I haven’t shown you this in a while–the white lining to my nameless MV Fiber Farm knitted object. I’m knitting it in Sublime yarn, you’ll remember. It’s white, even though the picture is yellowish. (I swear, I TRIED to adjust the white balance on my camera but it kept giving me “cannot record settings” error messages, so I adjusted it as best I could in Photoshop.)

The Sublime yarn, I’ve got to tell you, is one of the softest, smoothest, prettiest yarns I’ve worked with in ages, and I’m thrilled with the resulting fabric. BUT, it is also one of the “splittiest” yarns I’ve ever used. It’s made of up lots of tiny little plies of yarn (I didn’t count), and it splits really easily. Which is the main reason that I’m using it for this rather than some elaborate, cabled sweater like I originally planned. When I tried a swatch, it did NOT like doing cables, and we agreed that it was better for both of us to use it for something else. This stitch pattern is a great compromise because it’s got interesting texture and shows off the smooth, silky lustrous qualities of the yarn without ever having to knit anything out of sequence.

Ooh, and did you hear? J.K. Rowling announced the publication of Beedle the Bard in December. This is the book of short stories she auctioned off earlier this year for a massive amount of money for charity, and this release isn’t any difference–all the proceeds of the sales will be going to the Children’s High Level Group (a British charity). There are two editions, too, the one for normal people like you and me, and one lush, collectible copy for the really serious collectors. They both look great–go take a look! How can you not love a book of Potter-universe fairy tales with Dumbledore’s marginalia?

Which reminds me, it’s been a while since I read the Harry Potter books….

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