Patterns
One Youtube subscriber, Linda, reminded me of a patterns I had in my favorites, the Astragal Sweater by Ainur Berkimbayeva. I looked at Ainur’s patterns and they are all so beautiful (I admit I have not precisely looked at the kids patterns). The Jurek pullover caught my eye because it looks like a hybrid between the Fishbone Chunky Sweater by Nerunga Ruke and Perennial by Norah Gaughan in the Worsted Book by Aimée Gille from La Bien Aimée. Nice ribbing with elongated sides
Free Patterns Highlights
For some time now, vests have been trendy. You can find many new patterns and a whole set of free ones. The Seeing Spots Vest by Afifa Sayeed is a newer good basis, as many other ones you will tell me. Not only for being very size inclusive, for having a dotted colour work that is quite trendy too, and also for being a good graded basic pattern that can be used to adjust for gauge, yarn, other colour work, ie customisation.
Trends
The steven west 2022 shawl mkal
Steven West’s yearly MKAL has gained iconic and trend status, at least into my own little book. I’m not joining as I usually have not enough time this time of year and I have other projects on my needles. I could have organised, I know, and be ready for this KAL. That would not have given me the time though. Maybe some other time in the future if it is still a thing 🙂
I’m not going to ruin it for you if you have not seen pics of the first clue (the only one out as I write) or if you have not started it yet. I have to say I like what I have seen so far ! It may end up in my shawl collection if I continue to like what I see, the same way Slipstravaganza made it almost two years later ^^
Yarn Companies and Stores
De rerum Natura
De Rerum Natura just turn 10, and present over 28,600 projects using their yarn in Ravelry. This success is well deserved and understandable, considering the quality of their yarns. Some of their greens and pinkish, more autumn feeling, colour ways are back in stock, on most of their bases.
Books, Magazines, Articles And Creators
Amirisu COSMOLOGY DARUMA Collection 2022
I’m waiting for it for sure and I’ll get it once it hits resellers in France. This collection is to dream for, in particular that sweater with different numbers of mohair strands and transparency factor. Had you already seen that ? The beret, the cowl that can wrap around you as a shawl, the hooded sweater, this issue is full of inventively and originality. I already have one Amirisu book I still need to knit the patterns from .. Anyway, I like books, and I cannot pass on this one, even given I’m in a no-buy and have already bought patterns this month 😺
Meret Buetzberger
Do you remember my beautiful s’Krägli (the Collar) that I probdly wear each time possible ? Well, Meret is granting me a wish : she is working on a sweater with this amazing yoke ! Waiting on her next release then, I was almost going to knit one at some point. Once you have the collar, it should not be too difficult to knit down a body and sleeves. Better if you have a written pattern where the designer has done the math for you 😻
Famous Events
Many events this season :
- PEI Fiber Festival Sept 23-25, 2022, was cancelled due to the hurricane Fiona
- Knit Eat in Lyon, was on Oct 1-2, 2022
- Sheep and Wool Festival in Rhinebeck, Oct. 15-16, 2022
- Many more in Canada that Canadian YouTubers report on
Who Am I Knitting With ?
Supernatural : A TV Series I Had never Heard Of !
And I am quite hooked on .. I do not have a TV. When kids were at home we had one for the Xbox, and that’s it. I do not watch TV, mainly because I cannot stand commercials and do not want my brain and eyes polluted with violent images or useless adds. I watch a bit of public TV on my computer, and listen to public radio so that I am in the loop of the main news, but that’s it. I read newspapers I can trust, and follow them on social media.
So I had totally missed the Supernatural series that started in 2005, until Amazon Prime recommended it to me. My rule (as on YouTube) is to add things on my watch list for later. On Prime, I select shows or movies that have an IMDB rating over 6. I can drop top 5 if my watchlist is empty, or listen to music rather than watching poor quality (imho) content.
Supernatural has all the good stuff for me, and mostly references to music or movies from the 70’s to 90’s and I really like these little nudges that you may miss if you do not know. I love them, even if I miss a lot. I love the name the two brothers use when they come from musicians or groups from the 70’s and 80’s. I love the quotes from lyrics. I love the individual episodes titles from rock albums. And I love the story, not too gory (but if you avoid certain images or feeling, you may prefer not to check on it), not too frightening, with a storytelling that makes me want to see more and know what happens. I like some little standalone episodes, borrowing from many different styles and inspirations, the bigger main story, the side stories, the recurring characters, the time stories, the families stories, the links with books and most of all, the way the relationship between the two brothers evolve.
I currently am on Season 5, ep 18, and have access to the whole 15 seasons shebang. The series ended in 2020, I am not reading about it because I do not want to ruin my experience with spoilers, so I won’t give you any !
Please have a look for yourself if it is available to you and tell me what you think 😺
Talking a bout good 70’s music, if you do like it, please give an ear or two to The Sheepdogs, a Canadian blues band. A very good one. You may even go see them as they are touring and their live performances are really good. Even better than studio albums imho, but I am biased, I like live music. Please listen to Live at Lee’s, I do on a regular basis. Not too agressive, not too mellow, the perfect level when you need your mood to be lifted up, to ride you car on a long lonesome road trip.. But I digress 😀
Please, once again, tell me what you think !
Companion YouTube Video : https://youtu.be/edLAMXvPzRk
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