I’m still working on Silje’s Ambrosia cardigan, which is coming along quickly, considering how little I’ve worked on it this week. Gotta love bulky yarn! I’ve also finished (besides weaving in ends) a pair of fingerless mittens for my pattern collection. Right now I’m debating whether or not to release them in book form, or if I should just stick to releasing the PDFs of them individually like I have always done. At any rate, they’re nearly ready to photograph with the matching hat.
For those who are familiar with my patterns, my Lady Pearl just went live this week (FINALLY!!) and you can find a discount when you buy it together on Ravelry with the child’s version: Little Pearl.
The kids and I were in town the other day, and very saddened to learn that one of our very favorite stores, (a Scandinavian import store) was closing so that the owner could move back to Norway. The owner went to the same knitting group as me at one point, and I’m sad to see her go, but I know she wants to be closer to her daughter. Pretty much everything was 40% or more, including the books. Most of them were picked through by the time we got there, (I was sad all of the Elsa Beskow books were gone already) but I did see this book by Astrid Lindgren. She’s one of my kids’ very favorite authors. We are actually reading once again Children of Noisy Village once again during tea times, and of course, she was the creator of Pippi Longstocking. I had not heard of this book, but I couldn’t just leave it there so I brought it home, along with a children’s biography of Astrid Lindgren (OK… and a bunch of other things…).
Silje and I have been taking turns reading it. I think we’re both enjoying it, but it’s so very different than her other books, at least as far as subject matter, that it took me a little while longer than usual to get into. Now that my head’s getting wrapped around it, I’m getting pulled in quickly. Silje is 60 pages ahead of me, though. She really likes it, and is a much faster reader than I am, though I’m pretty sure it’s because she has more reading time. 😉
Linking up with Ginny’s Yarn Along.
bookworm-Mary says
October 8, 2014 at 1:52 pmI love the pattern on your fingerless mitts!
Mom says
October 8, 2014 at 2:09 pmSweaters look beautiful! The book also looks like a fun one. I would like to take a week and just read some of the books in your library. Okay, maybe more than a week! 🙂
Reinventing Mother says
October 8, 2014 at 2:26 pmCongratulations on the new pattern!!!
sweetlittlewood says
October 8, 2014 at 2:43 pmGreat colours! And congrats on the new pattern. It is always so disappointing when another bookstore disappears!
Joyful says
October 8, 2014 at 2:55 pmA beautiful color you have for the cardigan. I hope to someday be good enough to knit one of your patterns! I am just learning and things are slow with the busyness of life. By the time life slows down (empty nest which isn’t too far off) I hope to be able to knit anything! 🙂
elizabeth says
October 8, 2014 at 3:35 pmthat would be a hard change with that store being gone; may we yet be given thankfulness for what we do have! You are making progress on so many things, including patterns! happy for you.
harknessangels says
October 8, 2014 at 8:52 pmSorry to hear about the store! Love Astrid Lindgren. I have not read that book though. Love the fingerless mitts and so excited about the release of your Lady Pearl!
Anna says
October 8, 2014 at 9:18 pmRonja is a really cool girl! A bit different than Astrids earlier books which are almost always taking place in “civilization”. 🙂 There are more books a little like Ronja; brothers Lionheart and Mio my Mio (not sure about the translations herr…) that are a bit more “grown up”, a bit sad and verk, very good. I grew up with her books, learned to read with them, they are part of our souls here in Sweden…
Laura says
October 11, 2014 at 4:08 pmAck!!! I read this the other day and meant to head over to ravelry to buy the patterns – LOVE them! – and of course something came up with the kids and I forgot to go back and do it and now I’m a day late! Oh well – just wanted to say I love the pearl patterns – so adorable! I’m constantly in awe of all you do. I have five children as well, but we don’t live on a farm and I don’t design knitting patterns. You are amazing!!