I put out the call and you responded in kind, you good people. Michelle provided a list as long as my arm. No less than six of you recommended The Snow Child, and when lovely Lori repeated the name five times, I knew I had to act. It has arrived, and is everything promised and more - a wintry fairy tale with a slightly dark underbelly. I'm only a few chapters in, and I've only caught a glimpse or two of the child of the title, but already I'm enthralled.
I promised myself I'd cast on my new cardigan by the end of the month - last month. I chose my pattern and bought it, and today tried all day to grab a moment to wind my yarn and work up a swatch. During the dinnertime madness, I began. This is how far I got.
Am I the only one who gets to the last, say, tenth of the process before caving in and letting the yarn loop fall off and tangle beyond repair? Always within a whisker of finishing I'm left with a mess that takes twice as long as the winding to set right. I need one of these. Soon, soon.
Joining in with the Yarn Along.
good choice of reading material. i absolutely loved this book! it is good right to the end.
ReplyDeleteas for yarn, i am always getting in a tangle x
Awesome Greer! Yep, this book has sat on my bedside since the day Flynn was born, um 3 months ago. Right, I'm going to get into it again (also read just the first couple of chapters) and then I'll have someone to chat to about it :-) I just find it hard to read when I have some knitting or crochet on the go as I want to do that instead. I completely ruined my very first skein casting on without even winding it into a ball first, I didn't know about this winding into a ball business - big mistake! Lovely lovely yarn colour. Mel x
ReplyDeleteOoh, I may have to seek this book out too, I need a book that engrosses me.
ReplyDeleteMy yarn becomes tangled more than I would like to admit and I don't have much patience for untangling.
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I LOVE that pattern!! Good choice.
ReplyDeleteGreat pattern and I love the yarn choice, it's so pretty.
ReplyDeleteI think you will enjoy having a swift, they are a lot of fun
and take the process of getting your yarn ready to knit so
easy.
I am in desperate need of a good book, well any book, to read at the moment, so I might just borrow this one. I'll definitely be browsing the titles others mentioned in your previous post too, so thank-you. x
ReplyDeleteWonderful book!!!! And i love the color of your yarn!
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty pattern. Oh, yes, that happens to me as well. I have a winder, but with travels I hand wind a lot lately. I try to look at it as meditation. I am pleased to hear you like this book. It is on my holds list at the library. It is taking awhile for it to come up - apparently many people have liked it.
ReplyDeleteThe Larch is perfect for that yarn!
ReplyDeleteI'll have to check out that book, I am in the middle of a long slog through A Dance with Dragons, and I could use a break :)
you are not alone. I get a tangle when I wind yarn all the time. I do not own a swift and use two chairs back to back. At some point I become bold and confident in my winding and then the tangle presents itself ;) Love your yarn and that book is fabulous!!
ReplyDeletehee hee, i'm sorry to tell you i sometimes even tangle wool on my swift! now i am lusting over a swedish made one, i have bookmarked this gorgeous one you've shared. i am SO happy you love the book, read slowly it's almost like poetry.
ReplyDeleteThat novel is on my queue and I'm really looking forward to reading it. I love the Larch cardigan ... I can't wait to see yours.
ReplyDeleteHa yes sorry Greer it was a rather long list. Thanks for the mention - you have prompted me to pull out a draft post about Great Reads and get it posted. About to pick up the Art of Fielding from the library so I will let you know its thats a 'great yarn' too. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteI bought a swift like that from suzyhausfrau. Great service. Two days before it arrived I knew where my ball winder was. It has disappeared into my small apartment. How could I lose it?
ReplyDeleteI used the swift to wind a skein but had to make the ball by hand. Swift is wonderful, so much easier than around the end of my balcony table.
Ok the post is up. Bit rough and ready as I have the flu and it seems to have affected my ability to type/think straight...early to bed tonight with a hot toddy I think - sadly no brain power to actually start reading The Art of Fielding as much as I would love to get stuck into it sleep is gonna win out http://blogofmichele.blogspot.com.au/2013/03/book-love.html
ReplyDeleteI've never read that book but I've heard good things about it.
ReplyDeleteIt's funny, I just got a swift and posted about it today - it really helps the tangling!
i think you are going to love that book...i know i did!!
ReplyDeletei have 'one of those things' (!!!) but, i'm such a lazy-butt that i refuse to drag it out and set it up, so I wind my yarn just like you do----and my yarn always looks just like yours does-----and it takes me FoReVeR to untangle those last few yards. all part of my knitting-experience!
I hate to say this but I've given up on my swift and ball winder and gone back to winding by hand ... the last loops on the swift seem to tangle often anyway, and I was missing the meditative get-to-know-you process of winding the yarn. I'm planning a post about it!
ReplyDeleteI know nothing about winding yarn but I think that pattern for the cardigan is very nice, and love the colour you've chosen. x
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