be finished. In any case, I can't wait to go to VK Live again. It will be three days of yarn and makeup!
How was your week?
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That yarn looks so deliciously sleek! I really want to start designing/reverse-engineering some of my own things next year, rather than heavily modifying -- I just hate hate hate the idea of doing maths, even for the greater knitty good.
ReplyDeleteDriveller Kate, I so hate math too! I once took a knitting class from Shirley Paden that was all math and calculation and no knitting, not one stitch! It was a good and very useful class. I blogged about it here. How will you go about reverse-engineering your own things?
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