This week's knitting is a test knit for Jennie at
A Lovely Homemade Life. It's a gorgeous pattern. It came at a perfect time because I'm very into soakers at the moment. In fact I'm thinking of giving one away for
Real Nappy Week, so watch this space! This is the first time I have used Cascade 220, and I'm really pleased with it. It's really soft, the colour is gorgeous (this is one of the "heathers" colourways), and it's very affordable. Usually I find that 100% wool is either fairly coarse, or expensive. I'll definitely be using it again. I bought three skeins because I wanted to be sure to have enough for two soakers, and at this rate I may well have enough for a sweater for Bob.
Reading this week is the late, great Sir Terry Pratchett.
Carpe Jugulum is from his
Discworld series of fantasy novels. I really enjoy them as a bit of mental floss between more serious reading. If you're interested in Terry Pratchett you might like to see his documentary
Facing Extinction, currently available on the BBC IPlayer. It shows his descent into early-onset Alzheimer's disease, so take this as a trigger warning.
If you're interested in what other bloggers are crafting and reading this week, pop over to
Ginny's or
Nicole's and enjoy!
love the colorway, that will be a beautiful soaker. <3
ReplyDeleteIt's gorgeous!
DeleteI definitely need to work on some soakers, my little baby is needing something like this now that she is almost 6 months.
ReplyDeletewell this one is cute as a button! Wool soakers will be perfect for summer too, more breathable than PUL
DeleteI've always been curious about Discworld, maybe I'll give it a go. Great color for the soaker.
ReplyDeleteI don't think you'll be disappointed. They're clever on so many levels!
DeleteBeautiful colour. I read loads of the discworld books in my younger days!! Will have to revisit them soon.
ReplyDeleteThank you
DeleteI love Carpe Jugulum, probably one of my favourite TP books.
ReplyDeleteCute soaker :) My children were really heavy wetters and I didn't find cascade 220 thick enough for them. Such a shame because there are so many gorgeous colours. I've got a sweaters worth of a heathers colourway stashed away for DH :)
It's certainly the thinnest yarn I have knit a soaker from, but we EC so I'm not very concerned. I've hand dyed a lot of thicker stuff for soakers though
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