Tea with Elizabeth Z.

Elizabeth Z. would be
author Elizabeth Zimmerman
of _Knitting Without Tears_ fame.

At dawn with a cup of tea
I peruse my copy
of this knitting bible.

I'm drawn to her "no nonsense" approach,
her strong opinions.

She taps me on the shoulder and says,
"... practice knitting loosely,
and it may change your life."

And contends that lots
of knitting problems
come out in the wash.

Now talk about faith...
to knit and knit and knit
believing in the desirable outcome
when the evidence to the contrary
loops off the needle...

Whew!
Lord help me,
I'm not there yet.

My goal:
Design and Knit
a seamless sweater
using EZ's per centage
knit system

eg. a long sleeve = 20% of the body stitches,
the distance from the underarm to neck
(exclusive of neck-shaping and border)
= 25% of the body stitches.

Simple math,
right?

But to abandon
a pattern in hand...
scary.

But I'm hotting the pot
for more tea.

And with Elizabeth's blessing
I'm going to tuck away
my lovely pattern books (for now)

And pick up my circular needles
and a ball of yarn...

Do the math...

Be an Elizabeth Zimmerman knitter.