Saturday
Sep132008
Not all those who wander are lost.
Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 9:30AM
Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.
It's our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.
What's coming will come, and we'll just have to meet it when it does.
Anything's possible if you've got enough nerve.
Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.
You can only come to morning through the shadows.
Experience: the most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God, do you learn.
We are what we believe we are.
You can't get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me.
Come to the dark side. We have cookies. And yarn.
OK, so that last one was mine. The above are all quotes from three of my favorite British fantasy novelists: Tolkien, Lewis, and Rowling.
(By the way, do not dismiss Tolkien's work as too battle filled and violent based on what you've seen of the Lord of the Rings movies. While the movies are wonderful in their own way, they miss the subtle complexity of the novels. They play up the conflict, the orcs, and the scary, evil creatures. You don't see Tolkien's amazing love of etymology, dialogue, and character development.)
To pay them homage, I decided to name October's club colorways after them. Tolkien is our handpainted option.
Here it is on our Merino/Bamboo yarn base:
And here it is on our squishy merino yarn base:
See the difference? The colors are less intense on the bulkier yarn for a variety of reasons.
Next is Lewis. I think he would like this color.
And finally, Rowling. I love these shades of green. Of course, I love any shade of blue-green or green-blue or bluey-greeny or greenish-bluish. Or any combination thereof.
By the way, the squishy merino yarn base is a plied version of our Galenas Merino yarn. Super soft and very yummy.
I've got the yarn, now I'm off to find the cookies!
It's our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.
What's coming will come, and we'll just have to meet it when it does.
Anything's possible if you've got enough nerve.
Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.
You can only come to morning through the shadows.
Experience: the most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God, do you learn.
We are what we believe we are.
You can't get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me.
Come to the dark side. We have cookies. And yarn.
OK, so that last one was mine. The above are all quotes from three of my favorite British fantasy novelists: Tolkien, Lewis, and Rowling.
(By the way, do not dismiss Tolkien's work as too battle filled and violent based on what you've seen of the Lord of the Rings movies. While the movies are wonderful in their own way, they miss the subtle complexity of the novels. They play up the conflict, the orcs, and the scary, evil creatures. You don't see Tolkien's amazing love of etymology, dialogue, and character development.)
To pay them homage, I decided to name October's club colorways after them. Tolkien is our handpainted option.
Here it is on our Merino/Bamboo yarn base:
And here it is on our squishy merino yarn base:
See the difference? The colors are less intense on the bulkier yarn for a variety of reasons.
Next is Lewis. I think he would like this color.
And finally, Rowling. I love these shades of green. Of course, I love any shade of blue-green or green-blue or bluey-greeny or greenish-bluish. Or any combination thereof.
By the way, the squishy merino yarn base is a plied version of our Galenas Merino yarn. Super soft and very yummy.
I've got the yarn, now I'm off to find the cookies!
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Reader Comments (6)
Isn't that strange that we both quoted C.S. Lewis on our blogs at the same time on the same day? It's that mother-daughter telepathy. I think your Tolkien looks absolutely Tolkienish - beautiful. They are all so pretty. And I love the quotes and couldn't agree with them more. :) LY.
Even though my knitting seriously sucks, I am so tempted by your beautiful yarns. I love the Tolkien and Rowlings yarns. Gorgeous!
I love these yarn names! And I agree with you about LOTR...the movies were wonderful, I thought, but the books are so much richer.
Great new colors!
Oh. My. Were we twins separated at birth? I recognized all your quotes from rereading the books over and over again during the last 25 years or so... The tolkein is crazy beautiful. Can we get it if we aren't lucky enough to be in the yarn club?
Love the yarn! Great quotes especially the one from Rowling :). I also really love the Rowling yarn.