I wish I were a better photographer, so I could give you an idea of how gorgeous this yarn is. It just looks brown in the picture, but in real life it's a lovely mixture of golds and greens and pinks. (Madelinetosh Rosewood lace, if you're wondering.)
The pattern is the "Whisper" cardigan, by Hannah Fettig. It's moving much quicker than I thought sweater knitting would (it's my first knitted sweater), and I'm really enjoying it.
The book is "100 Cupboards" by N. D. Wilson. It's . . . lyrical. I think "lyrical" is the right word. Plenty has happened so far - a boy's moved in with his aunt and uncle because someone kidnapped his parents, he's discovered almost 100 magical doors in his new attic bedroom, there's a door elsewhere in the house that won't open - even to a chainsaw! - and yet I think I'd probably read Wilson writing about a baseball game (and I don't like baseball).* His prose is just that fresh and easy and vibrant.
More yarny and bookish fun over here, at Small Things.
Peace of Christ to you,
Jessica Snell
*Heh. After I wrote this, I went and read some more, and what do you know? Wilson described a baseball game. And, hey! I was right - I didn't mind!
10 comments:
gorgeous yarn!! I'm sure your finished sweater is going to look lovely!! happy Knitting!!
That yarn sounds beautiful!!!! That book "Cinch" sounds good -- might have to check that out. Sounds like I would enjoy it.
From your beautiful description your yarn sounds so lovely!
I just told my fourteen year old about 100 Cupboards and he is very interested, thank you for the recommendation.
Have a happy day.
Love the yarn; the colors do come through just fine in your photo, although I struggle to get photos to represent colors, too, so I know what you mean. We're a 100 Cupboards family; my husband read them aloud and we all really enjoyed them. Thanks for visiting and leaving a comment!
Blessings, ~Lisa
Never met a madeline tosh yarn I didn't LOVE!!!! I'm sure yours is gorgeous! Can't wait to see the FO!
This is a new author for me....must look him up!
It already looks gorgeous so I am trying to make the idea better in my mind the way you describe. I love hannah fettig patterns, so beautiful!
Love the description of your yarn, it sounds lovely. It looks lovely so far, I look forward to seeing it on you soon :)
I can tell how pretty your yarn is; your cardigan will be absolutely stunning!
So I made a whisper cardi and I love it. Two thoughts - the arms as written weren't long enough for me, but I didn't find that out until they were both made and I refused (stupidly) to tear it out and do it again. Also, the body needed more length and again (stupidly) I didn't rip it out and do it again. So, if you can, try on that first arm before you start the second and get Adam to help you see if you like the length. :)
Thanks for the tips, Becca. I do like the arm length, and I had Adam help me try it on to check the back. I think I'm happy with it, but I was wondering, by "body needed more length" do you mean the part where you're knitting across the shoulder blades, or the "skirt" section?
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