Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Yarn Along

I've been knitting a green dishcloth this week.  It seems to come out much better with smaller, bamboo needles.  I think I must knit very loosely.  As you can see, I haven't made a whole lot of progress knitting this week, probably because I have been reading this book.  The Blue Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, is a collection of classic versions of fairy tales from all over the world.  These are non-Disney-fied versions were the evil characters (and occasionally the good characters) sometimes come to very sticky ends.  I'm thoroughly enjoying it, and I may have to explore some of the other books in this series.

Be sure to head over to small things for more knitting and reading.

3 comments:

  1. We just started the Blue Book yesterday and know just what you mean about sticky ends. I am thinking about looking at Amblesides suggestions for sensitive readers.
    What pattern are you using for your dishcloth? I like the strong color you chose, my dd10 likes it because its green:)

    Alicia in New Zealand

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  2. I've been meaning to read Lang's Fairy Books for a while now. It's interesting after hearing the "disney" versions for so long to see the older versions. I like the grim-Grimm tales that way too, at least sometimes.

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  3. Nothing wrong with a good ol' dishcloth. :-)

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