The other day I was making an effort to catch up with my google reader and I went straight to the beautiful Butterfly and Hurricanes blog. This lady is beautiful and talented and I ADORE her style! If you like vintage clothes and dress making then you must go over for a visit. Oh, her hair. What I would give for her hair. Oh her talent. Crikey, if I can ever one day make dresses like this lady can I shall be a happy bunny.
Anyway, she blogged about a knitting book and on seeing it I got all shivvery and excited (as I do!) and I HAD to have it. It finally arrived from Amazon today and wow, I was not disappointed! LOOK:
Oooooooh, do I knit this one first??
ahhhhhh………or this one?
How gorgeous is that???
oh, oh, oh, but there’s this one….
or, or, or…..thiiiiiiiisssss onnnnneeee…..
Oh honestly, there are so many gorgeous, sexy and beautiful patterns in this book I don’t know where to start. Fortunately MiL is coming over on Wednesday so I shall be packing her off with wool and patterns to go create!
For those of you more on the ball you may be thinking ‘but you’re yet to finish your Victory jumper’ and you would be right. Never shall I knit with three balls of wool ever again. What on earth possessed me to make that my first adult project? It’s like the never ending jumper from hell. Every time I feel i’m nearly there it just goes on and on and on and on. I feel like I have been knitting the life out of myself. I bet you that jumper pattern was sold in 1939 and there was no bleeding Victory allowed until 1945 as none of the women had finished their damned jumpers! I am DETERMINED to finish it this week. I have half a sleeve and sewing to do. Not much it would seem but considering this jumper knits as though it’s a tardis it may well take another year. However, I now have new motivation. I NEED one of the above tops.
Happy knitting!
Lottie -x-
PS – yes, I know i’m moving to California but they do have breezy days on which a lightweight wool top can be worn i’m sure! They’ll have to once I have a wardrobe full of these beauties!
You’ll need knitwear to cope with the air conditioning!! There you go-justified, go forth and knit!
Wow, that book looks fab! Am very tempted but haven’t picked up sticks since Bub was born so probably want to play it safe on my next project. Plus baby stuff is so quick to make up and cheap in comparison. I think you are right to take on a second project – any self-respecting knitter always has at least two. You need two, preferably quite different ones, so you can chop and change when one gets dull. Though don’t get like me and have too many – I’ve still some unfinished items from about five years ago, made in quite pricey wool, that are still mouldering in a bag somewhere.
wow that looks fab!! will keep you busy on the plane ride over definately !
think you should start with the white boob tune 1 its lush x
Oooh – what a great book! The mustard/yellow top is fab! Good luck – looking forward to seeing some finished pieces.