Norah Gaughan 5

I am still sewing the beads on Mine; it is a slow and meticulous process, at least for me.  The fall knitting magazines are really starting to come  in now though, so of course I am looking and dreaming.

I ordered the Norah Gaughan fall book because I  have loved every previous book (except perhaps volume 4, in which there is only one sweater I want to knit).  I am glad I did because I could really happily knit almost everything in this book.

When I look at this book, and go back and look through the previous volumes as well, I wonder why I even bother knitting anything else.  

Well, that resolve only holds up until I look in my closet or look at the next knitting book.  But I do know that I really need to knit some of these sweaters. 

The book is divided into two segments.  The first segment, Fly Away, emphasizes draping and interesting shapes. 

The first three sweaters have particularly caught my attention.  Cormorant, shown above, and Heron (left) are fabulous cardigans and I can so easily see myself wearing these although Heron, knit with Peruvia Quick, is knit with an awfully bulky yarn and I am inclined to think that although it would knit up quickly, it would get far less wear than Cormorant,  which is a much more versatile weight.  

If I am going to knit only one of them, it would be Cormorant.

I also love this pullover, called Anhinga and think this would be a sweater that I would just pull on again and again.

The second segment of the book is called “Bright Women” and shows much more traditional structured garments which have been knit in bright colors.

I actually think most of these patterns are versatile and wearable, but of course there are a few which I am particularly attracted to.

I like the cardigan, Potter, with its double-breasted ribbed front that is so reminiscent of a pea coat.  

I also really like the pattern called Curie with its interesting patterning and sport-weight yarn (shown in red). I think the different patterns, and the band dividing it will also give me some fitting options, allowing for a little bust shaping, and taking a little length out of the mid back.

Goodall is just a classically nice cabled sweater  that looks like it would be fun and fairly fast to knit as well as a great sweater just to wear.