This whole blog series is personification pushed to allegory. But I’ve been leaving out an important…well, not a person, the Swatch, answerer of questions.
Patternist knew she had to wait until making her spread sheet, and it made her nervous: Do we know yet if this yarn will work in the design?
Sample Maker held up Swatch, who remarked: So far I’m drape-y, is that the look you’re going for?
Editor interrupted: Actually, I want more bouncy body, what happens with smaller needles?
Sample Maker switched, Swatch sounded more animated: Hey, I like this, but you’d better hang me overnight to be sure. Then you can see if I stretched, weigh me, check my area and do lots of calculations.
Butterfly flitted in: Ooo, pretty, can I feel it?
Swatch: That tickles!
Mamma Bear ran into the meeting: Sorry Swatch, We’ve got to go, Blue Bunny is missing and she’s scared.
Editor: Who is scared, Little K or the stuffed animal?
Mamma Bear: Both of them.
And that takes personification to the real world in a loud way.