The nature of Fair Isle and stranding both colors across each round makes this a double-thick fabric. Using 1 hank of each color of The Fiberists Audubon Worsted, this yarn is squishy, soft, lovely to knit with, has excellent drape, and can be thrown in the wash if it gets dirty as you run away from goblins in pursuit. Meet You Remind Me of the Babe, a geometric Fair Isle cowl flanked by an I-cord cast on and bind off! This is the second of over a dozen new patterns I'll be rolling out this fall and winter, all compact, simple knits for busy knitters on the go. Since running the maze can't happen, I decided to knit an ode to this wonderful film from my childhood. My parents had a wooden tabletop version with a marble you could try to maneuver around holes and sharp turns that was another childhood favorite. Watch the clip below to see what I'm talking about (email subscribers, this will not show up in your email, so click anywhere on the post to see it).Īs a lifelong HUGE puzzle geek, I always wanted to get in the maze from the movie and have a go at it. One of my favorite songs from the film was "Magic Dance," which starts off with the lyric, "You remind me of the babe." What surprises me when watching the clip (aside from how terrified that baby must have been filming this scene), was how this song pops into my head from time to time for no reason at all, then remains on replay for days. Puppets, a giant maze, and David Bowie? Sign me up. With the exception of Connelly and Bowie, most of the film's significant characters are played by puppets produced by Jim Henson's Creature Shop." The film revolves around 15-year-old Sarah's (Jennifer Connelly) quest to reach the center of an enormous otherworldly maze to rescue her infant brother Toby, who Sarah wished away to Jareth, the Goblin King (David Bowie). If you haven't had the pleasure of seeing this movie, Wikipedia tells us, " Labyrinth is a 1986 British-American adventure musical dark fantasy film directed by Jim Henson, executive-produced by George Lucas, and based upon conceptual designs by Brian Froud. I have no idea how many times I've seen it, but no doubt was I partially responsible for wearing out the VHS tape at my local Blockbuster. One of my favorite films to rent as a kid was Labyrinth.
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