Peruvian – Page 4

Inca Thing

Published on April 24, 2017March 11, 2019 by Jen9 Comments

This is a quick knit I’m letting fly on the needles before Jeff leaves to Cusco to romp the Inca Trail with his son & daughter in only a matter of days. It is something he actually asked me to make, which is in itself a first! It is a cover for his Kindle. Awww. So, in the middle of frantic manic knitting of chullos, and trying to reach a personal deadline, I am just thinking of it as a one-eared version of just another chullo hat.

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The days continue to be gloriously cool, and today fog is rolling over the ridge and cascading down the mountain misting over everything & evoking creativity with sometimes an internal unsettled agitation. I think I will take this Inca thing, my knitting bag, and go for a good knit-walk up the ridge with Emma. We’ll be back in no time and maybe I’ll have a finished Kindle cover to post!

Edit in: I walked & finished knitting,

then felted the kindle cover and here it is…

Cusco bound!

Pattern: (adapted from forthcoming chulo pattern)

Yarn: Lambs Pride worsted weight in dark & light grey (excellent for felting!

Manic!

Published on April 21, 2017August 3, 2024 by Jen9 Comments

jenjoycedesign© chullo madness

Since writing about ‘ an old beloved brown thing ‘ I’ve been pulled into a vortex of unlikely colors; of cochineal pinks & crimsons, madder reds, purples, citron yellow, and oranges too… all sorts of high altitude Andean colors I am not accustomed to.

I find myself falling back into the safety of greys, of earthy tones and of muted undyed comfort. I gotta bust out! I didn’t realize how sensitive to color I really am, so I am struggling with my habitual knitting au natural , while trying to be influenced by the brazen & magnificent color palettes of Peruvian textiles. I am knitting through piles of these South American motifs while experiencing a sensory challenge with color.

jenjoycedesign© motif

… soon to explode through the surface with a splash!

(and of course, a pattern)

My favorite manic music of South America (although down in the temperate eastern coast from the Andes)… have a listen & maybe you can pick up some of my manic vibe…

An old beloved brown thing…

Published on April 12, 2017January 26, 2023 by Jen8 Comments

jenjoycedesign© 'the original' from Peru My brother has for decades worn this authentic Peruvian hat, the Incan motifs have become signature shapes on his head, almost like fiberous tattoos…

jenjoycedesign© original detail 2

I am not sure where he got this beloved brown thing, but it is a cherished possession of his, and he lent it to me over a year ago asking if I might repair the moth holes (again) and… “maybe ‘add some color’ to it?” he asked , “or maybe just knit it over?”.

jenjoycedesign© repairs

Made of alpaca, and badly moth-eaten since being repaired long ago, it has become a part of his life, and all of our lives, for as we know him, we know this hat.

jenjoycedesign© original detail

This favor asked of me to ‘fix it’ has apparently grown feet and evolved into a project of my trying not to entirely replicate the original, nay, but to design the Quintessential Brother Article, as he does actually wear these Peruvian style hats ( known in trend as a ‘chullo’) pretty much every day, tucking the ear flaps behind his ears. They are as he puts it, his ‘hair’.

Well folks, if you wonder where I am going with all of this back story, the thing is, I have been working on trying to emulate the original, and made a chullo for his birthday, with indeed more color, and a little bit accessorized with little tassels too.

Actually, I have made him so many of these, but still he is over the moon whenever I make him a new one.

So, my scheming to create an authentic replica had changed to become something I should really call a design inspiration, more of an impression of the original.

The design is in process, and a forthcoming pattern soon available!

The pattern release will be aimed symbolically around a big trip Jeff is taking in May with his son & daughter to Machu Picchu in Peru, and so I have a lot of work to do until then!

So here is the first in the series of prototypes ~~~ my brothers Birthday Chulo!

Pattern: forthcoming.

Yarn: Malabrigo Rios

Details: on Ravelry HERE.