Thank God for Tiny Humans [and for Autumn]!
A year ago, my PhD project was – more or less – abruptly interrupted by an amazing job opportunity at my favourite London museum ever. Privileged as I am, I have spent the last twelve months or so learning about medieval textiles and their history, about needles other than knitting needles, stitching fantastic stories in velvet and gold. I have learnt how to adapt to the challenge of working day to day outside my native language, I have met amazing new people from all over the world, and I have travelled to places I have not been before.
But while I really, really enjoy every bit of this adventure, it also means that the writing up of my dissertation now eats up a lot of my free time, in the mornings and evenings that otherwise, would have been devoted to knitting, reading, writing and other endeavours of the creative mind. I am not complaining at all, don’t get me wrong, but I have to admit that these days, I sometimes miss the balance.
Here in London, my friend [g] gave birth to a lovely little baby girl, for whom I thought this pattern would be the perfect fit. [g] loves playful clothes with feminine details, so I suspected she might like the lovely lace detail around the yoke [which for me, on the other hand, was great fun to knit]. Instead of the pattern’s three buttons, I opted for seven, as I think it is a good option to be able to close the cardigan top to bottom.
The goal was to knit a subtle background for the little donkeys. This clean-shaped cardigan does the job, I think. That the yarn is gorgeous fluffy llama-stuff, is a great bonus!
So, back to (slightly) more knitting it is. A winter baby is on its way, and there is something for me on the needles as well. Here’s to autumn and tiny humans for restoring life balance!