Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Deja vu

The Ongoing Saga of the Peachy-Pink Cardigan
Or the one in which I announce the completion of the project which had previously
been announced finished, but really wasn't, but now it is. Almost.


But for a few ends to weave in and the minor matter of blocking, it's done. I used up all the wool that remained and got another 10cm in length, so the cardigan knit in the 18-month size destined for a 20-month-old is the perfect fit for my 4-year-old. I'm refraining from judgement re the pattern. Suffice to say, I rechecked my gauge and it was spot-on. Now I just have to coax the often non-compliant 4-year-old into a spot of modelling for the camera and I can put this little baby to rest. Phew.

At least there is some new reading material on the bedside table this week. I read an interview in the paper a while ago with Jonathan Safran Foer about his book 'Eating Animals' and my interest was sparked. He was here in Sydney for the Festival of Dangerous Ideas. He's a great writer and a very funny man - "But when, at the end of my sophomore year, I became a philosophy major and started doing my first seriously pretentious thinking, I became a vegetarian again."

I eat animals, but I'm increasingly uncomfortable with sourcing my meat from the supermarket or even most butchers, given it most likely originated at a factory farm. But budget dictates. And yes, I've confessed recently to the hypocrisy in some of my eating habits. But especially now that I'm responsible for feeding more people than myself, I'm keen to look at all of this stuff a bit closer. As Safran Foer says, "feeding my child is not like feeding myself: it matters more." I doubt I'll ever be a vegetarian (again), much less a vegan, but I know this book will offer other alternatives. I shall enjoy the read.

Knitting and reading with the Yarn Along-ers again.

12 comments:

  1. Isn't it weird, "feeding my child is not like feeding myself: it matters more." I feel like that all the time. But I know I should nourish myself in the same way so that I stay healthy for her... but I don't. Can't get my head around it.

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  2. The little sweater is adorable! Can't wait to see it modeled!

    The book has been on my to-read list for awhile. If I really thought (consistently) about how meat gets to our table, giving it up would be easy. Giving up plastic everything was NOT hard--why is giving up meat???

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  3. The little sweater is adorable! Can't wait to see it modeled!

    The book has been on my to-read list for awhile. If I really thought (consistently) about how meat gets to our table, giving it up would be easy. Giving up plastic everything was NOT hard--why is giving up meat???

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  4. Beautiful sweater! I have that book on my Kindle waiting to be read, it looks to be informative.

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  5. I think making wise, well-informed decisions about what all of us should eat is a good thing...all in moderation (no extremes) and what is reasonable & available is important. I was just saying to my husband the other day that I love meat/poultry/fish, but I could eat a lot more meatless dishes now. Partly because of thinking about issues, but also because of budget and simply, what we like to eat. Of course...I need to follow my own advice as I sit here eyeing the leftover candy from Halloween and knowing that we will be having fattening and sugary birthday cake tonight...

    Hope you can coax your daughter into the sweater - yeah for finishing!

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  6. The cardigan looks beautiful :)

    I struggle with food - I am an astonishingly fussy eater (partly through just being picky, partly thanks to having excess tastebuds and a narrow throat - giving me issues with textures and strong flavours). I want to eat more "ethically" perhaps, but meat free meals aren't something I manage very well as meat is the only thing I consistently like. I think we all have to do our best with what we have, not necessarily hypocrisy just pragmatism I think!

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  7. What a beautiful cardigan, looks completely done to me :)

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  8. I love that pattern. Do you think it is something a beginner could pull off? My 2 year old could use a cardi like that one. We eat mostly vegetarian because we raise our own food and after raising chickens and cows it is hard to eat them. I think we eat better now that we consume less meat. Kids really change the way we see things, I guess we are not important enough to ourselves, it takes feeding our families to make us do better : )

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  9. What a wonderful little sweater! Can't wait to see it modelled.

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  10. The cardigan is (still) looking lovely, so pleased you managed to lengthen up enough.
    That was my yarn along book a few weeks ago. I don't eat meat, haven't since 14, but the family occasionally do. He makes you think doesn't he.....

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  11. such a darling little cardigan, it is going to look so cute on your girl.
    good luck with the food choices, it can be complicated as you say, now that you have children to feed.

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  12. I think I checked that book out of the library, but didn't get to read it (that happens a lot with books I check out). Have you seen the movie fod inc.? I know it is on netflix instant view right now. I have been trying to incorporate more beans and legumes into my family's diet. I have seen too many documentaries as of late to be able to buy meat from the grocery store, and with the organic local meat so expensive, we have to come up with another option. We eat a lot of eggs though, because that is something relatively cheap that I can get from the farm we get our CSA from.

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