It’s been a great week for knitting and reading. In preparation for our upcoming holiday, I read Finn Family Moomintroll for the first time ever and picked out my holiday knitting project. Finn Family Moomintroll was quite short, so I’m already on to the next book, hooray!
What I’m reading: Un Lun Dun, by China Mieville
If you cross The Phantom Tollbooth with Neverwhere or Mirrormask and maybe Alice in Wonderland, you’ll get an idea of what Un Lun Dun is like. It’s a classic quest story with a great teenage heroine who needs to rescue a city in an alternative. If you couldn’t guess by my comparisons, I think it’s great. It is clever and witty, and I am laughing a lot. How can you not when one of the companions is a pet milk carton named Curdle? I’ve only read one other of Mieville’s books, The City & The City, which was brilliant and detailed to the same level as Un Lun Dun. I think Mieville might on his way to becoming a favourite author.
What I’m knitting: Vintage striped sweater
This cool pattern is in Stitchcraft April 1947. I love the diagonal pockets, though I am going to put them below my bust to avoid awkwardness. Hopefully this will be a quick knit and I can finish it while I’m on holiday. I’m also going to count it toward my vintage pledge.
Linking up with the Yarn-along.
Pastry & purls 
Love the vintage sweater, and your idea about moving the pockets -I think will enhance the cute factor.
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Thanks. I am impressed you’re knitting a dress!
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Yeah, those arrow pockets do have a kind of awkward placement. You’d think that surely occurred to someone back in 1947. And then, doesn’t that make one wonder about the thought process from that point on? lol
Cute sweater, otherwise! :^)
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I guess they had different taste back then. To be fair, it wasn’t long ago that having writing across your bum was fashionable!
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Ooh that book sounds interesting! Love the look of the sweater too, good luck with the knitting! 🙂
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The best I’ve come with my knitting is a scarf, so I am seriously impressed with your projects! Think I will keep an eye out for that author – the book sounds interesting! xoxo Louise | Reads and Recipes A literary lifestyle blog
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Thanks. 🙂 I’ve only knitted a couple of scarves, because I get a bit bored with them. The trick to doing fancy knitting is just to find a pattern you can’t live without & then plunge right in, I think.
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