Oolong knits

My introduction to William Trevor was made through "Summer and Love", the last of his novels. I absolutely loved the unpretentious, nostalgic, tender, and absolutely perfect way this simple (but not simplistic, much less soppy) love story was told. William Trevor, who has also written novels and plays, is better known for his short stories and "Summer and Love" feels like a short story that has become too long to be one. After that I have read quite a few of his books, but I did not appreciate what Hermione Lee calls Trevor's "sensationalist appetite". In his stories, there is an excess of perversion (sexual or otherwise) that I prefer too believe is rare in real life (thank god for that) and why dwell on it more than necessary? Life is already cruel enough as it is. So I had put "A bit on the side" aside several years ago and did not read it until now. And it is thinking of this sensationalist appetite that I first notice that the first ...

Cabin Boots with Flip Flop Soles by Jess Coppom may not be pretty enough to be called eye candy, but they are definitely a good idea. Notice that the pattern is crochet, not knitting (I believe this is the first time I include crochet in this blog). You can easily adapt the idea to knitting though.

I am going through a very busy time of my life right now. So busy I struggle to find the time for this blog. It may not be obvious, but blogging takes more than just the time it takes to write a post. You need time to engage with the subject and find inspiration. The truth is that lately I have not had time for knitting either. The cardigan I have started to knit last November, and for which I have started writing a tutorial, has been left as it is, with only the body pieces finished, waiting for its sleeves to be knitted. Which explains why I have not written the last post on it. Thank god I have no readers and thus no one attempting to follow my tutorials. So this is the most boring post I have ever written, just to explain why I missed last week's post, why I have nothing interesting to say today and why I'll most probably be missing more posts in weeks to come.

Constellate by Hunter Hammersen is just a beanie, but I love how neat and perfect it looks. Check out that top. So pretty! And I don't even like pink.

I confess, this is the first book in my book club, just because it is the book I was reading when I started it. If you'd like a professional review, I can recommend this one . What follows is my humble opinion. This book is written through out in the first person. What you "hear" is the voice of Eily, she is a young Irish girl who has just moved to London to attend Drama school. In the beginning, you hear of her excitement for London and the people she meets, the friends she makes, the grown-up life she's just beginning to live. Then she meets a much older man and their relationship turns in to a vortex in her life. With him, she learns sex, desire, heartbreak, anguish, pleasure, and more. Their relationship is not an easy one, partly because they're mismatched (by their difference in age), partly because they each have to deal with the inner demons created by their past lives. Still, it is these inner demons that allow them to find a common ground, a reason a...

I'm not sure I'd wear that skirt or that colour, but I really like the stitch pattern. I'm thinking I should do one of those pretty gansey sweaters. This is "She's Electric" Aztec Pattern Bodycon Skirt by Lauren Riker. Really weird name, it looks a lot more Irish than Aztec to me, but whatever...

Just a list of links I have found on this subject: How to dye yarn with Kool-Aid Handpaint Your Own Yarn   on Knitty Very complete guide by Daisyhead Creations Information on natural dyes