with everyday magic volume ii: open-hearted, i debuted a bit of a shift in my knitwear models - my dear one, bryce, wears two of the three patterns. i chose him for a few reasons, some of which are really complex, others of which feel like second nature, but basically it boiled down to this:

• using only myself for photos gets tricky, especially for certain kinds of items (although i'm getting better at them, but it's still more enjoyable to spend a shorter period of time getting a bunch of good shots rather than spending an hour twisting myself into a pretzel for semi-focused shots)

• i'm very bad at a) asking for help b) having the patience to rearrange my packed schedule to accommodate others' similarly packed schedules and c) feeling comfortable asking someone for something that i then need to rely on them for

• i'm a femme and style things as such, which means i inevitably get people asking why i don't design "things for men". that's the primary topic of this post.