Vogue Knitting

Here it is more than half way through the week and I am still catching up with last weekend.  And not all bad things happened, and I did indeed enjoy my short visit to Rhinebeck.  Any problems were purely of my own doing and stemmed from the generally overwhelmed mental state in which I was operating. 

There were some good points though.

For the first time in a few years, the winter issue of Vogue Knitting arrived BEFORE the sheep and wool festival.  I distinctly remember running around Dutchess and Ulster Counties on a Saturday evening two years ago looking to purchase a copy of the magazine because mine had not come and I desperately needed more information on a pattern for which I wanted to purchase yarn.

In fact, even though I missed time at the fairgrounds and a party or two, I was happy to spend stolen moments curled up with this issue of VK.  I like this issue far, far more than the last one, the much touted anniversary issue, which I thought was quite disappointing.

Admittedly I was first attracted to this sweater because of the color.

But when I looked more closely I found that I still loved the pattern.  I actually have some of the recommended Colinette yarn in my stash, although perhaps not enough for this sweater.  I purchased it for something else, for which it may or may not be suited.

In fact this seems to be the color of the season, at least as far as my attraction to the Russian collection in the magazine, because I was also attracted to this sweater, which is fabulous for its color, and the lovely shaping and detail, enough interest to keep it from being a boring knit, and yet no so busy that it doesn't get worn.

I have mentioned several times lately that I seem to be increasingly attracted to color work again, although you haven't yet seen me start any sweaters that require multiple colors in any form.  Still I feel myself getting closer and closer.

This issue has three sweaters that are really tempting me to take the color plunge:

But it is not all about color, or at least bright color.  I also love this classic cardigan shown in the section on Paulina Porizkova:

 
I find all of Tom Scott's designs fascinating and I am particularly attracted to the interesting shaping of the garments, although this simple wrap uses no shaping and I love it.  This is the sweater from this group that I am most likely to get made first, and it is the only one in the set where I actually like the fringes as part of the design.

Still, this short, one-sleeve wrap is also high on my list and looks like it would be fast an entertaining to knit and wear:

Although I love beautiful knitted lace, lace garments are among the least likely in terms of my actually wearing them,  so they aren't usually high on the list.  None the less, there is an absolutely beautiful beaded shawl that I would love to knit:

And Shirley Paden's lace skirt and top also attracted, especially after I noticed that it was indeed two pieces and not a dress.  I don't think I would knit or wear this as it is written, but I am very intrigued by the design and I am already dancing around a few ideas.

Of course the likelihood of my getting to any of these projects in the immediate  future is even further in the world of fantasy.

Comments

[Gina]

It's all about the fantasy! Reality is too annoying and disappointing at times.

Thanks for this post. I'm going to look for this issue as soon as I can.
Miriam