Yarn Along – 3/14/12
Laura’s Blog Entry
A new project and a new book for the yarn along this week! (Join Ginny over at Small Things for a complete list of everyone who is participating in the link party.)
I am just starting a new book, My Name is Asher Lev, by Chaim Potok. I am enjoying it so far. It’s interesting learning about Hasidic Judaism through the story. It’s about a young boy who grows to be an important artist. I am about a quarter of the way through and he is still a small boy. Quite interested where it is going to go… I’ve heard it gets into his creative process quite a bit. And you know how much I love talking about the creative process (or at least you know it now)!
My project is a simple scarf. I tried many stitch patterns and finally settled on garter stitch to show off the lovely color repeats. I bought the yarn on a whim on my first trip to a fairly new local yarn shop called “Hank.” It’s in the Hyde Park area and it is fantastic! It’s organized by yarn weight, which makes shopping for projects a dream.
The yarn I’m using is Malabrigo Rios in colorway Zarzamora. Sounds exotic, doesn’t it! I love it. Soft and squishy as well as beautiful. Here’s a link to the project in Ravelry if you want more details.
Ooh that is a beautiful yarn! I learned a lot about Judaism from his book ‘the Chosen’. I was surprised how much I enjoyed it!
Thanks! I think I read either The Chosen or The Promise back when I was in high school. Don’t remember anything about it, but I do remember enjoying it!
Beautiful colorway! I really liked reading Chaim Potok’s work. It was such an interesting window into a world so different than mine..
Thanks! Yeah, I really like learning about the culture they live in. I made it almost half way through last night! I am thinking that I sincerely hope he gets some happiness at some point, LOL.
What an interesting book and something I think would be a great addition to our artist study.
Love the yarn you are using for you scarf, it looks lovely!
Happy yarn along!
Thanks, Tracey! The book really gets into how he looks at the world – physically sees it – and translates that to a drawing. Interesting!
I read that book several years ago and enjoyed it! The colors in the scarf are beautiful so I think you were wise in your pattern choice. It really shows off the yarn. Have a wonderful day!
Why thank you! Sometimes the simplest pattern is the best. Should have tried it first!
Lovely lovely yarn you are knitting with. You can never go wrong with garter stitch
It is a good, old faithful!
Wow, the colours in that yarn are beautiful. It does look squishy!