Gracious knits - Mind. Page. Yarn.

A while ago I promised to let you in on what I was doing with all of my lovely graph paper. I am nowhere near having a finished product ready yet, but here is a peek at a prototype.

This is the first draft of my 'Storm in a Teacup' design, there are parts which need tweaking, like the cup handle,  but I think it works pretty well, considering it came from my shambles of a brain. 
Designing for intarsia knitting is a lot of fun, and I would encourage anyone to give it a go, just keep it simple and remember to use different shapes for different colours. Once you get into it, the inside of your head will begin to look as pixelated as an 80's video game, which, trust me, is a great thing.