As very much a beginner knitter, I was very pleased to finally finish a slightly more challenging project of these toddler longies. I enjoyed making them so much......but, the toddler in question does not like them at all and cries when I put them on!! To be fair to him, they are on the tight side and he doesn't like the wool pressed against his bare legs. I knitted the size for a two year old, and he is a smallish 21 month old so I'm not sure what's gone wrong. Anyway, I'll now pack them away in the hope that another little person may one day come along into my life and wear them.
I have been reading Easter in Autumn by Collette Leenman to find ways to work this traditional Spring festival into our own season of Autumn. It is a lovely book and very helpful.
Nourishing Traditions has been by my side for the last two weeks - I am stunned by this book! It has arrived into my hands at just the right time as I have some diet related health issues that I am dealing with. This book makes so much sense to me - even as a vegetarian. I am shocked that it has convinced me of the rightness to including meat in the diet. But after looking into the availability of humanely raised and slaughtered meat I have to say that I am going to try all the other tips first. Because in Australia there basically is no humanely raised and slaughtered meat, so unless I grow my own or become a hunter I just can't support that industry. My plan it to try the fermented foods and start to utilise the wonderful raw milk we are now getting weekly. I am also going to eat more good quality eggs, and then see how my health is after a few months on this diet. I had never considered myself to eat much refined foods, but this book has me convinced to abandon them as much as I possibly can.
The Easter in Autumn book sounds really interesting. I never thought about the fact that you have a totally Spring-themed holiday in the Fall.
ReplyDeleteI really like Nourishing Traditions. Have you looked in rabbit? You may be able to find wild or farmed rabbit that is raised and killed humanely.
ReplyDeleteVicky...Such wonderful books! I hope your health issues clear up soon, whatever they may be. Imbalance in any aspect of our lives can make everything seem off kilter. Oh, and the longies are great...the more you knit, the easier it all becomes.
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Dear Vicky,
ReplyDeleteI too am Australian and have looked at the Easter in Autumn book . DO you think it worth buying? I have so many ohter great tradition ans seasonal books already but does thisgive other ideas that can't be adapted form such books like All Year Round etc.
I too am a beginner knitter and am looking for simple patterns
Blessings
Gae
Thanks all for your comments. Gae - how nice to hear from another Australian! I think that the Easter in Autumn is a good book to have if you are struggling with making the festival work for you (I am originally from England and found it hard to swap from thoughts of newborn chicks and blossoms to autumn leaves etc) All the craft ideas can definitely be found in the other books, but I like the way she weaves the essence of Autumn into her spiritual approach to Easter. Hope this helps.
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