knitwise

Feeling creative?...

 Interweave is planning a special issue for Autumn 2011 dedicated to Jane Austen. Submissions are now taken for knitting patterns and articles. No, I am not going to submit anything but I am quite excited by the thought of the final product...

I love this sort of competition. One I have in mind in particular is Marie Claire Idees yearly themed "concours". I am amazed at the creativity of people and am always looking forward to seeing the results.

I am sure there will be mittens and shawls in that issue but I am curious to see what else will be there. I hope someone will design a garment. A waiscoat for Mr D'Arcy perhaps or a gown for Elisabeth?

Marie Wallin, for Rowan Magazine 39, had already designed a Regency style gown which took my breath away at the time. If Jane Austen and the Regency period inspire you, take up your sketchbook and needles and start designing!!!

 

 

 

 

Back from the Moors

 

I am back from a week's break on Dartmoor, one of our favourite places to go when we need a change of scenery. The fog that shrouded the Moors some days gave the perfect atmosphere to re-read The Hound of the Baskervilles at night, in a comfy chair, next to a log fire with a steaming cup of hot chocolate.

I came back home to find that our copies of Kim Hargreaves Cherished had arrived!... That was the perfect end of the holiday. I can think of a few patterns I could knit to take with me on my next trip to Widecombe in the Moor...