My husband picked this book up for me at the book store just before our baby was born. Based on the cover he assumed it would be something I would like. Of course he was right. Light reading is a life saver when you are exhausted & nursing every two hours. This book, "Sweater Quest", is about the journey of a mom knitting an amazingly intricate Fair Isle sweater in one year. When I started this book I had just finished knitting my baby's blanket and had nothing in the wings. You can't read a memoir about knitting and not having a knitting project in the works. It was only a matter of moments before I decide to make a slouchy tam to go with a new jacket. I of course had no pattern, but just a general idea of what I wanted. Something chunky that I could hopefully make with a Malabrigo yarn. I am totally infatuated with this brand of yarn, because not only are the colors beautiful, but it is just so darn soft! A quick scan of Ravelry and I found exactly what I was looking for! It is slouchy, chunky, cabled and worked in Malabrigo which means I wouldn't need to worry about futsing with conversion. It is a love fest, the book, the yarn, the pattern, the baby, and just the act of knitting in the fall. The only things that could make this better would be a fireplace and a breve...
18 October, 2010
Memoir inspiration
My husband picked this book up for me at the book store just before our baby was born. Based on the cover he assumed it would be something I would like. Of course he was right. Light reading is a life saver when you are exhausted & nursing every two hours. This book, "Sweater Quest", is about the journey of a mom knitting an amazingly intricate Fair Isle sweater in one year. When I started this book I had just finished knitting my baby's blanket and had nothing in the wings. You can't read a memoir about knitting and not having a knitting project in the works. It was only a matter of moments before I decide to make a slouchy tam to go with a new jacket. I of course had no pattern, but just a general idea of what I wanted. Something chunky that I could hopefully make with a Malabrigo yarn. I am totally infatuated with this brand of yarn, because not only are the colors beautiful, but it is just so darn soft! A quick scan of Ravelry and I found exactly what I was looking for! It is slouchy, chunky, cabled and worked in Malabrigo which means I wouldn't need to worry about futsing with conversion. It is a love fest, the book, the yarn, the pattern, the baby, and just the act of knitting in the fall. The only things that could make this better would be a fireplace and a breve...
Baby & blankie
Here is my new baby enjoying his newly finished blankie. I'm very happy with the result of both endeavors. :) Since this is my crafty blog I will talk about the blanket and let you deduce from the picture how great the baby turned out. The blanket turned out to be a great size for him. It is about 26x32" and is heavy, warm, but also very breathable. It is great for a little guy to cuddle in. It is also remarkably soft and luxurious for a cotton. I fell in love when I saw a whole shelf lined with the stuff and determined something must be made from it. Then, as any good yarn store has, there was a sample knit in it. The sample that happened to be this blanket. I took creative liberty and did my own color combination, which I think if very "little manly".
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