Yarn Along

Well, I finally figured out what to do with this Quince and Co. yarn.  After knitting a sweater, ripping it out, knitting it again, and planning to rip it out a second time, I have a whole new design for it.  So far, I’m thinking this will be perfect.  It is simple and cozy, which fits this yarn to a “T” and it will be a cardigan, not a pullover. It’s really nothing at all like the failed design.  It’s a totally new one.  The good news is I’m really getting my money’s worth with this yarn.  I get the joy on knitting 3 projects with it for the price of 1.  This project was totally on a roll, when my yarn for another project came in this last week.

I’m doing a bit more magazine work that won’t be published until next Summer’s issue, and I had a deadline of getting it done October 1st, but then the yarn they were to send me for this project came much later than expected, so all other knitting projects have been put on hold until it gets done.  Luckily, it’s a very simple project, and very easy to do throughout the day, and in front of the t.v. at night.  The yarn (the blurry coral stuff in the back) is this lovely wool/silk mix yarn, and I’m very happy to say has been so gentle on my arms that with all the knitting I’ve been doing with it, I haven’t ached even a little bit.  It’s amazing how really good yarn is easy on my hands, and really cheap yarn makes my hands ache when I knit for a few hours put together.  At least that happens to me.

I picked a school book for the Yarn Along discussion this week.  A Child’s Introduction to Poetry is one of our Sonlight chosen curriculum books, and I just love it.  The kids love it too, and are always sorry we don’t read the whole thing every day.  It has some amazing poetry choices…the same poems I studied in college.  However, the way it is presented, and the explanations given for different methods of descriptive language and terms makes me wish this was my college text book.  I would have caught onto my poetry class much faster had I had this book on hand.  I highly recommend for adults and children alike.  It’s simply beautiful.

If you want to see what others are knitting and reading, stop by Ginny’s Blog today for the big master list of blogs participating.  I’m always inspired by her and her beautiful photography and writing.  OK, she’s sort of one of my heros.