Today, I wanted to introduce you to the Crochet Impkins book by Megan Lapp , owner of Crafty Intentions! .
Megan is a gifted pattern designer who specializes in unique, fantasy-based crochet designs. Her patterns are very well written, clear, and easy to follow. While she suggests that you have a good grasp of basic crochet stitches, and be at about an intermediate level, she actually has patterns that suit every skill level from beginner to advanced.
Now that you have Rust and Nannou installed , lets look at a basic Nannou sketch. A sketch in Nannou is a fast way to get a drawing displayed. Here is a simple one which just draws a rectangle and an ellipse on a colored background.
use nannou::prelude::*; fn main() { nannou::sketch(view).run(); } fn view(app: &App, frame: Frame) { let draw = app.draw(); draw.background() .color(LIGHTBLUE); draw.rect() .color(ORANGE) .w(100.0) .h(200.0) .
These are the final pages in my La Nouvelle Mode art journal.
While they are not complex, I felt that the last page, on the right, celebrates the joy of the journey as it might have been felt by the imaginary traveler.
The page on the left has space to add a sticker or two, or some other decorative item of the user’s choice. It could also be left, just as it is, as a beautiful contrast to the dancer on the right.
This is the back side of page 6 and the front side of page 7.
On the left page is a frame around an empty space. This space could be used for a quick sketch or additional journaling.
On the left side of this layout, there is a decorative strip that holds a book mark. This strip is often referred to as a “belly band”. It can be a piece that is attached at both ends or a strip that wraps around a page.
Today we’re looking at the back side of page 4 and the front side of page 5. These pages are tipped into the right fold of the trifold cover.
On the left side, you can see the front of a journaling card. This card is held into the journal by a tiny binder clip.
Here, you see the back side of the card. There are two different spaces for journaling or notes.
Today, we’re looking at the half-way point in the trifold journal! The image above is the back side of page 3, the center back of the trifold cover and the front side of page 4.
Above is a closer look at the back side of page 3 and the inside, center of the trifold cover.
This is a closer look at the center of the cover and the front of page 4.
In my last post , I mentioned Nannou , a generative art framework for the Rust programming language. While I am focusing mainly on drawing here, Nannou goes much further dealing with user interface, audio and video, and even lasers ! Its goal is to provide tools for artists building any kind of art installation.
For drawing, it is similar to Processing in how it is used, and therefore similar to all the other frameworks I’ve discussed here, which are all based on, or at least inspired by, Processing.
If you recall, last week we were looking at my first journal made using the Journal Template Die Set from Art Impressions .
Here, you can see the back side of page 2 and the front side of page 3.
The left side has a small envelope attached to the page, and inside there are two, translucent, washi-style stickers.
The right side has a decorative pocket. I managed to cut it to frame the typewriter, which was on the paper, nicely.
Today we’re looking at the back of the first page on the left side of the tri-fold book. This page has an additional pocket added to it. The pocket, itself, has a slit in it which holds a tag.
In the pocket behind the tag there is decorative card and a decorative tag. The last item to the right is the journaling tag from the pocket slit.
The back side of the shirt tag is plain white, so I didn’t include it in the photo above.
Continuing from yesterday’s post, this is the first view when you open the cover of Victorian Dressmaker’s Notebook. Because this book is a tri-fold, you see the part of the outside cover that is folded to the inside of the book when it is closed.
When the cover is opened, you see the first pages, which are attached to the left side of the book.
This book is set up with three double-sided pages tipped into the cover on each side, giving it 12 inner pages.
I made this book some time ago, but I thought I would finally share it here. It is constructed from scrapbook papers, found items, card stock, and some odds and ends I’ve had for a long time.
The theme is a Victorian Dressmaker’s Notebook in Paris. It could be a book in which she kept notes, samples of fabrics, and sketches of designs, perhaps.
The book is constructed as a tri-fold.
This is my first real new post since 2020. All the ones posted at the end of 2023 were written back in 2020, and have been backlogged while we dealt with personal issues. New year, new posts!
In my previous posts, I’ve explored some basic generative art in a variety computer languages and art frameworks. We tried Javascript with p5.js , Clojure with Quil , and Java and Processing .
Welcome to 2024!
I am beginning my year by going back to my roots. I realize, it may seem strange to go backwards to go forward. This year, however, I want to continue doing things that worked for me, while leaving behind the things that didn’t.
One of these is my tiny art journals. I love them because they give me just enough space to do a bit of journaling, keep track of some things that I need/want to remember and just enough room to create a small art piece.
It’s finished!
I can’t believe that I’ve finished my first Crochet Along project! It’s been a lot of work, and I had to fit it in with all the crazy stuff we have to do during the Christmas holidays.
I did make a couple of mistakes. However, the more I did, I feel like I made fewer mistakes and got better at keeping my tension under control.
I love the end results, and I’ll probably make more clothes for this doll over time.
The mittens, which match the scarf in color, went quickly. They were so easy to do that I added a twisted stitch border to finish off the edge.
Now for the boots!
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The week before Christmas is always so busy! It seems like I’ve just gotten up and it’s already time to sleep. I had only a little time to myself. However, by working a few minutes here and a few there, I managed to finsh the scarf for the MCAL.
I chose the deep red color as a contrast to all the blue and white in this set so far.
“Everybody should learn to program a computer, because it teaches you how to think.”
— Steve Jobs
I’ve shown many attractor images I have generated over the past few weeks, but how have I been drawing them? I have been writing code to do so, but stopped including it in the posts because it was getting long and complex. I promised that, someday, I would share the code. Today is that day!
Merry Christmas from our family to you and yours. May this day find you enjoying the company of friends and relatives near and far. We wish for you peace and joy!
Tangles: dewd shattuck zailz
I finished the hat from the 4th set of patterns! This hat uses Front Post Double Crochet, Bean and Twisted Single Crochet stitches to create rich texture for the hat. While these stitches have already been used on other parts in this project, they all come together in the hat. I am now feeling much more confident about doing these and I’m sure I’ll be using them for other projects.
Ta Daaa!
I’ve finished the coat! And it fits nicely! I’m so happy!
I hope there are shoes in the next, last pattern installment. I feel like she really needs some right now!
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