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Brainstorming and Knitblogs

© Adelle Tilton

Brainstorming has always been the best way to come up with the best ideas. I remember, as I am sure you do, being split up into small groups in the classroom. It seemed the teacher knew that five or six students actively working together in an environment that could accomodate the active exchange of information, produced the best the students had to offer. It made them consider plans and ideas that would have never crossed their minds.

Other people's original thinking can generate your own original thinking and ideas. And in this technological age, where we barely meet other people on a "real-world" basis, where brainstorming would seem to be a thing of the past, we have another way to brainstorm and fuel our creativity.

The latest Internet craze is the blog. Once thought of as just a diary or journal, it has become a substitute for the Web site for many netizens. It is a way the average computer user can sit down, create an entry each day or week, show photographs, and receive feedback. And that is the beauty of the blog that knitters have found.

Each few months, as I find the best knitting blogs, I will be reviewing them. These blogs are a wonderful resource for all knitters. Seeing other people's projects, their successes and failures, and their ideas, is a wonderful way to discover and learn knitting techniques and styles. And the blog that I review will receive an award for the "Blog of the Month."

This month's award goes to a knitblog called "Nake-Id Knits." The owner of the blog, Leslie Petrovski, provides an interesting and informative glimpse into her world of knitting. She has a page of original patterns that has apparently just begun development, and I would keep an eye on that section; I anticipate some good things coming in the future. She also has excellent photographs of techniques that can be very useful for any level of knitter to learn. Links take you to further instructions as well.

One part of her blog I enjoyed the most was her "Finished Projects" section. It is rewarding for knitters to see photos of projects that didn't get halfway up the back of a sweater and then shelved for another day. These are actual finished projects and should you wish, there are notes about the yarns used, prices, and comments about the quality of the materials. Sweaters and other knitted projects can be very expensive if you use quality yarns, which she does, and hearing the voice of experience is one of the most helpful hints a knitter can find.

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