I'm linking up with Ginny again for the Yarn Along, sharing what I'm knitting and reading.
Knitting:
I've been sat (clucking away!) this
week with a little bit of baby knitting for a friend who is
expecting.
Oh, how I wish I had been a knitter
when Cameron was little – such lovely patterns, yarn and so small
that they are quickly finished!
I made her a newborn sized hat using
the hospital hat pattern that I tried for the first time last year.
This time I altered it slightly by extending the icord at the top of
the hat by an extra inch or so and then, after knotting, securing the
end back into the base of the icord. I think my variation is quite
cute!
After predicting last week that I might
be finished with my Vinelle this week, I'm embarrassed to say that it
hasn't been out of my knitting bag since. A new set of patterns will
be available for my year-round afghan project today so I suspect not
much progress will happen with the cardigan this week, either.
Reading:
This week I read The Swiss Family Robinson after finding it for £1 in a charity shop.
Over the last couple of years I have been reading quite a lot of
“classic” childrens literature. I don't really know why but,
despite being an avid and capable reader, I didn't read many of these
books as a child and so I'm now looking to see what I missed out on.
I hadn't heard of this book until I read about it in Pocketful of Pinecones. I have to say, I didn't really enjoy this book. I like the general idea and the spirit in which it was written. I can see why boys of many generations have loved it. I just didn't find it particularly believable – it was all a bit too convenient for me that so many supplies were left on the shipwreck and that they found so much food readily available. I also thought that they did far too much shooting for sport when they had an abundance of food to eat already.
I much prefer the Swallows and Amazons
books for old-fashioned adventure stories.
What are you knitting and reading this
week?
I picked up Swallows and Amazons but have yet to read it with my kiddos. Thanks for the reminder. I love your rendition of the newborn hat. Very cute.
ReplyDeleteI just lose myself in Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome seems to capture childhood very well, I think.
DeleteI hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
I love what you did with the hat, really sweet!
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Thanks, Natalie :o)
DeleteThe hat is gorgeous - lucky little person.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy knitting
Thank you, Mistea :o)
DeleteWhat a darling hat - love the simplicity of it and the little knot at the crown. I agree with you - oh how I wish knitting were more readily available (and I knew more) when my children were little. Baby knitting goes so quickly.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ellen. Perhaps I'll be lucky enough to have lots of grandchildren... :o)
DeleteSwiss Family Robinson made us laugh. It was 'oh we don't like killing things' 'What's that?''I don't know' 'BANG!' (shoots whatever it was) 'Oh it's a kangaroo' They also have very convenient animals and plants from every continent.
ReplyDeleteYes, it was quite odd!
DeleteI wish I had been a knitter when my daughter was a baby too. I love that hat pattern. I have a few friends who are expecting and I think that would be a great gift.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Donna :o)
Deleteoh we love the swallows and amazon books here too!!! Your little hat is precious and I love the tucked icord!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Alisa :o)
DeleteThe newborn hat is so cute! And my daughter actually loves Swiss Family Robinson - the book and the movies. Totally unbelievable, but a fun story to get wrapped up in nonetheless :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Heather. I'm glad your daughter enjoys the book :o)
DeleteWhat a coincidence, I knitted that little hat just last week! Love the way you finished off the knot.
ReplyDeleteThank you, mumb :o)
DeleteSuch a cute little hat and I know that it will be worn and loved :) I wish I would have knitted way more back then when I had little ones!
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DeleteThe knot makes that hat so cute! Great variation.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jen :o)
DeleteThat hat is adorable!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Andee :o)
DeleteI love that knot on the hat, fabulous!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Janice :o)
DeleteI love the knot on the top! I am still knitting the new school cardigan, I need to get going with it or there may be a chance school starts before it is finished! It looks as though it is going to be coming on holiday with me! x
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sarah. Enjoy your holiday!
DeleteLove love love it! And the knotted bit at the top is perfect!!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Andria :o)
Deletebeautiful sweet little hat :-) I almost want to have another baby for all the lovely little things I now know how to make. I also love reading childrens classics, although Im yet to read many of them, I have Swallows and amazons on my to read list
ReplyDeleteThank you, Becky. You will love Swallows and Amazons, I think. Although it might benefit you more in a few years time when E and H are a bit older..
DeleteThe hat is lovely!
ReplyDeleteI used to rather like Swiss Family Robinson when I was a child - I don't remember lots of shooting, although it's been very many years since I read it!
I don't remember Swallows & Amazons either.
I do still re-read various children's classics though, to my own children, but also to myself (e.g I've read the Little House series many times). I read Anne of Green Gables recently and found it really rather irritating (yet I loved it so much as a child and read the whole series avidly), Anne just seems very, very preoccupied with puffed sleeves, hair styles and dresses in general.
Thanks, Nikki.
DeleteI adore the Little House series, I seem to have on almost constant rotation - I find it very inspiring.
I don't think I've ever read Anne of Green Gables.
What a cute hat! Great knitting!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Erin :o)
DeleteFor some reason, I seemed to miss out on a lot of classic literature as a kid too. I remember reading a lot but apparently not the "classics." There are many I'm looking forward to reading as an adult though.
ReplyDeleteThe hat is so darling.
Thanks Leisl :o)
DeleteSuch a darling hat! The tied iCord is seriously sweet. My little ones had some newborn hats that tied at the top, and they were my favourites of their hats. Ah, newborns.
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Deleteso sweet, i love the little knot on top. i did knit when my babies were little, but the choices were very limited, patterns and yarn, now its so much fun with all there is!
ReplyDeleteThanks Lori :o)
DeleteI love the little baby hat! The little knot on top is super cute!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Liz :o)
DeleteI love your knotted i-cord variation! I'll have to remember that the next time I do a pumpkin hat - I'm not a huge fan of the little sprout coming up, and a knotted "vine" would go perfectly with a pumpkin hat! Thanks so much for stopping by my blog!
ReplyDeleteThat's a great idea for the pumpkin hat - you have me wanting to knit one now!
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