On bookish yarn projects #6

“Old books exert a strange fascination for me -- their smell, their feel, their history; wondering who might have owned them, how they lived, what they felt.”
― Lauren Willig

These beautiful fingerless gloves were inspired by antique books and have a homey, rustic look to them. The pattern involves some color work, but is fairly simply and incredibly reasonably priced. For a quick and cozy pattern to match your home library, this is the perfect project.

On bookish yarn projects #1

“Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.”

These Alice in Wonderland mittens, fortunately, are not impossible and by no means unfeasible. With a pattern available on Ravelry and a 3.8 rating from the people who’ve replicated them, this is completely doable and perfect for any knittish reader. These are adorable, extremely clever, and so fun. And the best part? The White Rabbit even has a little pocket watch, which stands out beautifully against the grey and black. I also love the buttons on the side of the mitten - it gives the mitten a quirky look instead of being a straight mitten. I'll definitely be giving these a try when I have more time (and less half-finished knitting projects).