Land-locked

Last weekend Jane at yarnstorm asked her readers to vote on their pick of the most desirable man between Cary Grant and Gregory Peck. She put up some simply gorgeous studio shots of them, and the knitting public duly voted. I missed it all -- which was just as well, because I could not have contributed to the dialog in any meaningful way. I thought they were both beautiful men. Cary Grant won the vote.

Gregory Peck, however, wins a spot on my blog, by virtue of having played Horatio Hornblower during his career. Since I'm reading C. S. Forester's books right now and getting fairly soaked with literary sea water, I couldn't resist sticking this one up on the blog.

Just put 'em in a historical costume and I'm helpless.

Earlier this week, I finished the Pink Sockotta Socks, and am turning my attention toward another pair as well as a much-needed cardigan. The new socks are again in Sockotta yarn, in a mysterious color combination -- I can't tell how they're going to turn out, but so far it's produced narrow stripes of yellow, mauve, yellow, mauve, and hot pink. According to what I can see in the skein, orange still has to work into the mix before we have a Full Color Repeat. It's fun not knowing what's next.

As for the cardigan, I've been torn between doing Knitty Dot Com's Bristow in a crisp navy blue, or the Go-Everywhere-Wear-With-Everything Cardigan from Deb Stoller's book (she's wearing it on the cover) in a crisp navy blue and with or without the contrasting edging. Since this would be my first knitted sweater, I should probably go with the GEWWEC. The LYS has a suitable superwash wool yarn in the sale bin for either item. I'll go pick up the goods this afternoon.

Besides needing a navy blue cardigan for my wardrobe, the idea of doing something in that color while clawing my way through the Hornblower novels seems appropriate. Maybe I should name the sweater something Forester-ish... yes, it should be called Pellew's Pelisse. Despite the prissy name, a pelisse is a man's outer coat most often trimmed with fur. Hey, does that mean I have to use an eyelash yarn for the crocheted edging?

Heaven help us all if I start reading other historical novels ... say about Stonehenge, or ancient Egypt. Then again, it could be fun...